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CSS 2021 Solved Pair of Words

This document provides definitions and example sentences for 6 pairs of words: 1) Gibe means to taunt while jibe means to agree. 2) An epigram is a brief witty statement in prose or verse, while an epigraph is a quotation at the beginning of a text. 3) A brawl is a noisy quarrel while to bawl means to cry or shout loudly. 4) A crib is a baby bed while a crypt is an underground burial chamber. 5) Barmy means silly while balmy means pleasantly warm. 6) Monogamous means married to only one person at a time while monogenous relates to development from a

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CSS 2021 Solved Pair of Words

This document provides definitions and example sentences for 6 pairs of words: 1) Gibe means to taunt while jibe means to agree. 2) An epigram is a brief witty statement in prose or verse, while an epigraph is a quotation at the beginning of a text. 3) A brawl is a noisy quarrel while to bawl means to cry or shout loudly. 4) A crib is a baby bed while a crypt is an underground burial chamber. 5) Barmy means silly while balmy means pleasantly warm. 6) Monogamous means married to only one person at a time while monogenous relates to development from a

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CSS 2021 Solved Pair of Words

1- Gibe & Jibe

“Gibe” (verb) means: to taunt, jeer, or make fun of.


“Jibe” (verb) means: To agree.

Sentences:

Sarah’s friends gibed her for wearing sunglasses at night.


Laraib’s brother didn’t jibe with her idea of migration.

2- Epigram & Epigraph

“Epigram” (noun) means: A brief, witty statement in prose (written work) or verse
-similar to an aphorism (a brief saying/ phrase, which expresses an opinion or makes a
statement of wisdom).
“Epigraph” (noun) means: A quotation set at the beginning of a text (a poem, an essay,
a book, a chapter of a book) to suggest its theme.

Sentences:

During his speech, Sir Syed Kazim Ali quoted an epigram from one of his favorite
poets.
One of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s quotes was used as an epigraph on the
school building named after him.

3- Brawl & Bawl

“Brawl” (noun) means: A noisy quarrel or fight.


“Brawl” (verb) means: To fight in a rough/ noisy/ uncontrolled way
“Bawl” (verb) means: To cry/ shout loudly.

Sentences:
A few students were responsible for inciting a brawl after they accused the government
of wrongdoings.
Mutahar and Khuleed spent yesterday night in separate police cells after brawling with
hotel security guards.

“Get out of my car!” Alia bawled angrily.

4- Crib & Crypt

“Crib” (noun) means: A small bed for a baby having high bars around the sides so that
the kid cannot fall out.
“Crypt” (noun) means: A cellar, vault, or underground chamber where bodies are
sometimes buried.

Sentences:

My mother laid my younger sister back again in the crib.


While touring the ancient city Pompi, the tourists were told about the crypt of the old
church, which had a musty dank smell.

5- Barmy & Balmy

“Barmy” (Adj.) means: Slightly crazy or very silly/ foolish.


“Balmy” (Adj.) means: Pleasantly warm or calm.

Sentences:

Laraib didn’t think that skydiving was a barmy idea, but her younger brother said it was
the craziest thing he’d ever heard of.
The balmy breeze from the ocean created a comfortable environment for my wedding
ceremony.

6- Monogamous & Monogenous

“Monogamous” (Adj.) means: Having married to only one person at a time


“Monogenous” (Adj.) means: Relating to monogenesis (development from a single
source, e.g. a cell, an ancestor, or a language).
Sentences:

Every modern girl most commonly seeks a monogamous marriage-even in societies


that allow polygamy.
The inherited disorders of haemoglobin and sickle-cell anaemia are by far the
commonest monogenous diseases.

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