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culpability

(noun) অনুশোচনা (a state of guilt) Ex- Since John had left his banana peel at the top of the stairwell, he accepted culpability for Martha's broken leg.

banality

(noun) গতানুগতিকতা (a trite or obvious remark) Ex- Herbert regarded the minister's remark as a mere banality until Sharon pointed out profound implications to the seemingly obvious words.

acrimony

(noun) তিক্ততা, উগ্রতা (bitterness and ill will) Ex- The acrimonious dispute between the president and vice-president sent a clear signal to voters: the health of the current administration was imperiled.

prescience

(noun) ভবিষ্যৎ দেখতে পারার ক্ষমতা (the power to foresee the future) Ex- Baxter's warnings about investing in technology stocks seemed like an act of prescience after the whole market declined significantly.

Disposition

Noun A person;s general or natural mood; tendency His unkempt hair looks natural and his rosy-cheeked ------ is not at all off-putting

Credibility

Noun Believability, trustworthiness Bill, your --------- is at stake if you don't win that State for BO

Acme

Noun Summit, peak, highest point In fact, it is, in some ways, the very REVERSE of brain - power: it might be called the ------- of stupidity.

Chauvinism

Noun fanatical devotion to one's country, sex, religion, etc. Israeli ----------- is for some reason seen by political elites as the only politically viable stance, but there is no reason to suppose that real people feel the same way

Gist

Noun main idea, essence To be fair, the main ---- of the matter was how to learn to become a best-selling author and, to be candid, make money.

Metamorphosis

Noun A complete change or transformation (in biology, a change such a caterpillar becoming a pupa and then a butterfly)

Probity

Noun Honestly, integrity

Preamble

Noun Introductory statement , preface

Finesse

Noun, Verb Extreme delicacy, subtlety, or diplomacy in handling a sensitive situation or in performance or skill (noun); use tact of diplomacy; employ a deceptive strategy (verb) Gergiev, his players, and his stable of Kirov singers are often ragged but what they lack in ----- or sheer lyrical beauty they more than make up for with gusto

Countenance

Noun, Verb Facial expression or face (noun); approve or tolerate (verb) What he most certainly refuses to ----------- is a way out of the genetic deadlock and instead he embraces the endless loop of historical repetition.

Lampoon

Noun, Verb A harsh satire (noun); ridicule or satirize (verb)

Aver

Verb Declare or affirm with confidence Women believe more fervently in God, they ------ that religion is more important to their daily lives, they pray more often

digress

Verb Go off-topic when speaking or writing In fact, the response went on to totally ------ from the topic and talked more about the airline's new premium cabins, and not customer service

Augment

Verb Make larger American, Dutch and German Patriot antimissile batteries have already been deployed in Turkey to -------- that nation's defense against the threat of an attack with chemical-tipped ballistic missiles.

Assuage

Verb Make milder, relieve, soothe, pacify, or calm Officials at each airline said they trusted the battery repairs, and a Japan Airlines spokesman said the airline was still trying to ------- the pilots' concerns

Distill

Verb Purify; extract the essential elements of And if you feel you must distill the history from the fiction, then you are welcome to do research of your own

Enhance

Verb Raise to a higher value, desirability, etc. The important question is, will such an approach over the long term ------ or diminish his status as a blogger?"

Balk

Verb Refuse to proceed or to do something Beckett got upset with West in the fifth inning after he called a ------ on an attempted pickoff toss to first base."

Anoint

Verb Rub or sprinkle oil on, make sacred, such as by a ceremony that includes applying oil to someone The youth leader used a bottle of hotel shampoo to ------- his father, and tried to persuade his father to confess specific sins, Ehrman says

Disperse

Verb Scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish she was arrested while trying to obey police orders to ------- from a peaceful demonstration

Adhere

Verb Stick (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or belief ------- strictly to principle, but polish to a high shine the fresh formulations of our timeless proposition

Document

Verb Support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of No longer do job candidates simply present a Word ------- of their qualifications

Deface

Verb Vandalize, mar the appearance of Lots of Christians purposely ------ their own Bibles

enervate

Verb Weaken, tire When Randolph expressed a concern that amendments might ------- the Constitution, he mentioned in particular that federal "direct taxation may be too much weakened

Incorporate

Verb Combine, unite, form a legal corporation; embody, give physical form to

Negate

Verb Deny or refute; make void or cause to be ineffective

Hearken

Verb Listen, pay attention to

Mitigate

Verb Make less severe; lesson or moderate (damage, grief, pain, etc.)

Subside

Verb Sink, settle down, become less active; return to a normal level

metaphysics

a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality #If there were an empirical way to determine ultimate reality, it would be physics, not ...; but it seems there isn't.

satyr

a creature that is half-man, half beast, with the horns and legs of a goat

odyssey

a long, adventurous voyage; a quest #Pavel Durov's ... reflects the changing nature of the Internet in Russia.

fracas

a loud quarrel; brawl #Markets didn't react as poorly to the ... as we predicted, but we maintain they may still.

nexus

a means of connection; a center #Major investment is needed in academic institutes that are sited at the ... of urban research, policy and practice in rapidly urbanizing cities.

factotum

a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman #But "..." means "a person hired to do all sorts of work."

usury

a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

apothegm

a terse, witty saying #One of my father's favorite ...(s) was that "you can't argue with success."

compliant

adj Obeying, submissive; following the requirements Drugging your rebellious child just to make him more -------- is repugnant, but treating his oppositional defiant disorder only responsible parenting

Obsequious

adj Servile, very compliant, fawning

hagiographic

adjective excessively flattering toward someone's life or work Ex- Most accounts of Tiger Woods life were hagiographic, until, that is, his affairs made headlines.

punctilious

adjective marked by precise accordance with details Ex- The colonel was so punctilious about enforcing regulations that men feel compelled to polish even the soles of their shoes.

puissant

adjective অত্যন্ত ক্ষমতাশালী, প্রাভাবশালী (powerful) Ex- Over the years of service, and quite to his surprise, he became a puissant advisor to the community.

solicitous

adjective উৎকন্ঠিত; উৎসুক (showing hovering attentiveness) Ex- Our neighbors are constantly knocking on our door to make sure we are ok, and I don't know how to ask them to stop being so solicitous about our health.

mordant

adjective তিক্ত, বিদ্রুপাত্মক (biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style) Ex- While Phil frequently made mordant remarks about company policy overall, he always was considerably gentler in discussing any person in particular.

provident

adjective পরিমাণদর্শী, ভবিষ্যৎ সম্পর্কে সতর্ক (careful in regard to your own interests; providing carefully for the future) Ex- In a move that hardly could be described as provident, Bert spend his entire savings on a luxurious cruise, knowing that other bills would come due a couple months later.

infelicitous

adjective বেমানান,অনুপযোগী (inappropriate) Ex- During the executive meeting, the marketing director continued to make infelicitous comments about the CEO's gambling habit.

redoubtable

adjective ভীতিপ্রদ (inspiring fear or awe) Ex- On television basketball players don't look that tall, but when you stand in front of a seven-foot tall NBA player, he is truly redoubtable.

ersatz

adjective ভেজাল, দুই নম্বর, চাতুরীপূর্ণ (not real or genuine; phony) Ex- The car dealer's ersatz laughter was immediately followed by a price quote, one that Shelley found highly inflated.

magisterial

adjective শাসক সংক্রান্ত (offensively self-assured or given to exercising unwarranted power) Ex- Though she was only a third grade teacher, Ms. Martinet was magisterial in dealing with her class, lording over them like a queen.

puerile

adjective শিশু সুলভ , অপরিণত (of or characteristic of a child; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity) Ex- Helen enjoyed blowing soap bubbles, but Jim regarded this as puerile, totally unworthy of a woman with a Ph.D.

complaisant

adjective শিষ্ট, সুশীল (showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others) Ex- On her first day at the job, Annie was complaisant, fulfilling every request of her new employee and anticipating future requests.

elegiac

adjective শোকাবহ (expressing sorrow) Ex- Few can listen to the elegiac opening bars of the Moonlight sonata without feeling the urge to cry.

patent

adjective স্পষ্টত প্রতীয়মান, সহজে দেখা যায় এমন (glaringly obvious) Ex- Since the book had been through no fewer than six proof runs, the staff was shocked to see such a patent spelling mistake remaining, right in the middle of the front cover!

amenable

agreeable; cooperative; suited #This type of information is much more ... to machine-learning approaches than are conventional clinical observations.

reparation

amends, compensation

denizen

an inhabitant; a regular visitor #The Times Square ... is known to tourists for wearing a cowboy hat, white underwear and little else.

phoenix

anything that is restored after suffering great destruction #Ross described himself differently in an interview with New York magazine: "We're a ... that rebuilds itself from the ashes."

visage

appearance, aspect

fiat

arbitrary order; authorization #Yet the belief that government can control inflation by ... never seems to lose its allure.

stratified

arranged in layers

treatise

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

ethnocentric

based on the attitude that one's group is superior #Van Gundy said Trump was "openly and brazenly racist and misogynistic and ..." while Popovich said Trump's victory made him "sick to my stomach".

sedition

behaviour prompting rebellion

tenet

belief, doctrine

suppliant

beseeching

necromancy

black magic #Polish Catholics became aware of their ... and they had to defend their position to the church to save their lives.

brazen

bold; shameless #It said such an order by Mr. Trump would be a ... attempt to repress Muslims.

tome

book, usually large and academic

blase

bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned #Chemists have become almost ... about taking images of individual atoms

placid

calm and peaceful #The lake was ... and still under the moonlight.

halcyon

calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous #The current dynamic reminds them of the ... days of the Soviet Union.

prehensile

capable of grasping

punctilious

careful in observing rules fo behavior

etiology

causes or origins; the philosophical study of causation #These relationships confirm the genetic ... of scoliosis.

bucolic

characteristic of the countryside; rustic; pastoral #Some are sunny, ... landscapes, as if glimpsed from a window.

talisman

charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune

metereological

concerned with the weather #In addition to geodetic information, the device records ... data such as water vapour.

inveterate

confirmed; long standing #The bans will face resistance from ... smokers, and enforcement remains an open question.

introspective

contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings #My selective mutism has also gifted me with the ability to be ..., enabling me to perceive things that others fail to notice. # She never published anything in the magazine, but instead used the experience to get ... again. "I am trying to place myself in history,"

bovine

cowlike #Similarly, the solution to the ... tuberculosis epidemic in Britain is more about managing farmer behaviour than it is about applying well-tried epidemiological solutions

Machiavellian

crafty; double-dealing #His government also says ... businessmen are hoarding goods and bloating prices to sabotage socialism.

fissure

crevice #For instance, in 2005, in nearby Afar, Ethiopia, giant ...(s) and fiery lava flows appeared in the rift zone after a series of earthquakes.

imprecation

curse; damnation #I recall the days in which Apple issued ...(s) against so much as opening a case to add memory.

convex

curved outward

concave

curving inward, OPP convex #Such a design can be powered by nothing more than sunshine concentrated by a ... mirror.

Elysian

delightful; blissful #an ... meal

megalomania

delusions of power or importance #You can almost track the rise in Trump's ... over time against the increase in his Twitter followers.

effete

depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent #With nothing to do all day the aristocracy had grown ... and lazy. #Mr. Putin heaped abuse on the demonstrators as ... agents of the U.S. State Department. #This is food heaven to a jaded, ... food writer like me.

covetous

desiring something owned by another #They may also be promoting a ... culture in our communities.

sedulous

diligent, assiduous

vivisection

dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

multifarious

diverse #the ... noise of a great city

vertigo

dizziness

doctrinaire

dogmatic; unyielding #Greek science and education policies are too ... and erratic, and tend to ignore the international higher-education environment, says Stephanou.

vacuous

empty, void, lacking intelligence

substantive

essential

concomitant

existing concurrently #Also, the number of splicing events is greatly increased, resulting in a ... increase in protein complexity.

abysmal

extremely bad #Portable bluetooth speakers have shed the crummy sound, ... battery life, and lackluster design of past models.

harrowing

extremely distressing; terrifying #She not only survived her ... childhood, she used the pain inside her as a springboard to success.

stentorian

extremely loud

lilliputian

extremely small #The scale of this hypothetical residential block made the skyscrapers above look ... by comparison, which is exactly what Woods had in mind.

physiognomy

facial features #It is a landscape without ...; no faces of men or gods, no bodies of recumbent animals, are suggested by the shapes of the hills.

canard

false; deliberately misleading story #This is an echo of the ... that organic agriculture will never be able to feed the world.

euphoria

feeling of extreme happiness #The initial ... following their victory in the election has now subsided #It exists in the emotional gray space between ... and bottomless depression.

sordid

filthy, contemptible and corrupt

pique

fleeting feeling or hurt pride #Privately, Zarich was ...(ed) that his offer was rejected. #The study showed that - as expected - students had better memories when their curiosity was ...(ed).

glib

fluent in an insincere way; offhand #Other computing experts say that such a comparison with other 'big data' areas is not convincing and a little .... But they agree that the computing needs of genomics will be enormous as sequencing costs drop and ever more genomes are analysed.

jocose

fond of joking; jocular #He would have tried to persuade him in a very ... way.

affinity

fondness; liking, chemical attraction; similarity #She had taken some mathematics classes and, with an ... for numbers, she literally became a human computer. #Different surfaces have different molecular structures, which result in different ... (es) for water or other liquids.

premonition

forewarning; presentiment

oligarchy

form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders #In the early stages, the iron law of ... and path dependency threatened to pull apart the two initiatives.

onomatopoeia

formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to #"Duang" seems to be an example of ..., a word that phonetically imitates a sound.

redoubtable

formidable, arousing fear

repine

fret, complain

obsequy

funeral ceremony #the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the ...(es)

meretricious

gaudy; specious; falsely attractive #The costs to the inventor can be enormous and must be borne by him irrespective of how weak and ... the challenges are.

saturnine

gloomy

theocracy

government by priests representing a god

ardor

great emotion or passion #He already sounds an expert in 1948, but his researches continue, and his ... deepens into the 1980s.

junta

group of people united in political intrigue #Asia World is subject to American sanctions because of its ties to the ....

accretion

growth in size or increase in amount (accumulation) #Many Americans now view "power, talent and wealth" as ...(s) of systems that confer status in unfair ways.

astringent

harsh; severe #...(s) like red wine and pickles balance out the grease of steaks and pastrami.

jaundiced

havind a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy #Her skin was ..., a sign of liver failure.

fetid

having a bad smell #The smoke was foul; it had a sickening, ... smell.

incarnate

having bodily form #She said, "The woman needs to be stronger in the film, to be more ...(ed) as a human being."

existential

having to do with existence #It was the inventor Elon Musk who last year said artificial intelligence might be the greatest ... threat that humans faced.

hallowed

holy; sacred #But there is also a distinct shift away from the sense of comic book source material as ... ground here.

cornucopia

horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance #This cosmic ... reflects the intoxication of those first years and looks forward to the age of the space station.

juggernaut

huge force destroying everything in its path #But it sure is trying hard to become a financial ....

peremptory

imperative; leaving no choice #A rebel commander hears the petitioners out one by one and issues ... orders.

ramification

implication, consequence

extant

in existence; not lost #At the heart of it all is the Belvedere courtyard, one of the oldest ... art galleries on earth.

distrait

inattentive; preoccupied #If you can't concentrate on the hot gossip your friend is sharing with you because you can't stop thinking about what your mom is going to say about the window you accidentally broke, you're ...

cant

incline; insincere talk; language of a particular group #The top portion of a launch pad tower, which is used to raise the rocket and support it vertically, had ...(ed) over. #Most commentators excelled themselves in the usual foolish ....

untenable

indefensible

circuitous

indirect or roundabout #He acknowledges the often ... pathways and serendipitous events that yielded new ideas to test.

cognizant

informed; conscious; aware #But I also need to be ... of the need to be accessible and inviting to broader audiences.

insuperable

insurmountable; unconquerable #Skeptics say it faces ... hurdles, including an education system that emphasizes memorization over original thinking.

causal

involving a cause #But she and others admit that definitively proving the ... role of any of these factors may be impractical or even impossible.

cantankerous

irritable; ill-humored #Mr. Trump, they say, is ... and coarse.

vexation

irritation, annoyance

artifact

item made by human craft #Divers recovered the ...(s) under about 30 feet of water.

pallid

lacking color or liveliness #Her skin looked gray behind the usual deep brown color, and her lips were ....

salacious

lascivious, lustful

litigation

legal proceedings #Wiretaps and other surveillance in the internet age are now subject to ... across the United States.

litany

lengthy recitation; repetitive chant #Insomnia is also proved to cause a ... of problems, such as deadly motor vehicle accidents, heart disease and difficulty in concentrating.

soliloquy

literary or dramatic speech by one character, not adressed to others

strident

loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy

fidelity

loyalty; exact correspondence #Similar considerations argue for ... to the truth. #The scale, ... and controllability of analog and digital quantum hardware are improving steadily.

lascivious

lustful #Berlusconi's struggles in the political arena and the courtroom have been accompanied by a string of ... reports about his private life.

supine

lying in the back, marked by lethargy

quagmire

marsh, difficult situation

prattle

meaningless, foolish talk

analgesic

medication that reduces or eliminates pain #Now, scientists have engineered yeast that can also make one of the most powerful ...(s): morphine.

nostrum

medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness #Maybe these ...(s) are important for Mr. Trump but they seem to have little to do with making a country rich.

plaintive

melancholy; mournful #

formidable

menacing; threatening #Imaging black holes is a ... challenge, and not just because their intense gravity prevents even light from escaping.

venal

mercenary, corruptible

euthanasia

mercy killing #This led him to support existing laws barring assisted suicide and ....

abject

miserable; pitiful #They live in ... poverty. #He is almost ... in his respect for his boss

errant

mistaken; straying from the proper course #Operators, confused by an ... indicator light on Unit 2's control panel, didn't realize the valve was stuck for hours. #As in the Sony case and many others, the fatal security flaw was an ... click on an e-mailed link.

defunct

no longer existing #Developed countries must crack down on ... products being traded as used ones.

clamor

noisy outcry #The drug was experimental, and there was almost none of it available, setting off a ... for it among desperate patients and their doctors.

extraneous

not essential #It is quite difficult to force your brain to stay on task and to shut off ... thoughts.

unfeigned

not false, genuine

untoward

not favorable, troublesome, unruly

intangible

not material #The nominations are submitted to UNESCO by the Ministry of Culture's ... cultural heritage center.

heterodox

not widely accepted #But for the rest, Trump has found a way to provide ... comfort food to assuage the fear and loathing of the white working class.

Cartography

noun Mapmaking Most of this recent amateur digital --------- is taking place upon the solid foundations of government-funded topographic mapmaking

Surfeit

noun Excess, excessive amount, overindulgence

sangfroid

noun calmness or poise in difficult situations Ex- The hostage negotiator exhibited a sangfroid that oftentimes was more menacing than the sword at his throat, or the gun at his head.

primacy

noun the state of being first in importance Ex- The primacy of Apple Computers is not guaranteed, as seen in the recent lawsuits and weak growth.

bastardization

noun অধঃপতন,অপভ্রংশন, নষ্ট ( an act that debases or corrupts) Ex- The movie World War Z is a complete bastardization of the book with little more in common than zombies and a title.

tyro

noun অনভিজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি, নবীন (someone new to a field or activity) Ex- All great writers, athletes, and artists were tyros at one time—unknown, clumsy, and unskilled with much to learn.

graft

noun অবৈধ উপায়ে ব্যবসায়িক সুবিধা লাভ, মুনাফা লাভ (Corruption, usually through bribery) Ex- In countries with rampant(অনিয়ন্ত্রিত) graft(দুর্নীতি), getting a driver's license can require no more than paying an official.

aplomb

noun আত্মবিশ্বাস; ঋজুতা, দৃঢ়তা (great coolness and composure under strain) Ex- Nancy acted with aplomb during dangerous situations--she once calmly climbed up an oak tree to save a cat.

despot

noun নির্মম ও উৎপীড়ক স্বৈরশাসক (a cruel and oppressive dictator) Ex- The Emperor Claudius was regarded as a fair-minded leader; his successor, Nero, was an absolute despot.

recapitulation

noun পূর্ববর্তী বস্তুতাদির প্রধান বিষয়গুলির সংক্ষেপ [a summary (think of recap)] Ex- Every point of the professors lesson was so clear that the students felt his concluding recapitulation was not necessary.

charlatan

noun প্রতারক (a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes) Ex- You may call him a "motivational speaker," but I call him a charlatan--he doesn't have any idea what he's really talking about.

celerity

noun বেগ , ক্ষিপ্রতা (speed, rapidity) Ex- We aim to respond to customers' questions with celerity and accuracy, with no longer than a 24 hour wait time.

mendicant

noun ভিক্ষুক ( a pauper who lives by begging) Ex- Tolstoy was an aristocrat, but he strove to understand the Christianity of the Russian peasants by wandering among them as a mendicant.

enormity

noun মহা অপরাধ (an act of extreme wickedness) *বিশালত্ব Ex- The enormity of Pol Pot's regime is hard to capture in words--within months hundreds of thousands of Cambodians lost their lives.

surfeit

noun মাত্রাতিরিক্ত কোনকিছু (an excessive amount of something) Ex- There was no such thing as a surfeit of shopping for Nancy--she could stay at the outlet stores from opening to closing time.

truculence

noun মারমুখী, অতীব প্রচণ্ডতা; নৃশংসতা; নিষ্ঠুরতা (defiant aggressiveness) Ex- When the boss confronted Aaron about his earlier remarks, Aaron responded with utter truculence, simply throwing a glass of water in the boss' face and walking away.

canard

noun মিথ্যা গুজব/রটনা (a deliberately misleading fabrication) Ex- The public will always be fooled by the media's canards.

palimpsest

noun যে পাণ্ডুলিপিতে নূতন লেখা ঢুকাইবার জন্য মূল লেখা ঘষিয়া তুলিয়া ফেলা হইয়াছে(something that has been changed numerous times but on which traces of former iterations can still be seen.) Ex- The downtown was a palimpsest of the city's checkered past: a new Starbucks had opened up next to an abandoned, shuttered building, and a freshly asphalted road was inches away from a pothole large enough to swallow a small dog.

firebrand

noun যে ব্যক্তি কলহ সৃষ্টি করে , জ্বলন্ত কাষ্ঠ খন্ড (someone who deliberately creates trouble) Ex- Freddie is a firebrand: every time he walks into the office, he winds up at the center of heated argument.

bawdy

obscene (dealing with sexual matters in a comical way) #A ... song is a humorous song that emphasises sexual themes and is often rich with innuendo

apropos

of an appropriate or pertinent nature; introducing a different topic; in point of fact #In ... marketing, the German automaker unveiled the concept vehicle yesterday in Los Angeles #... of almost nothing, he recalls Ernest Hemingway.

cardinal

of foremost importance #This was based on a survey conducted on behalf of the Rome committee, which found that pain is the ... symptom of IBS4.

supplicant

one who asks humbly and earnestly

misogynist

one who hates women #It was easier to accept a ... than a woman in the White House.

libertine

one without moral restraint #The interesting paradox of ... naturalism is that it isn't the natural psychological reaction of ailing individuals; therefore, ... populism is a paradox itself.

etymology

origin an history of a word #It's an unusually clever combination of dictionary, thesaurus, quotations, ... and more.

primordial

original; existing from the beginning

frieze

ornamental band on a wall #There is a sumptuous mosaic ceiling, with marble columns and copper clay ...(s).

arabesque

ornate design featuring intertwined curves (graceful design originally found in Islamic art) #These signs, exquisitely painted, wreathed the text in networks of florets, medallions and ...(s), done in lapis-lazuli blue or light-catching gold.

forbearance

patience #... from taking action

dissident

person who disagrees about beliefs #Cuba opposes anything that legitimizes ...(s), who it claims are mercenaries funded by foreign interests.

spendthrift

person who spends money recklessly

valedictory

pertaining to a farewell

linguistic

pertaining to language #I even decided on what I want to study in college: ...(s).

conjugal

pertaining to marriage agreement #In fact, conducts most its ... activity inside the larvae of moths, beetles, mosquitoes and other insects, rather than in the soil.

demotic

pertaining to people #But by the 1980s, publishers wanted literature to reflect the ... speech of ordinary folk.

bacchanalian

pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry #The town entered an era of ... notoriety.

sartorial

pertaining to tailors

poseur

poerson who affects an attitude to impress others

antediluvian

prehistoric; a very old person #Scalia is so ... that he has trouble forcing himself to call it by its proper name.

concoct

prepare or cook by mixing ingredients, to invent #Across the world, more than 15,000 chemical compounds are ...(ed) every day, most of them in university laboratories.

vogue

prevailing fashion or practice

precept

principle; law

igneous

produced by fire; volcanic #The digital model was a computer simulation of cooling ... rock.

vendetta

prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

rubric

protocol, title or heading

rebu

puzzle in whic pictures or symbols represent words

query

question

log

record of a voyage; record of daily activities; cut lumber, as in woods and forests

caste

refer to any social group distinguished by shared characteristics, such as rank, economic wealth, or profession. #Your level in these sorts of games is like a social ..., deciding where and with whom you spend your time.

occult

relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena #Doctor Strange added mysticism and the ... to the story-line, further recharging the novelty of the series.

sensuous

relating to the senses

sensual

relating to the senses, gratifying the physical (sexual) senses

sidereal

relating to the stars

succor

relief, help in time of distress or want

riposte

retaliatory action or retort

recant

retract a statement of opinion

nostalgia

sentimental longing for a past time #In short, we value old items for their sentimentality, ... or connection with the famous.

gossamer

sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs #As delicate as ..., the quantum properties of particles are apt to disappear as soon as physicists try to measure them.

virtuoso

someone with master skills, expert musician

antecedent

something that comes before, forerunner #But in terms of bombast, you could argue Teddy Roosevelt was an ... to Donald Trump.

platonic

spiritual; theoretical

desuetude

state of disuse #The term "Negro" fell into ... 40 years or so ago; do Americans of college age really need to be told to avoid it?

servile

submissive, obedient

qualm

sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

tumid

swollen, distended

chivalry

the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry toward women #All my ..., goodness, gentlemanliness only stems from the fact that it's my way of saying thank you.

suffrage

the right to vote

archaeology

the study of material evidence of past human life #He earned a degree in ... and, in 1995, moved east to work for the Cambridge Archaeological Unit.

cadge

to beg; sponge #He also was caught driving more than 100 miles an hour on a bridge and used a fake I.D. to ... a drink.

grouse

to complain #No, I want to ... about one of the sadder excuses for architecture completed this year.

consecrate

to declare sacred #But I love a spectacle, and rituals are the way we ... behavior to foster magical experiences within ordinary acts.

perturb

to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious #The technique of weak measurement allows direct access to the density matrix or state of a quantum system, without much ...(ing) it.

limn

to draw, describe #Like much of Pittman's work, they ... the weird and wonderful within an aesthetic of graphic overload.

bedizen

to dress in a vulgar, showy manner #an elderly actress ...(ing) herself with makeup and jewelry

stupefy

to dull the senses of, stun, atonish

regale

to entertain

demur

to express doubt; question or oppose #When the time came for Mayer to give a speech, she ...(ed) for a moment before standing.

carping

to find fault; complain #The flip-side of that is Twitter. For the life of me I can't understand people ... about Twitter.

presage

to foretell; indicate in advance

gambol

to frolic; leap playfully #The squirrels and chipmunks are especially amusing as they ....

impede

to hinder; block #Discovering what happened and why would ... freedom.

mesmerize

to hypnotize #Initially, virtual reality will probably ... you because it's so unlike any gaming experience you have ever had.

stultify

to impair or reduce to uselessness

vitiate

to impair the quality of, corrupt morally

subsume

to include, incorporate

interpolate

to insert; change by adding new words or material #The researchers built anchor points using all the hard data, and then ...(ed) between these anchor points to estimate the missing figures.

divulge

to make known something that is secret #He did not ... his role in the company, and denied any knowledge of Glocom's current business. #But many in industry and academia are still reluctant to ... their data, for a variety of reasons.

aggrandize

to make larger or greater #And would the predictable reaction have been helpful, or only further ...(ed) terrorism and divided society?

discomfit

to make uneasy; disconcert #Environment Wine and Climate Change Every day, it seems, global warming finds a new way to ... us.

defame

to malign; harm someone's reputation #"The journalists have ...(ed) me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

broach

to mention for the first time #I'm just a bit worried about her, and I don't know whether or how I should ... the subject with her.

purport

to profess, suppose, claim

tout

to promote or praise energetically

abjure

to reject; abandon formally #Scientists in the West generally ... this sort of research on the grounds that it amounts to genetic engineering of humans.

supplant

to replace, substitute

extirpate

to root up; to destroy #Black bears were ...(ed) in West Texas, and it was a big deal when they re-established in the 1990s

beatify

to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to #Before 1983, to be ...(ed), someone had to perform two or more miracles; now it is only one.

rail

to scold with bitter or abusive language

expatriate

to send into exile #A decision to ... should never be taken lightly.

evince

to show plainly; be an indication of #Skeletons from the era ... "an unusually high proportion of violent deaths, many accompanied by remnants of weapons," McMichael noted.

founder

to sink; fail; collapse #The ship ...(ed) on the rocks. #The talks ...(ed) on disagreements between the two parties.

malign

to speak evil of #Potatoes are the most consumed vegetable in America but that doesn't stop throngs of tater haters, who ... them as starchy and fattening.

expatiate

to speak or write at length #Groucho ... on Lear's relationship to his daughters.

enunciate

to speak, pronounce clearly #He said that he wanted to ..., initially, some "principles" of his tenure.

stanch

to stop or check the flow of

arrest

to stop; to seize #On the other hand, cardiac ... is not a cause of death—essentially, it is death.

impinge

to strike; encroach #Personal problems experienced by students may ... on their work.

preempt

to supersede; appropiate for oneself

codify

to systematize #To add a record of the ...(ed) protocol to bitcoin's public ledger, its hash must be used in a bitcoin transaction

prate

to talk idly; chatter

lambaste

to trash verbally or physically #But as president-elect, Trump's pugnacious approach to the press, and his frequent use of social media to lambaste, is raw and immediate.

exhort

to urge by strong appeals #Indeed, Conway chose to wear an Italian brand on a day when the man she helped elect president was ...(ing) "Buy American. Hire American."

inveigle

to win over by flattering or coaxing #And associated with such ideas come the tricks to ... me into buying in.

militate

to work against # Environmental factors ... against building the power station in this area.

liberal

tolerant; broad-minded #But it was relatively unusual to find books that appealed to both ...(s) and conservatives.

contiguous

touching; neighboring; connecting without a break #Amino-acid residues from each molecule that contribute to the zipper interaction are not ... in the protein chain.

tremulous

trembling, frugal, timid

ruse

trick, crafty stratagem

adamant

uncompromising; unyielding #In the UK, cardiologists are ... that the stethoscope will not be replaced.

fusion

union; synthesis #The work demonstrated how the ... protein causes a childhood cancer called synovial sarcoma.

singular

unique, extraordinary, odd

filibuster

use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law #Normally, legislation requires 60 votes to overcome a ... and pass the Senate.

crystallize

verb স্ফটিক স্বচ্ছ হওয়া (চিন্তা-ভাবনার ক্ষেত্রে) [cause to take on a definite and clear shape] Ex- Only after fifteen minutes of brainstorming did Samantha's ideas for the essay crystallize.

abrogate

verb (আইন বা প্রথা) রহিত বা রদ করা [revoke formally] Ex- As part of the agreement between the labor union and the company, the workers abrogated their right to strike for four years in exchange for better health insurance.

Supersede

verb Replace, take the position of, cause to be disregarded as void or obsolete

palaver

verb আলাপ-আলোচনা; বকবকানি [speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly] Ex- During the rain delay, many who had come to see the game palavered, probably hoping that idle chatter would make the time go by faster. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one to study

browbeat

verb চিৎকার করে ভয় দেখানো, শাসানো (be bossy towards; discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner) Ex- During the interrogation, the suspect was browbeaten into signing a false confession.

squelch

verb দমন করা (suppress or crush completely) Ex- After the dictator consolidated his power, he took steps to squelch all criticism, often arresting any journalist who said anything that could be interpreted as negative about his regime.

countermand

verb পূর্ব ঘোষণা বাতিল করা, আদেশ প্রত্যাহার করা ( a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command) Ex- By the time the colonel countermanded his soldiers not to land in enemy territory, a few helicopters had already touched down amid heavy gunfire.

promulgate

verb প্রচার বা জারি করা (state or announce) Ex- The President wanted to promulgate the success of the treaty negotiations, but he had to wait until Congress formally approved the agreement.

conflate

verb বিভিন্ন উপাদান একত্রে মিশিয়ে দেওয়া (mix together different elements or concepts) Ex- In her recent book, the author conflates several genres--the detective story, the teen thriller, and the vampire romance--to create a memorable read.

miscreant

villain; criminal #That would immediately exclude the ...(s) from global payments systems and trading networks.

timbre

voice tone color

peregrination

wandering from place to place #She emigrated from Moscow at the age of 10, joining her academic mother in the disjointed ...(s) of an immigrant's life.

itinerant

wandering from place to place; unsettled #Even romantic interests must be amenable to the ... lifestyle of an aspiring golfer with a paucity of free time.

dross

waste; worthless matter #The data are ugly and sparse, and the magic — the science — is turning that ... into gold," says Kohane

sinecure

well-paying job that requieres little or no work

maelstrom

whirlpool; turmoil #There is a danger that, in the ... of day-to-day policy delivery, scientific input will be reduced to a mere technical instrument.

extemporaneous

with little or no preparation #Hillary is notoriously not good at ... speaking, especially in an atmosphere with live opponents and hostile questioning.

raconteur

witty, skillful storyteller

coquette

woman who flirts #Hell, if that was being nice then I'd like to see you when you're really flirting, my little ....

travail

work, especially arduous work

Replenish

শূণ্যস্তান পূর্ণ করা (fill up again)

dog

(Verb) to pursue relentlessly Ex- Throughout his life, he was dogged by insecurities that inhibited personal growth.

hound

(Verb) to pursue relentlessly Ex- Throughout his life, he was dogged by insecurities that inhibited personal growth.

complacent

(adj) self-satisfied; overly contentself-satisfied #She cautioned officials not to become ..., as the virus still circulates in other regions.

archaic

(adjective) প্রাচীন, সেকেলে (so old as to appear to belong to a different period) Ex- Hoping to sound intelligent, Mary spoke in archaic English that was right out of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice--needless to say, she didn't have many friends.

artful

(adjective) exhibiting artistic skill Ex- Picasso is generally considered the most artful member of the Cubist movement.

unseemly

(adjective) অশোভন, অশালীন, অনুচিত (not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society) Ex- He acted in an unseemly manner, insulting the hostess and then speaking ill of her deceased husband.

aberrant

(adjective) অস্বাভাবিক (markedly different from an accepted norm) Ex- When the financial director started screaming and throwing food at his co-workers, the police had to come in to deal with his aberrant behavior.

tortuous

(adjective) আঁকাবাঁকা, প্যাচানো (marked by repeated turns and bends; not straightforward) Ex- Because the logic behind McMahon's side of the debate was so tortuous, his audience came out either completely confused or, worse, feeling they'd been tricked.

maladroit

(adjective) আনাড়ি (clumsy) Ex- As a child she was quite maladroit, but as an adult, she has become an adept dancer.

credence

(noun) বিশ্বাস, আস্থা (belief in something) Ex- He placed no credence in psychics, claiming that they offered no special powers beyond the ability to make people part with their money.

discord

(noun) মতানৈক্য, বিরোধ (lack of agreement or harmony) Ex- Despite all their talented players, the team was filled with discord--some players refused to talk to others--and lost most of their games.

mendacity

(noun) মিথ্যা, অসত্য (he tendency to be untruthful) Ex- I can forgive her for her mendacity but only because she is a child and is seeing what she can get away with.

largess

(noun) মুক্তহস্তে দান (extreme generosity and giving) Ex- Uncle Frank was known for his largess, so his nephew was sad when he did not receive a present for his birthday.

idiosyncrasy

(noun) মুদ্রাদোষ, ব্যক্তির স্বভাব (a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual) Ex- Peggy's numerous idiosyncrasies include wearing mismatched shoes, laughing loudly to herself, and owning a pet aardvark.

avarice

(noun) লোভ, লালসা (greed) Ex- The Spanish conquistadors were known for their avarice, plundering Incan land and stealing Incan gold.

enmity

(noun) শত্রুতা, ঘৃণার মনোভাব (a state of deep-seated ill-will) Ex- Charles rude remark toward Sarah yesterday was due to his illness, not due to any real enmity toward Sarah.

quip

(noun) সরস মন্তব্য, বুদ্ধিদীপ্ত মন্তব্য (a witty saying or remark) Ex- In one of the most famous quips about classical music, Mark Twain said: "Wagner's music is better than it sounds."

nadir

(noun) সর্বনিম্ন, অধোবিন্দু ( the lowest point) Ex- For many pop music fans, the rap and alternative-rock dominated 90s were the nadir of musical expression.

maxim

(noun) সাধারণ নিয়ম্নীতি/প্রবচন (a short saying expressing a general truth) Ex- Johnson initially suggests that the secret to business can be summarized in a single maxim but then requires a 300-page book to explain exactly what he means.

vindicate

(verb) (কোন কিছুর) সত্যতা প্রমান করা (to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof) Ex- Even seven Tour de France wins cannot vindicate Lance Armstrong in the eyes of the public--that the athlete used performance enhancing drugs invalidates all those wins.

morph

(verb) To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion. Ex- The earnestness of the daytime talk shows of the 1970's has morphed into something far more sensational and vulgar: today guests actually standup and threaten to take swings at one another.

repudiate

(verb) [অসত্য বলে] প্রত্যাখ্যান করা (reject as untrue or unfounded) Ex- Many in the public believed the rumors of a UFO crash outside town, so the chief of police did everything he could to repudiate the rumors.

subsume

(verb) অন্তর্ভুক্ত করা, বিবেচনা করা contain or include) Ex- The rogue wave quickly subsumed the pier and boardwalk, destroying everything in its path.

fawn

(verb) চাটুকারিতার মাধ্যমে অনুগ্রহ লাভের চেস্টা (try to gain favor by extreme flattery) Ex- The media fawned over the handsome new CEO, praising his impeccable sense of style instead of asking more pointed questions.

perpetuate

(verb) চিরস্থায়ী করা (cause to continue) Ex- If you do not let him do things for himself, you are merely perpetuating bad habits that will be even harder to break in the future.

maintain

(verb) দাবী করা আত্মবিশ্বাসের সাথে (to assert) Ex- The scientist maintained that the extinction of dinosaurs was most likely brought about by a drastic change in climate.

bolster

(verb) দাবী জোরালো করা (support and strengthen) এক্স- The case for the suspect's innocence was bolstered considerably by the fact that neither fingerprints nor DNA were found at the scene.

juxtapose

(verb) পাশাপাশি রাখা (place side by side) Ex- The meaning of her paintings comes from a classical style which juxtaposes modern themes.

avert

(verb) ফিরিয়ে নেওয়া/এড়ানো (turn away) EX- Afraid to see the aftermath of the car crash, I averted my eyes as we drove by.

betray

(verb) বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা (to reveal or make known something, usually unintentionally) Ex- With the gold medal at stake, the gymnast awaited his turn, his quivering lip betraying his intense emotions.

renege

(verb) বিশ্বাসভঙ্গ করা (fail to fulfill a promise or obligation) Ex- We will no longer work with that vendor since it has reneged on nearly every agreement.

balk

(verb) বেকে বসা (refuse to comply) Ex- The students were willing to clean up the broken glass, but when the teacher asked them to mop the entire floor, they balked, citing reasons why they needed to leave.

exasperate

(verb) ব্যাপকভাবে খোঁচানো, উত্তেজিত করা (to irritate intensely) Ex- As a child, I exasperated my mother with strings of never-ending questions.

disenfranchise

(verb) ভোটাধিকার হরণ করা (deprive of voting rights) Ex- The U.S. Constitution disenfranchised women until 1920 when they were given the right to vote.

peruse

(verb) মনযোগ সহকারে পাঠ করা/দেখা/পরীক্ষা করা (to read very carefully) Ex- Instead of perusing important documents, people all too often rush to the bottom of the page and plaster their signatures at the bottom.

construe

(verb) মনে হওয়া, ব্যাখ্যা দেওয়া (interpreted in a particular way) Ex- The author's inability to take a side on the issue was construed by both his opponents and supporters as a sign of weakness.

belittle

(verb) মর্যাদাহানি করা, খর্ব করা, মূল্যমান হ্রাস করা (lessen the importance, dignity, or reputation of) Ex- A teacher will never belittle his students, but will instead empower them.

admonish

(verb) মৃদু তিরস্কার করা, হুশিয়ার করা (to warn strongly, even to the point of reprimanding) Ex- Before the concert began, security personel admonished the crowd not to come up on stage during the performance.

culminate

(verb) শীর্ষবিন্দুতে পৌছানো (reach the highest or most decisive point) Ex- Beethoven's musical genius culminated in the 9th Symphony, which many consider his greatest work.

truncate

(verb) সংক্ষিপ্ত করা, ছেটে খাটো করা (reduce the length of something) Ex- The soccer game was truncated when the monsoon rain began to fall.

espouse

(verb) সমর্থন দান করা (to adopt or support an idea or cause) Ex- As a college student, Charlie espoused Marxism, growing his beard out and railing against the evils of the free-market.

ostracize

(verb) সমাজ বিচ্ছিন্ন করা, একঘরে করা (exclude from a community or group) Ex- Later in his life, Leo Tolstoy was ostracized from the Russian Orthodox Church for his writings that contradicted church doctrine.

censure

(verb) সমালোচনা করা, তিরস্কার করা (to express strong disapproval) Ex- After being caught in bed with a mistress, the mayor was quickly censured by the city council.

Orthodox

ADj Adhering to a traditional, established faith, or to anything customary or commonly accepted

Heterogeneous

ADj Different in type, incongruous; composed of different types of elements

Capricious

Adj Acting on impulse, erratic I have just left Augereau, who was vomiting fire and fury against what he calls your ------- proclamations

Dormant

Adj Asleep, inactive, on a break Clause 86 will remain ------- until the government chooses to enact it by order-in-council

Base

Adj Morally low, mean, dishonorable, of little or no value, crude and unrefined, counterfeit

Equitable

Adj fair, equal, just To help local government, we are introducing what we call the ----- share of revenue for local government

Apocryphal

Adj of questionable authenticity; false -------- stories of the doings of the sailors of the American fleet while in France are affording considerable amusement to the French public

Gauche

Adj tactless, lacking social grace, awkward, crude Hippy Dippy told Blondie she was ------- for asking why she didn't just throw it out

Malleable

Adj Able to be bent, shaped, or adapted

Laconic

Adj Using few words, concise

Judicious

Adj Using judgement; wise, sensible

Aesthetic

Adj, Noun Concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful (adj); a sense of beauty and taste of a particular time and place (noun) It is important to make clear that as the existence of the hedonistic side in every spiritual activity has given rise to the confusion between the -------- activity and the useful or pleasurable

Soporific

Adj, Noun Causing sleep, sleepy, drowsy (adj); something that causes sleep (noun)

Likewise

Adverb Also, in addition to; similarly, in the same way

e.g. "exempli gratia"

For example, such as

intermittent

(adjective) stopping and starting at irregular intervals Ex- The intermittent thunder continued and the night was punctuated by cracks of lightning--a surreal sleepless night.

cohesive

(adjective) well integrated, forming a united whole Ex- A well-written, cohesive essay will keep on topic at all times, never losing sight of the main argument.

fledgling

(adjective) young and inexperienced; describing any new participant in some activity Ex- Murray has years of experience in family practice, but he is just a fledgling in surgery.

precocious

(adjective) অকালপক্ক [characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)] Ex- Though only seven years old, she was a precocious chess prodigy, able to beat players twice her age.

intrepid

(adjective) অকুতোভয় (fearless) Ex- Captain Ahab was an intrepid captain whose reckless and fearless style ultimate leads to his downfall.

pristine

(adjective) অকৃত্রিম (Unspoiled, untouched [usu. of nature]) Ex- The glacial lake was pristine and we filled our canteens to drink deeply.

hackneyed

(adjective) অতি প্রচলিত, অতি ব্যবহৃত (lacking significance through having been overused) Ex- Cheryl rolled her eyes when she heard the lecturer's hackneyed advice to "be true to yourself."

bumbling

(adjective) অদক্ষ (lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands) Ex- Within a week of starting, the bumbling new waiter was unceremoniously fired.

uncompromising

(adjective) অনমনীয়, দৃঢ (not making concessions) Ex- The relationship between Bart and Hilda ultimately failed because they were both so uncompromising,never wanting to change their opinions.

snide

(adjective) অবজ্ঞাসূচক, বিদ্রূপাত্মক, কটাক্ষপূর্ণ (expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way) Ex- The chairman interpreted Taylor's question about promotions as a snide remark, but in all innocence Taylor was trying to figure out the company's process.

impermeable

(adjective) অভেদ্য (does not allow fluids to pass through) Ex- The sand bags placed on the river formed an impermeable barrier, protecting the town from flooding.

opaque

(adjective) অস্বচ্ছ (not clearly understood or expressed) Ex- The meaning of the professor's new research was opaque to most people, so no one asked any questions.

specious

(adjective) আপাতদৃষ্টিতে ঠিক মনে হলেও সত্য নয় (based on pretense; deceptively pleasing) Ex- Almost every image on TV is specious and not to be trusted.

poignant

(adjective) আবেগময়, মর্মভেদী (emotionally touching) Ex- After the Montagues and Capulets discover the dead bodies of Romeo and Juliet, in the play's most poignant moment, the two griefstricken families agree to end their feud once and for all.

dispassionate

(adjective) আবেঘীন, পক্ষপাতহীন (unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice) Ex- A good scientist should be dispassionate, focusing purely on what the evidence says, without personal attachment.

munificent

(adjective) উদার (very generous) Ex- Uncle Charley was known for his munificence, giving all seven of his nephews lavish Christmas presents each year.

apathetic

(adjective) উদাসীন (marked by a lack of interest) Ex- Mr. Thompson was so talented at teaching math that even normally apathetic students took interest.

contentious

(adjective) কলহপ্রিয়, ঝগড়াটে (likely to argue) Ex- Since old grandpa Harry became very contentious during the summer when only reruns were on T.V., the grand kids learned to hide from him at every opportunity.

factitious

(adjective) কৃত্রিম (artificial; not natural) Ex- The defendant's story was largely factitious and did not accord with eyewitness testimonies

genteel

(adjective) কেতাদুরস্ত, ভদ্র ও পরিশীলিত (marked by refinement in taste and manners) Ex- A live string quartet would provide a more genteel air to the wedding than would a folk singer.

banal

(adjective) গতানুগতিক (repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse) Ex- The professor used such banal expression that many students in the class either fell asleep from bordom or stayed awake to complete his sentences and humor friends.

prosaic

(adjective) গতানুগতিক, বিরস (dull and lacking imagination) Ex- Unlike the talented artists in his workshop, Paul had no such bent for the visual medium, so when it was time for him to make a stained glass painting, he ended up with a prosaic mosaic.

undermine

(adjective) ছোট করা, দুর্বল করা [to weaken (usually paired with an abstract term)] Ex- The student undermined the teacher's authority by questioning the teacher's judgment on numerous occasions.

involved

(adjective) জটিল, বুঝা কষ্টসাধ্য (complicated, and difficult to comprehend) Ex- The physics lecture became so involved that the undergraduate's eyes glazed over.

ambiguous

(adjective) দুর্বোধ্য , রহস্যময় (open to more than one interpretation) Ex- The coach told his team, "Move towards that side of the field"; because he did not point, his directions were ambiguous, and the team had no idea to which side he was referring.

entrenched

(adjective) দৃঢ়ভাবে প্রোথিত হওয়া ( fixed firmly or securely) Ex- By the time we reach 60-years old, most of our habits are so entrenched that it is difficult for us to change.

raffish

(adjective) নিন্দিত, কুখ্যাত, ইতর (marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness) Ex- The men found him raffish, but the women adored his smart clothes and casual attitude.

disinterested

(adjective) নিরপেক্ষ (unbiased; neutral) Ex- The potential juror knew the defendant, and therefore could not serve on the jury, which must consist only of disinterested members.

brazen

(adjective) নির্লজ্জ, ধৃষ্ট (unrestrained by convention or propriety) Ex- Their large "donations" to the local police department gave the drug cartel the brazen confidence to do their business out in the open.

malevolent

(adjective) পরশ্রীকাতর (wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred) Ex- Villians are known for their malevolent nature, oftentimes inflicting cruetly on others just for enjoyment.

appreciable

(adjective) পরিমাপ করা যায়/দেখা যায় এওন (large enough to be noticed [usu. refers to an amount]) Ex- There is an appreciable difference between those who say they can get the job done and those who actually get the job done.

industrious

(adjective) পরিশ্রমী/ অধ্যবসায়ী (characterized by hard work and perseverance) Ex- Pete was an industrious student, completing every assignment thoroughly and on time.

obliging

(adjective) পরোপকারী (showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others) Ex- Even after all his success, I found him to be accommodating and obliging, sharing with me his "secret tips" on how to gain wealth and make friends.

telling

(adjective) প্রকাশ করে এমন (significant and revealing of another factor) Ex- Her unbecoming dress was very telling when it came to her sense of fashion.

eminent

(adjective) প্রখ্যাত (standing above others in quality or position) Ex- Shakespeare is an eminent author in the English language, but I find his writing uninteresting and melodramatic.

vehement

(adjective) প্রচন্ড, প্রবল (marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions) Ex- While the other employees responded to the bad news in a measured way, Andrew responded in a vehement manner, tipping over his desk and shouting at the top of his lungs.

flush

(adjective) প্রচুর আছে এমন (to be in abundance) Ex- The exam's passage is flush with difficult words, words that you may have learned only yesterday.

treacherous

(adjective) প্রতারক, অনির্ভরযোগ্য (tending to betray) Ex- Even though Jesse James was an outlaw, his killer, Robert Ford, is remembered more for his treacherous actions than for eliminating a criminal and murder.

fickle

(adjective) প্রতিনিয়ত পরিবর্তনশীল (liable to sudden unpredictable change, esp. in affections or attachments) Ex- She was so fickle in her politics, it was hard to pinpoint her beliefs; one week she would embrace a side,and the next week she would denounce it.

vindictive

(adjective) প্রতিহিংসা পরায়ণ (to have a very strong desire for revenge) Ex- Though the other girl had only lightly poked fun of Vanessa's choice in attire, Vanessa was so vindictive that she waited for an entire semester to get the perfect revenge.

cardinal

(adjective) প্রধান, মুখ্য, অপরিহার্য (of primary importance; fundamental) Ex- Most cultures consider gambling a cardinal sin and thus have outlawed its practice.

commendable

(adjective) প্রশংসার যোগ্য (worthy of high praise) Ex- The efforts of the firefighters running into the burning building were commendable.

macabre

(adjective) প্রাণ সংশয়ের ইঙ্গিতপূর্ণ (suggesting the horror of death and decay) ভয়ংকর (gruesome) Ex- Edgar Allen Poe was considered the master of the macabre; his stories vividly describe the moment leading up to--and often those moments after--a grisly death.

harried

(adjective) বারবার বিরক্ত করা (troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances) Ex- With a team of new hires to train, Martha was constantly harried with little questions and could not focus on her projects.

pragmatic

(adjective) বাস্তববাদী (guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory) Ex- Rather than make a philosophical appeal to the Congressmen, the Speaker decided to take a far more pragmatic approach, making small side-deals that would add votes to his bill.

superfluous

(adjective) বাহুল্য, আতিশয্য ৯more than is needed, desired, or required) Ex- Everything in this closet is superfluous and can be given to charity.

subversive

(adjective) বিদ্রোহী (in opposition to a civil authority or government) Ex- The ruling political party has begun a campaign to shut down subversive websites that it deems as a threat to "national safety."

magnanimous

(adjective) মহানুভব (noble and generous in spirit, especially towards a rival or someone less powerful) Ex- He was a great sportsman: in defeat he was complementary and in victory he was magnanimous.

soporific

(adjective) মানসিকভাবে দুর্বল করে দেওয়া, নিদ্রাকর (inducing mental lethargy; sleep inducing) Ex- Although the professor is brilliant, his bland monotone gives his lectures a soporific effect.

becoming

(adjective) মানানো, শোভন হওয়া, যথোপযুক্ত হওয়া (appropriate, and matches nicely) Ex- Her dress was becoming and made her look even more beautiful.

belligerent

(adjective) মারমুখী, ঝগড়াটে (characteristic of one eager to fight) Ex- Tom said that he was arguing the matter purely for philosophical reasons, but his belligerent tone indicated an underlying anger about the issue.

thrifty

(adjective) মিতব্যয়ী (spending money wisely) Ex- He was economical, spending his money thriftily and on items considered essential.

frugal

(adjective) মিতব্যয়ী, হিসেবী (not spending much money (but spending wisely) Ex- Monte was no miser, but was simply frugal, wisely spending the little that he earned.

admonitory

(adjective) মৃদু ভর্তসনাপূর্ণ (serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective) Ex- At the assembly, the high school vice-principal gave the students an admonitory speech, warning them of the many risks and dangers of prom night.

germane

(adjective) যথাযত অ প্রাসঙ্গিক (relevant and appropriate) Ex- The professor wanted to tell the jury in detail about his new book, but the lawyer said it wasn't germane to the charges in the cases.

irascible

(adjective) রগচটা (quickly aroused to anger) Ex- If Arthur's dog is not fed adequately, he becames highly irascible, even growling at his own shadow.

morose

(adjective) রগচটা, খিটখিটে, অসামাজিক (ill-tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy) Ex- After Stanley found out he was no longer able to go on vacation with his friends, he sat in his room morosely.

extenuating

(adjective) লাঘব করা, হ্রাস করা(বিশেষত অপরাধের) [making less guilty or more forgivable] Ex- The jury was hardly moved by the man's plea that his loneliness was an extenuating factor in his crime of dognapping a prized pooch.

avaricious

(adjective) লোভী (excessively greedy) Ex- Since avaricious desire is similar to gluttony or lust--sins of excess--it was listed as one of the seven deadly sins by the Catholic church.

elaborate

(adjective) সুনির্মিত (marked by complexity and richness of detail) Ex- Thomas, on returning from Morocco, replaced his dirty gray carpet with an elaborate one he'd brought back with him.

conspicuous

(adjective) সুস্পষ্ট, সহজে চোখে পড়ে এমন (without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious) Ex- American basketball players are always conspicuous when they go abroad--not only are they American, but some are over seven feet tall.

antiquated

(adjective) সেকেলে, পুরনো ধ্যান-ধারণা বিশিষ্ট (old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time) Ex- Aunt Betty had antiquated notions about marriage, believing that a man should court a woman for at least a year before receiving a kiss.

blatant

(adjective) স্থুলভাবে ও প্রকাশ্যে ( without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious) Ex- Allen was often punished in school for blatantly disrespecting teachers.

lucid

(adjective) স্পস্ট, সহজবোধ্য (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable Ex- Though Walters writes about physics and time travel, his writing is always lucid, so readers with little scientific training can understand difficult concepts.

taciturn

(adjective) স্বল্পভাষী (habitually reserved and uncommunicative) Ex- While the CEO enthusiastically shares his plans and agenda with all who will listen, the CFO is far more taciturn, rarely revealing his perspective.

vociferous

(adjective) হট্টগোল (conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry) Ex- In giving Marcia a particular vociferous response, Paul caused people at every other table in the restaurant to turn around an look at them angrily.

foolhardy

(adjective) হঠকারিতাপূর্ণ, গোয়ার্তুমিপূর্ণ (marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences) Ex- The police regularly face dangerous situations, so for a police officer not to wear his bullet-proof vest is foolhardy.

rash

(adjective) হঠকারী, অপরিণামদর্শী (marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; imprudently incurring risk) Although Bruce was able to make the delivery in time with a nigh time motorcycle ride in the rain, Susan criticized his actions as rash.

disheartened

(adjective) হতাশ করা (made less hopeful or enthusiastic) Ex- After the visiting team scored nine times, the home team's fans were disheartened, some leaving the game early.

candid

(adjective) Frank(অকপট, মনখোলা)--> Candidly (অকপটে), Straightforward , a straightforward and honest look at something Ex- Even with a perfect stranger, Charles was always candid and would rarely hold anything back.

affable

(adjective) likeable; easy to talk to Ex- For all his surface affability, Marco was remarkably glum when he wasn't around other people.

amply

(adverb) more than is adequate Ex- The boat was amply supplied for its year at sea--no man would go hungry or thirst.

aesthetic

(noun) a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement. Ex- The artist operated according to a peculiar aesthetic, not considering any photograph to be worth publishing unless it contained a marine mammal.

boon

(noun) আশীর্বাদ, বর, অনুগ্রহ (a desirable state) Ex- Modern technology has been a boon to the travel industry.

indifference

(noun) উদাসীন (the trait of seeming not to care) Ex- In an effort to fight indifference, the president of the college introduced a new, stricter grading system.

apathy

(noun) উদাসীনতা , অনীহা (an absence of emotion or enthusiasm) Ex- Widespread apathy among voters led to a very small turnout on election day.

ascendancy

(noun) প্রাধান্য, প্রাবল্য, প্রভুত্ত (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another) Ex- The ascendancy of the Carlsbad water polo team is clear--they have a decade of championships behind them.

gall

(noun) বিদ্বেষ (feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will) Ex- In an act of gall, Leah sent compromising photos of her ex-boyfriend to all his co-workers and professional contacts.

exegesis

(noun) ব্যাখ্যা (critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text) Ex- The Bible is fertile ground for exegesis--over the past five centuries there have been as many interpretations as there are pages in the Old Testament.

redress

(noun) ভূল সংশোধন করা, প্রতিকার করা (an act of making something right) Ex- Barry forgot his wife's birthday two years in a row, and was only able to redress his oversight by surprising his wife with a trip to Tahiti.

malady

(noun) রোগ, অসুস্থতা (a disease or sickness) Ex- The town was struck by a malady throughout the winter that left most people sick in bed for two weeks.

decorum

(noun) শিষ্টতা, আচার-ব্যবহার (propriety in manners and conduct.) Ex- You will obey the rules of decorum for this courtroom or spend the night in a jail cell, said the judge to the prosecutor.

collusion

(noun) ষড়যন্ত্রের উদ্দেশ্যে গোপন চুক্তি করা (agreement on a secret plot) Ex- Many have argued that Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's assassin, was in collusion with other criminals; others maintain that Oswald was a lone gunman.

rankle

(verb) gnaw into; make resentful or angry Ex- His constant whistling would rankle her, sometimes causing her to leave in a huff.

abstain

(verb) বিরত থাকা, পরিহার করে চলা [choose not to consume or take part in (particularly something enjoyable)] Ex- Considered a health nut, Jessica abstained from anything containing sugar--even chocolate.

burgeon

(verb) বেড়ে উঠা, বিকশিত হওয়া (grow and flourish) Ex- China's housing market is burgeoning, but some predict that the growth is merely a bubble and will burst much like the U.S. real estate bubble of 2008.

mesmerize

(verb) মন্ত্রমুগ্ধ করা (to spellbind or enthrall) Ex- The plot and the characters were so well developed that many viewers were mesmerized, unable to move their eyes from the screen for even a single second.

degrade

(verb) মর্যাদা লাঘব করা, কাঊকে অশ্রদ্ধা করা (reduce in worth or character, usually verbally) Ex- Jesse had mockingly pointed out all of Nancy's faults in front of their friends, publicly degrading the poor girl.

sylvan

related to the woods or forest

compunction

uneasiness caused by guilt #The military dictators of the 1970s had little ... about flooding vast areas of forest and displacing thousands of families.

deign

verb কৃপাবশত/সৌজন্যবশত কিছু করা (do something that one considers to be below one's dignity) Ex- The master of the house never deigned to answer questions from the servants.

hobble

verb কোন কিছুতে বাধা দেওয়া (to hold back the progress of something) Ex- Bad weather has hobbled rescue efforts, making it difficult for crews to find bodies in the wreckage.

objurgate

verb তিরস্কার করা; ভৎসনা করা (express strong disapproval of) Ex- The manager spent an hour objurgating the employee in the hopes that he would not make these mistakes again.

chagrin

verb লজ্জিত হওয়া, গর্ব চূর্ণ হওয়া (cause to feel shame; hurt the pride) Ex- She never cared what others said about her appearance but was chagrined by the smallest comment from her mother.

afford

verb সমর্থ হওয়া (provide with an opportunity) Ex- The summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro affords a panoramic view that encompasses both Tanzania and Kenya.

fleeting

Adj Passing quickly, transitory Albanian refugees ------ from the Turkish invasions that followed upon the death of Scanderbeg

Plastic

Adj Able to be shaped or formed; easily influenced

Novel

Adj New, fresh, original

Scant

Adj Not enough or barely enough

Imminent

Adj Ready to occur, impending

Rustic

Adj, Noun Relating to country life, unsophisticated; primitive, made of rough wood (adj); rural or uncultured person (noun)

Whereas

Conjunction While on the contrary, considering that

Makeshift

Noun, Adj A temporary, often improvised substitute (noun); improvised for temporary use (adj)

Substantiate

Verb Support with evidence or proof; give a material existence to

anodyne

adjective not likely to provoke offense, inoffensive Ex- Wilbur enjoyed a spicy Mexican breakfast, but Jill preferred a far more anodyne meal in the mornings.

unviable

adjective not viable [not able to work, survive, or succeed (also spelled inviable).] Ex- The plan was obviously unviable considering that it lead to complete environmental destruction in the river valley.

sartorial

adjective related to fashion or clothes Ex- Monte was astute at navigating the world of finance; sartorially, however, he was found wanting - he typically would attempt to complement his beige tie with a gray suit and white pants.

picayune

adjective trifling or petty (a person) Ex- English teachers are notorious for being picayune; however, the English language is so nuanced and sophisticated that often such teachers are not being contrary but are only adhering to the rules.

unforthcoming

adjective uncooperative, not willing to give up information Ex- The teacher demanded to know who broke the window while he was out of the room, but the students understandably were unforthcoming.

bereft

adjective unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love Ex- After 64 years of marriage, William was bereft after the death of his wife.

irrefutable

adjective অকাট্য, অখন্ডনীয় (impossible to deny or disprove) Ex- The existence of life on earth is irrefutable; the existence of intelligent life on earth is still hotly debated.

incontrovertible

adjective অকাট্য; তর্কাতীত; অখণ্ডনীয; সুনিশ্চিত (necessarily or demonstrably true; impossible to deny or disprove) Ex- Unless you can provide incontrovertible evidence, I will remain skeptical.

self-effacing

adjective আত্মবিলোপী (reluctant to draw attention to yourself) Ex- The most admirable teachers and respected leaders are those who are self-effacing, directing attention and praise to their students and workers.

quixotic

adjective বাস্তবজ্ঞানহীন; কল্পনাবিলাসী (wildly idealistic; impractical) Ex- For every thousand startups with quixotic plans to be the next big name in e-commerce, only a handful ever become profitable.

veritable

adjective বাস্তবিক; প্রকৃত; সত্য (truthfully, without a doubt) Ex- Frank is a veritable life-saver - last year, on two different occasions, he revived people using CPR.

lugubrious

adjective বিষণ্ণ শোকার্ত; বিষাদগ্রস্ত (excessively mournful) Ex- At the funeral, lugubrious songs filled the small church.

Jejune

adjective শুস্ক, নিঃরস (dull; lacking flavor) Ex- Although many top chefs have secured culinary foam's popularity in haute cuisine, Waters criticizes it for being jejune and unfilling.

impartial (

adjective) নিরপেক্ষ (free from undue bias or preconceived opinions) Ex- The judge was not impartial since he had been bribed by the witness's family.

feral

existing in a wild or untamed state #The horses are ... animals that are not a part of the natural ecosystem. #At 44, I worried that I was becoming slightly ....

squalor

filthy, wretched condition

ineluctable

not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable #The findings in the new study derive directly from the ... connections of body and mind.

verisimilitude

noun আপাতসত্য (the appearance of truth) Ex- All bad novels are bad for numerous reasons; all good novels are good for their verisimilitude of reality, placing the readers in a world that resembles the one they know.

desideratum

noun প্রয়োজনীয় বলে অভাব অনূভূত হয় এমন (something desired as a necessity) Ex- The desideratum of the environmental group is that motorists should rely on carpooling.

cataclysm

noun মহাপ্লাবন; প্রলয় (an event resulting in great loss and misfortune) Ex- The introduction of smallpox was a cataclysm for Native Americans, killing off more than half of their population.

malingerer

noun রোগভানকারী (someone shirking their duty by pretending to be sick or incapacitated) Ex- At one time, our country was full of hardworking respectful people, but now it seems that everyone is a malingerer with little inclination to work.

Cupidity

noun লোভ, অর্থ লালসা ( greed for money) Ex- Some believe people that amassing as much wealth as possible is the meaning to life - yet they often realize that cupidity brings anything but happiness.

anodyne

noun শরীর বা মনের বেদনানাশক(something that soothes or relieves pain) Ex- Muzak, which is played in department stores, is intended to be an anodyne, but is often so cheesy and over-the-top that customers become irritated.

overweening

presumptuous; arrogant #Its judgment refers to 17th- and 18th-century precedents, when Parliament defended citizens' rights against an ... king.

innocuous

(adjective) harmless and doesn"t produce any ill effects. Ex- Everyone found Nancy's banter innocuous--except for Mike, who felt like she was intentionally picking on him.

wanting

(adjective) lacking Ex- She did not think her vocabulary was wanting, yet there were so many words that inevitably she found a few she didn't know.

prodigal

(adjective) অতিব্যয়ী, অপব্যয়ী (rashly or wastefully extravagant) Ex- Successful professional athletes who do not fall prey to prodigality seem to be the exception--most live decadent lives.

myopic

(adjective) অদূরদর্শী (lacking foresight or imagination) Ex- The company ultimately went out of business because the myopic managers couldn't predict the changes in their industry.

superfluous

(adjective) অনর্থক, অযথা (serving no useful purpose) Ex- How can we hope to stay open if we don't eliminate all superfluous spending, like catered meetings and free acupuncture Tuesday?

insolvent

(adjective) অসচ্ছল (unable to pay one's bills), bankrupt Ex- With credit card bills skyrocketing, a shockingly large number of Americans are truly insolvent.

perfunctory

(adjective) উদাসীনভাবে/অযত্নে নিয়মমাফিক করা (done routinely and with little interest or care) Ex- The short film examines modern perfunctory cleaning rituals such as washing dishes, doing laundry and tooth-brushing.

austere

(adjective) কঠোর অপস্যা/সাধনা (practicing self-denial) Ex- His lifestyle of revelry and luxurious excess could hardly be called austere.

ascetic

(adjective) কঠোর তপস্যা, সাধনা (practicing self-denial) Ex- His ascetic life is the main reason he inspired so many followers, especially since he gave up wealth and power to live in poverty.

surly

(adjective) কর্কশ, রুক্ষ (inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace) Ex- Every morning, Bhavin was a surly unhappy person, but once he ate breakfast, he became loving, laughing, and a joy to be around.

remiss

(adjective) কর্তব্যে অবহেলা করা (to be negligent in one"s duty) Ex- Remiss in his duty to keep the school functioning efficiently, the principle was relieved of his position after only three months.

craven

(adjective) কাপুরুষ, ভীরু (pathetically cowardly) Ex- Though the man could have at least alerted the police, he crouched cravenly in the corner as the old woman was mugged.

ephemeral

(adjective) ক্ষণস্থায়ী (lasting a very short time) Ex- The lifespan of a mayfly is ephemeral, lasting from a few hours to a couple of days.

detrimental

(adjective) ক্ষতিক্ষারক (causing harm or injury) Ex- Many know that smoking is detrimental to your health, but processed sugar in large quantities is equally bad.

staid

(adjective) গম্ভীর, রাশভারী (characterized by dignity and propriety) Frank came from a staid environment, so he was shocked that his college room mate sold narcotics.

copious

(adjective) প্রচুর, অধিক পরিমাণে (in abundant supply) Ex- In midsummer, there are copious popiscle stands at the beach; in the winter, there are none.

staunch

(adjective) বিশ্বস্ত, একনিষ্ট (firm and dependable especially in loyalty) Ex- No longer a staunch supporter of the movement, Todd now will openly question whether its goals are worthwhile.

beatific

(adjective) মহাসুখী (blissfully happy) Ex- Often we imagine all monks to wear the beatific smile of the Buddha, but, like any of us, a monk can have a bad day and not look very happy.

discreet

(adjective) সতর্ক, কৌশলী, বিচক্ষণ (careful to protect one's speech or actions in order to avoid offense or gain an advantage) Ex- The professor thought that he was discreet, subtly wiping the stain off of his shirt, but as soon as he stepped off the podium a member of the audience pointed out the large ketchup stain.

veracious

(adjective) সত্যবাদী (truthful) Ex- While we elect our leaders in the hope that every word they speak will be veracious, history has shown that such a hope is naive.

benign

(adjective) সদয় (kind) Ex- I remember my grandfather's face was wrinkled, benign, and calm.

accolade

(noun) প্রশংসা, পুরস্কার (an award or praise granted as a special honor) Ex- Jean Paul-Sartre was not a fan of accolades, and as such, he refused to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964.

apogee

(noun) শীর্ষবিন্দু (the highest point) Ex- The apogee of the Viennese style of music, Mozart's music continues to mesmerize audiences well into the 21st century.

temperance

(noun) সংযম (the trait of avoiding excesses) Ex- Welles wasn't known for his temperance--he usually ate enough for two and drank enough for three.

smattering

(noun) সামান্য ভাসা ভাসা জ্ঞান (a slight or superficial understanding of a subject), সামান্য কিছু (a small amount of something) Ex- I know only a smattering of German, but Helen is able to read German newspapers and converse with natives.

lambast

(verb) তীব্রভাবে ভর্থসনা করা (criticize severely or angrily) Ex- Showing no patience, the manager utterly lambasted the sales team that lost the big account.

flounder

(verb) দ্বিধা করা (behave awkwardly) , ভূল করা (have difficulties) Ex- Sylvia has excelled at advanced calculus, but ironically, when she has deal with taxes, she flounders.

concede

(verb) পরাজয় মেনে নেওয়া (acknowledge defeat) Ex- I concede. You win!

assuage

(verb) প্রশমিত করা (make something intense less severe) Ex- Her fear that the new college would be filled with unknown faces was assuaged when she recognized her childhood friend standing in line.

rile

(verb) বিরক্ত করা, উত্ত্যক্ত করা (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations) Ex- Dan is usually calm and balanced, but it takes only one intense glare from Sabrina to rile him.

besmirch

(verb) মর্যাদাহানি করা,কারো চরিত্রে কালিমা লেপন করা (damage the good name and reputation of someone) Ex- The prince's distasteful choice of words besmirched not only his own name, but the reputation of the entire royal family.

fete

(verb) সন্মান দেখানো (to celebrate a person) Ex- After World War II, war heroes were feted at first but quickly forgotten.

Languid

Adj Drooping from exhaustion, sluggish, slow; lacking in spirit

Gregarious

Adj Sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd

Monotony

Noun Sameness or repetitiousness to the point of being boring; lack of variation, uniformity, esp. repetition in sound

Reproach

Noun, Verb Blame, disgrace (noun); criticize, express disappointment in (verb)

Rescind

Verb Annul, repeal make void

copious

adj plentiful, bountiful The "backbone of Summer" is broken, by the cessation of the drouth, ------- rains, and the introduction of cool mornings and evenings.

callow

adjective অনভিজ্ঞ (young and inexperienced) Ex- Both Los Angeles and New York are known for callow out-of-towners hoping to make it big.

inviolate

adjective অলঙ্ঘিত; পবিত্র (must be kept sacred) Ex- While the literary critic subjected most of the classics to the harshest reviews, he regarded Cervantes as inviolate, and had nothing but praise for him.

Histrionic

adjective নাটকীয়, কপট( to be overly theatrical) Ex- Though she received a B- on the test, she had such a histrionic outburst that one would have thought that she'd been handed a death sentence.

sextant

navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

implication

noun act of implying or that which is implied; close connection, esp. in an incriminating way

rue

regret

sobriety

seriousness

froward

stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient

detraction

the act of taking away, slander #It is no ... from its dignity or prestige

tautology

unnecessary repetition

bowdlerize

verb কোনো বইয়ের/সিনেমার অশ্লীল অংশ বাদ দেওয়া(edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate) Ex- To receive an R rating, the entire movie was bowdlerized because it contained so much violence and grotesque subject matter.

dissipate

verb ছড়ানো (to disperse or scatter) Ex- Kathleen's perfume was overwhelming in the cramped apartment, but once we stepped outside the smell dissipated and we could breathe once again.

quail

verb ভীত হওয়া (draw back, as with fear or pain) Ex- Craig always claimed to be a fearless outdoorsman, but when the thunderstorm engulfed the valley, he quailed at the thought of leaving the safety of his cabin.

disparate

(adjective) অসদৃশ, অসম (two things are fundamentally different) Ex- With the advent of machines capable of looking inside the brain, fields as disparate as religion and biology have been brought together by scientists trying to understand what happens in the brain when people have a religious experience.

demure

(adjective) To be modest and shy (প্রশান্ত, গম্ভীর, প্রসন্ন) Ex- The portrait of her in a simple white blouse was sweet and demure.

forthcoming

(adjective) at ease in talking to others Ex- As a husband, Larry was not forthcoming: if Jill didn't demand to know details, Larry would never share them with her.

preemptive

(adjective) done before someone else can do it. Ex- Just as Martha was about to take the only cookie left on the table, Noah preemptively swiped it.

endemic

(adjective) native; originating where it is found Ex- Irish cuisine makes great use of potatoes, but ironically, the potato is not endemic to Ireland.

checkered

(adjective) one that is marked by disreputable happenings. Ex- One by one, the presidential candidates dropped out of the race, their respective checkered pasts-- from embezzlement to infidelity--sabotaging their campaigns.

incessant

(adjective) uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing Ex- I don't mind small children in brief doses, but I think the incessant exposure that their parents have to them would quickly wear me down.

obscure

(adjective) অখ্যাত (known by only a few) Ex- Many of the biggest movie stars were once obscure actors who got only bit roles in long forgotten films.

arrant

(adjective) অতিমন্দ (complete and wholly)[usually in negative sense] Ex- An arrant fool, Lawrence surprised nobody when he lost all his money in a pyramid scheme that was every bit as transparent as it was corrupt.

consummate

(adjective) অতিমাত্রায় দক্ষ ও নিখুঁত(having or revealing supreme mastery or skill) Ex- Tyler was the consummate musician: he was able to play the guitar, harmonica, and the drum at the same time.

dogmatic

(adjective) অন্ধবিশ্বাসী, গোড়া ( highly opinionated, not accepting that your belief may not be correct) Ex- Bryan is dogmatic in his belief that the earth is flat, claiming that all pictures of a spherical earth are computer generated.

empathetic

(adjective) অন্যের অনুভূতি বুঝতে সক্ষম (showing understanding and ready comprehension of other peoples' states and emotions) Ex- Most discrimination and hatred is based on a lack of empathetic awareness of people that have the same aspitations and fears.

insolent

(adjective) উদ্ধত ও অহংকারী (rude and arrogant) Ex- Lilian could not help herself from being insolent, commenting that the Queen's shoes were showing too much toe.

efficacious

(adjective) কাঙ্ক্ষিত ফল প্রদানে সক্ষম (producing the intended result) Ex- Since Maggie's cough syrup, which had expired five years back, was no longer efficacious, she coughed through the night.

fastidious

(adjective) খুঁতখুঁতে, দোষ ধুরতে তৎপর এমন (overly concerned with details; fussy) Ex- Whitney is fastidious about her shoes, arranging them on a shelf in a specific order, each pair evenly spaced.

parsimonious

(adjective) খুবই হিসেবী (extremely frugal; miserly) Ex- Katie is so parsimonious that she only buys a pair of socks if all of her other socks have holes in them.

cryptic

(adjective) গুপ্ত, দুর্বোধ্য (mysterious or vague, usually intentionally) Ex- Since Sarah did not want her husband to guess the Christmas present she had bought him, she only answered cryptically when he would ask her questions about it.

bucolic

(adjective) গ্রামীণ (elating to the pleasant aspects of the country) Ex- The noble families of England once owned vast expanses of beautiful, bucolic land.

rustic

(adjective) গ্রামীণ, সাদামাটা (characteristic of rural life; awkwardly simple and provincial) Ex- The vacation cabin had no electricity and no indoor plumbing, but despite these inconveniences, Nigel adored its rustic charm.

contemptuous

(adjective) ঘৃণা, অবজ্ঞা, তাচ্ছিল্য (scornful, looking down at others with a sneering attitude) Ex- Always on the forefront of fashion, Vanessa looked contemptuously at anyone wearing dated clothing.

embroiled

(adjective) ঝগড়ায় জড়িয়ে পড়া (involved in argument or contention) Ex- These days we are never short of a D.C. politician embroiled in scandal--a welcome phenomenon for those who, having barely finished feasting on the sordid details of one imbroglio, can sink their teeth into a fresh one.

piquant

(adjective) ঝাঝালো কিন্তু সুস্বাদু (having an agreeably pungent taste) Ex- The chef, with a mere flick of the salt shaker, turned the bland tomato soup into a piquant meal.

steadfast

(adjective) দৃঢ়, অবিচলিত (marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable) Ex- A good captain needs to be steadfast, continuing to hold the wheel and stay the course even during the most violent storm.

quotidian

(adjective) দৈনন্দিন, প্রাত্যহিক (found in the ordinary course of events) Ex- Phil gets so involved thinking about Aristotle's arguments that he totally forgets quotidian concerns, such as exercising and eating regularly.

inadvertent

(adjective) দৈবক্রমে ঘটা (happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally) Ex- Although Prohibition was rooted in noble ideals, the inadvertent and costly consequences of making alcohol illegal in the U.S. led its the repeal.

presumptuous

(adjective) ধৃষ্ট আচরণ (excessively forward) Ex- Many felt that Barney was presumptuous in moving into the large office before the management even made any official announcement of his promotion.

tenacious

(adjective) নাছোড়বান্দা stubbornly unyielding) Ex- Even the most tenacious advocates for gun ownership must admit some of the dangers that firearms present.

futile

(adjective) নিঃষ্ফল, অসার (producing no result or effect; unproductive of success) Ex- I thought I could repair the car myself, but after two days of work with no success, I have to admit that my efforts were futile.

impeccable

(adjective) নিখুঁত (without fault or error) Ex- He was impeccably dressed in the latest fashion without a single crease or stain.

evenhanded

(adjective) নিরপেক্ষ (without partiality) Ex- Teachers often have trouble being evenhanded to all of their varied students.

replete

(adjective) পরিপূর্ণ/ ভর্তি (completely stocked or furnished with something) Ex- Only weeks after the hurricane made landfall, the local supermarket shelves were replete with goods, so quick was the disaster relief response.

sporadic

(adjective) বিক্ষিপ্ত (recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances) Ex- The signals were at first sporadic, but now we detect a clear, consistent pattern of electromagnetic radiation emitting from deep space.

jubilant

(adjective) বিজয়ানন্দে উৎফুল্ল (full of high-spirited delight because of triumph or success) Ex- My hard work paid off, and I was jubilant to receive a perfect score on the GRE.

eclectic

(adjective) বৈচিত্র্যপূর্ণ (comprised of a variety of styles) Ex- Joey was known for his eclectic tastes in music, one moment dancing to disco the next "air conducting" along to Beethoven's 9th symphony.

fractious

(adjective) ব্যর্থ, অক্ষম, দায়িত্বহীন ( irritable and is likely to cause disruption) Ex- We rarely invite my fractious Uncle over for dinner; he always complains about the food, and usually launches into a tirade on some touchy subject.

ostentatious

(adjective) লোক দেখানো (intended to attract notice and impress others), জাঁকালো (tawdry or vulgar) Ex- Matt wanted to buy stone lions for front of the house, but Cynthia convinced him that such a display would be too ostentatious for a modest house in an unassuming neighborhood.

audacity

(noun) দুঃসাহস, স্পর্ধা, ধৃষ্টতা (aggressive boldness in social situations) Ex- She surprised her colleagues by having the audacity to publicly criticize the findings of an distinguished scientist.

miscreant

(noun) দুর্বৃত্ত ( person who breaks the law) Ex- Come back you miscreant! yelled the woman who just had her purse stolen.

apostate

(noun) সধর্ম, সমত বা সপক্ষ ত্যাগী (a person who has abandoned a religious faith or cause) Ex- An apostate of the Republican Party, Sheldon has yet to become affiliated with any party and dubs himself an independent.

artlessness

(noun) সরলতা (the quality of innocence) Ex- I, personally, found the artlessness of her speech charming.

elude

(verb) escape understanding (escape from a danger,fail to understand) Ex- Even a basic understanding of physics can elude most high schools students.

denigrate

(verb) অন্যায়ভাবে খারাপ উদ্দেশ্যে কাউকে অভিযুক্ত করা (charge falsely or with malicious intent;) কৎসা রতনা করা( attack the good name and reputation of someone) Ex- Count Rumford denigrated the new theory of heat, demonstrating that it was wholly inadequate to explain the observations.

equivocate

(verb) দ্ব্যর্থবোধক বাক্য ব্যবহার করা; বাক্চাতুরী করা; ( to speak vaguely, usually with the intention to mislead or deceive) Ex- After Sharon brought the car home an hour after her curfew, she equivocated when her parents pointedly asked her where she had been.

assail.

(verb) কথায় আক্রমণ করা (attack in speech or writing) Ex- In the weekly paper, the editor assailed the governor for wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars in public projects that quickly failed

delegate

(verb) কাউকে দায়িত্ব অর্পন করা (give an assignment to (a person) Ex- Since the senior manager had to go on many international business trips, she was forced to delegate many of her responsibilities to two lower-level managers.

lionize

(verb) কাউকে বিখ্যাতরুপে গন্য করা ৯assign great social importance to) Ex- Students in the U.S. learn to lionize Jefferson, Franklin, and Washington because they are the founding fathers of the nation.

indict

(verb) কাঊকে অভিযুক্ত করা (to formally charge or accuse of wrong-doing) Ex- The bankrobber was indicted on several major charges, including possession of a firearm.

vilify

(verb) কুৎসা রটানো (spread negative information about) Ex- Todd was noble after the divorce, choosing to say only complimentary things about Barbara, but Barbara did not hesitate to vilify Todd.

precipitate

(verb) কোন অবস্থার দিকে ঠেলে দেয়া, নিপতিত করা (to cause to happen) Ex- The government's mishandling the hurricane's aftermath precipitated a widespread outbreak of looting and other criminal activity.

err

(verb) ভূল করা (to make an error) Ex- He erred in thinking that "indigent" and "indignant" were synonyms.

expunge

(verb) মুছে ফেলা, বাদ দেয়া(লেখা থেকে), লোপ করা (to eliminate completely) Ex- When I turned 18, all of the shoplifting and jaywalking charges were expunged from my criminal record.

eke

(verb) যৎসামান্য দিয়ে চালানো (To live off meager resources, to scrape by) Ex- Stranded in a cabin over the winter, Terry was able to eke out an existence on canned food.

buttress

(verb) শক্তিশালী করা, বলবৃদ্ধি করা (make stronger or defensible) Ex- China's economy has been buttressed by a global demand for the electronic parts the country manufactures.

mollify

(verb) শান্ত করা (to make someone angry less angry; placate) Ex- In the morning, Harriat was unable to mollify Harry, if he happened to become angry, unless he had his cup of coffee.

nonplussed

(verb) হতবুদ্ধি, কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় (unsure how to act or respond) Ex- Shirley was totally nonplussed when the angry motorist cut her off and then stuck his finger out the window.

Cynical

Adj Thinking the worst of others' motivations; bitterly pessimistic I realize that being ------- is a way of life for you ... but perhaps in the future you will refrain from bastardizing the word "evil" to suit your political needs

Elated

Adj Very happy, in high spirits Mr. Yoshimitsu said his group was ----- with the governor's decision

Exacting

Adj Very severe in making demands; requiring precise attention Patricia Lysaght observes that ritual cursing was often a means employed by women in ------ revenge against enemies and authorities who had caused them harm

Affable

Adj Warm, friendly, pleasant, approachable He had the nickname "Czar Cannon," quite a bit different, Wolf, from Hastert, who is known as the ------ coach

Estimable

Adj Worthy of esteem, admirable; able to be estimated Aunt Julia says he is really a very ------ man

Pretentious

Adj Claiming or demanding a position of importance or dignity, esp. when unjustified; showing off, creating a deceptive, false show of worth

Lucid

Adj Clear, easy to understand; rational, sane

Succeeding

Adj Coming after or following

Nascent

Adj Coming into existence, still developing

Mundane

Adj Common, ordinary, everyday

Profligate

Adj Completely and shamelessly immoral, or extremely wasteful

Ingrained

Adj Deep-rooted, forming part of the very essence; worked into the fiber

Pious

Adj Devout; religiously reverent and dutiful

Perfidious

Adj Disloyal, treacherous, violating one's trust

Philanthropy

Noun Efforts to improve the well-being of humankind, generally through giving money

Status Quo

Noun Existing state or condition

Zeal

Noun Great fervor or enthusiasm for a cause, person, etc., tireless diligence in furthering that cause; passion, ardor

Haven

Noun Harbor or port, refuge, safe place

syllogism

a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

conscript

a person compulsorily enrolled for military service #As a result, Dr. Browder was ...(ed) into the Army at 25.

credence

acceptance of something as true #That may also be a path to giving thousands of organic products more ... with the public.

Chronological

adj arranged in or relating to time order These are numbered in --------- order, from January to December."

implicit

adj implied, not stated directly; involved in the very essence of something, unquestionable

Incendiary

adj setting on fire, pertaining to arson; arousing strife, rebellion, etc.; "inflaming" the senses

impartial

adj unbiased, fair

inadvertent

adj unintentional; characterized by a lack of attention, careless

diminutive

adjective অতিক্ষুদ্র (very small) Ex- When he put on his father's suit and shoes, his appearance was that of a diminutive youth.

exorbitant

adjective অত্যধিক, মাত্রাতিরিক্ত (greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation) Ex- Shelley made one exorbitant purchase after another, buying new clothes and taking vacations even though she earned a limited salary.

internecine

adjective অন্তর্ঘাতী (of conflict) within a group or organization Ex- The guerilla group, which had become so powerful as to own the state police, was finally destroyed by an internecine conflict.

improvident

adjective অপরিণামদর্শী; অদূরদর্শী; অবিচক্ষণ (not given careful consideration) Ex- Marty was improvident, never putting money aside for the future but spending it on decorating the interior of his home.

ineluctable

adjective অপরিহার্য; এড়ান যায় না এমন; অনিবার্য (impossible to avoid or evade) Ex- For those who smoke cigarettes for years, a major health crisis brought on by smoking is ineluctable.

ineffable

adjective অবর্নণীয়, অনির্বচনীয় (too sacred to be uttered; defying expression or description) Ex- While art critics can occasionally pinpoint a work's greatness, much of why a piece captures our imaginations is completely ineffable.

unstinting

adjective উদার (very generous) Ex- Helen is unstinting with her time, often spending hours at the house of a sick friend.

imperious

adjective উদ্ধত; দাম্ভিক (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy) Ex- Children are imperious with each other before they learn that earning someone's respect is better than demanding.

unflappable

adjective উদ্বেগহীন; অচঞ্চল; সংকটে অবিচলিত; অনুদ্বিগ্ন (not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure) Ex- The house shook and the ground quaked, but my dad was unflappable and comforted the family.

complicit

adjective দুষ্কর্মে সহযোগী (Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature) Ex- While the grand jury cleared the senator of all criminal charges, in the public mind he was still complicit in the corruption.

...

(adjective) সতর্ক, সাবধান (cautious) Ex- Jack was wary of GRE words that looked similar, because they usually had different definitions; not so with chary, a word that he began to use interchangeably with wary.

genial

(adjective) সদয় (agreeable, conducive to comfort) Ex- Betty is a genial young woman: everyone she meets is put at ease by her elegance and grace.

voracious

(adjective) সর্বগ্রাসী, রাক্ষুসে ( very hungry; approaching an activity with gusto) Ex- Steven was a voracious reader, sometimes finishing two novels in the same day.

docile

(adjective) সহজে বশ মানে এমন , সহজে শেখানো যায় এমন (easily handled or managed; willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed) Ex- Barnyard animals are considerably more docile than the wild animals.

conducive

(adjective) সহায়ক (making a situation or outcome more likely to happen) Ex- Studying in a quiet room is conducive to learning; studying in a noisy environment makes learning more difficult.

byzantine

(adjective) সূক্ষ্ম ও জটিল (intricate and complex) Ex- Getting a driver's license is not simply a matter of taking a test; the regulations and procedures are so byzantine that many have found themselves at the mercy of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

affluent

(adjective) wealthy Ex- The center of the city had sadly become a pit of penury, while, only five miles away, multi-million dollar homes spoke of affluence.

autonomously

(adverb) স্বাধীনভাবে (In an autonomous or self-governing manner) Ex- Many of the factory workers are worried about being replaced by machines and computers that will work completely autonomously.

behemoth

(n.) something of tremendous power or size #The new aircraft carrier is among several ... that the Air Force has added to its fleet.

conundrum

(noun) a difficult problem Ex- Computers have helped solve some of the mathematical conundrums which have puzzled man for many centuries.

euphoria

(noun) a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation/happiness Ex- The euphoria of winning her first gold medal in the 100 meter dash overwhelmed Shelly-Ann Fraser and she wept tears of immense joy.

miser

(noun) কৃপণ (a person who doesn't like to spend money) Ex- Monte was no miser, but was simply frugal, wisely spending the little that he earned.

predilection

(noun) খুব পছন্দ করা (a strong liking) Ex- Monte had a predilection for the fine things in life: Cuban cigars, 200 dollar bottles of wine, and trips to the French Riviera.

anathema

(noun) ঘৃণিত ও অভিশপ্ত বস্তু/ব্যক্তি (a detested person; the source of somebody's hate) Ex- Hundreds of years ago, Galileo was anathema to the church; today the church is anathema to some on the left side of the political spectrum.

junta

(noun) an aggressive takeover by a group (usually military). Ex- As dangerous of a threat as North Korea is, some analysts believe that were a junta suddenly to gain power, it could be even more unpredictable and bellicose than the current leadership

ascetic

(noun) one who practices great self-denial Ex- Historically, ascetics like Ghandi are often considered wise men partially because of their restraint.

aesthete

(noun) one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature Ex- A true aesthete, Marty would spend hours at the Guggenheim Museum, staring at the same Picasso.

moment

(noun) significant and important value. Ex- Despite the initial hullabaloo, the play was of no great moment in Hampton's writing career, and within a few years the public quickly forgot his foray into theater arts.

iconoclast

(noun) somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions Ex- Lady Gaga, in challenging what it means to be clothed, is an iconoclast for wearing a "meat dress" to a prominent awards show.

pundit

(noun) someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field. Ex- Steven Pinker's credentials are unquestioned as a pundit; he has taught at MIT and Stanford, teaches at Harvard, and has published a number of influential books on cognition, language, and psychology.

summit

(noun) the peak or highest point Ex- After hiking for two days, the climbers finally reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.

flux

(noun) অনিশ্চয়তার অবস্থা (a state of uncertainty about what should be done [usually following some important event]) Ex- Ever since Elvira resigned as the head of marketing, everything about our sales strategy has been in a state of flux.

sentient

aware, concious, able to preceive

epiphany

noun বোধোদয় (a sudden revelation or moment of insight) Ex- Gary one day had an epiphany that he was a people person; he prompty quit his factory job and began working as a salesman.

asperity

noun ব্যবহারের রুক্ষতা (harshness of manner) Ex- The editor was known for his asperity, often sending severe letters of rejection to amateur writers.

prognostication

noun ভবিষ্যৎবাণী ( a statement made about the future) Ex- When the Senator was asked about where the negotiations would lead, he said that any guess he could make would be an unreliable prognostication.

modicum

noun সামান্য পরিমাণ; অল্প পরিমাণ; যৎকিঞ্চিৎ (a small or moderate or token amount) Ex- If my sister had even a modicum of sense, she wouldn't be engaged to that barbarian.

quail

to cower, lose heart

cozen

to mislead by trick or fraud; decieve #So if you walk through Times Square in NY City and sb tries to sell you a gold watch, well keep your wallet in your pocket since that person is likely trying to ... you

remonstrate

to object or protest

pellucid

transparent; easily understood #I came for the water - the ... Mediterranean, alternating between shades of blue and green.

diaphanous

transparent; vague; insubstancial #Her dress was formed by a ...—and strategically placed—curtain of water.

nugatory

trifling; invalid #First, with growth ... or negative in the rich world, firms have come to depend on surging emerging markets, especially China, to keep expanding.

abhor

verb Detest, regard with disgust "To be honest, I kind of ------- the title of "space tourist."

chastise

verb কঠোর শাস্তি দেওয়া বা তিরস্কার করা (to reprimand harshly) Ex- Though chastised for eating the snacks for the party, Lawrence shrugged off his mother's harsh words, and continued to plow through jars of cookies and boxes of donuts.

vituperate

adjective নিন্দা করা; গালাগালি দেওয়া ( to criticize harshly; to berate) Ex- Jason had dealt with disciplinarians before, but nothing prepared him for the first week of boot camp, as drill sergeants vituperated him for petty oversights such as forgetting to double knot the laces on his boots.

limpid

adjective নির্মল, সচ্ছ (clarity in terms of expression) Ex- Her limpid prose made even the most recondite subjects accessible to all.

besotted

adjective নেশায় বুঁদ (very drunk) Ex- Never before have I seen my mom so besotted, and honestly, I hope it's the last time she drinks so much.

Excoriate

verb কঠোর সমালোচনা করা (to criticize very harshly) Ex- Entrusted with the prototype to his company's latest smartphone, Larry, during a late night karaoke bout, let the prototype slip into the hands of a rival company - the next day Larry was excoriated, and then fired.

gerrymander

verb কূট কৌশল বা চল-ছাতুরী করা[ নির্বাচনে জয়লাভের উদ্দেশ্যে] (to manipulate voting districts in order to favor a particular political party) Ex- Years ago, savvy politicians had gerrymandered the city center to ensure their re-election.

brook

verb সহ্য করা (put up with something or somebody unpleasant) Ex- While she was at the chalkboard, the teacher did not brook any form of talking--even a tiny peep resulted in afternoon detention.

calumny

verbal attacks that are meant to destroy reputations or friendships #It is precisely these institutions that are the target of Trump's most persistent lies and ....

minuscule

very small #Instead of producing interference in a large fibre-optic loop, the light resonates inside a ... crystalline cavity.

erratic

(adjective) unpredictable; strange and unconventional Ex- It came as no surprise to pundits that the President's attempt at re-election floundered; even during his term, support for his policies was erratic, with an approval rating jumping anywhere from 30 to 60 percent.

vacuous

(adjective) অন্তঃসারশূণ্য (devoid of intelligence, matter, or significance) Ex- To the journalist's pointed question, the senator gave a vacuous response, mixing a few of his overall campaign slogans with platitudes and completely avoiding the controversial subject of the question.

ignominious

(adjective) অপমানজনক, লজ্জাকর (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame Ex- Since the politician preached ethics and morality, his texting of revealing photographs was ignominious, bringing shame on both himself and his party.

irrevocable

(adjective) অপ্রিবর্তনীয়, প্রত্যাহার করা যায় না এমন (incapable of being retracted or revoked) Ex- Once you enter your plea to the court, it is irrevocable so think carefully about what you will say.

adamant

(adjective) অবিচল, দৃঢ় (refusing to change one's mind) Ex- Civil rights icon Rosa Parks will forever be remembered for adamantly refusing to give up her seat on a public bus--even after the bus driver insisted, she remained rooted in place.

stolid

(adjective) অবিচলিত, সহজে বিচলিত হয় না এমন (having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited) Ex- Elephants may appear stolid to casual observers, but they actually have passionate emotional lives.

malfeasance

(adjective) অবৈধ কার্য ( misconduct or wrongdoing (especially by a public official)] Ex- Not even the mayor's trademark pearly-toothed grin could save him from charges of malfeasance: while in power, he'd been running an illegal gambling rink in the room behind his office.

recondite

(adjective) অভেদ্য, দুর্বোধ্য (difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge) Ex- I found Ulysses recondite and never finished the book, waiting instead to read it with someone else so we could penetrate its meaning together.

inveterate

(adjective) অভ্যাসগত (habitual) Ex- He is an inveterate smoker and has told his family and friends that there is no way he will ever quit.

indecorous

(adjective) অমার্জিত, শিষ্টাচার বিরোধী (not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society) Ex- Eating with elbows on the table is considered indecorous in refined circles.

ornate

(adjective) অলংকার সমৃদ্ধ (marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details) Ex- The ornate Victorian and Edwardian homes spread throughout San Francisco are my favorite part of the city.

irresolute

(adjective) অস্থিরমনস্ক (uncertain how to act or proceed) Ex- He stood irresolute at the split in the trail, not sure which route would lead back to the camp.

winsome

(adjective) আকর্ষণীয়, মনোরম, হাসিখুশী (charming in a childlike or naive way) Ex- She was winsome by nature, and many people were drawn to this free and playful spirit.

provincial

(adjective) আঞ্চলিক, গ্রাম্য (characteristic of the a limited perspective; not fashionable or sophisticated) Ex- Maggie's enthusiasm about her high school teams seemed provincial to her college classmates, all of whom were following a nationally ranked college team.

smug

(adjective) আত্মতৃপ্ত, উচ্চাক্ষাঙ্খাহীন (marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction) Ex- When Phil was dating the model, he had a smug attitude that annoyed his buddies.

diffident

(adjective) আত্মপ্রত্যয়হীন, সংশয়ী (showing modest reserve; lacking self-confidence) Ex- As a young girl she was diffident and reserved, but now as an adult, she is confident and assertive.

sentimental

(adjective) আবেগপ্রবণ (effusively or insincerely emotional) [especially in art, music, and literature] Ex- I don't like romanticism for the same reason I don't like melodramatic acting and soap operas--overly sentimental.

precarious

(adjective) আশঙ্কাজনক, বিপদজনক (fraught/filled with danger) Ex- People smoke to relax and forget their cares, but ironically, in terms of health risks, smoking is far more precarious than either mountain-climbing or skydiving.

impending

(adjective) আসন্ন (close in time; about to occur) Ex- The impending doom of our world has been a discussed and debated for 2000 years--maybe even longer.

expansive

(adjective) উচ্ছল,উচ্ছলতাপূর্ণ (communicative, and prone to talking in a sociable manner) Ex- After a few sips of cognac, the octogenarian shed his irascible demeanor and became expansive, speaking fondly of the "good old days".

catholic

(adjective) উদার, সার্বজনীন (of broad scope; universal) Ex- Jonah's friends said that Jonah's taste in music was eclectic; Jonah was quick to point out that not only was his taste eclectic but it was also catholic: he enjoyed music from countries as far-flung as Mali and Mongolia.

derivative

(adjective) উৎপন্ন, মৌলিক/আদি নয় এমন (not original but drawing on the work of another person) Ex- Because the movies were utterly derivative of other popular movies, they did well at the box office.

evasive

(adjective) এড়ানো/পালানো (avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger or commitment) Ex- His responses were clearly evasive; he obviously did not want to take on any responsibility or any new work.

pugnacious

(adjective) কলহপ্রিয়, ঝগড়াটে, মারমুখী (eager to fight or argue; verbally combative) Ex- The comedian told one flat joke after another, and when the audience started booing, he pugnaciously back at them, "Hey, you think this is easy -- why don"t you buffoons give it a shot?"

lascivious

(adjective) কামুক, লম্পট ( lecherous; sexually perverted) Ex- Lolita is a challenging novel for many, not necessarily because of the elevated prose style but because of the depravity of the main character, Humbert Humbert, who, as an old, lascivious man, falls in love with a girl.

transitory

(adjective) ক্ষণস্থায়ী, সাময়িক (lasting a very short time) Ex- If we lived forever and life was not transitory, do you think we would appreciate life less or more?

derisive

(adjective) গালমন্দ করা (abusing vocally) অবজ্ঞা/উপহাস করা (expressing contempt or ridicule) Ex- I was surprised by her derisive tone; usually, she is sweet, soft spoken, and congenial.

sordid

(adjective) ঘৃন্য/হীন উদ্দেশ্য প্রণোদিত (involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; foul and run-down and repulsive) Ex- The nightly news simply announced that the senator had had an affair, but the tabloid published all the sordid details of the interaction.

languid

(adjective) জড়তাগ্রস্ত, ধীরগতিসম্পন্ন (not inclined towards physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed) Ex- As the sun beat down and the temperature climbed higher, we spent a languid week lying around the house.

negligible

(adjective) তুচ্ছ, নগণ্য (so small as to be meaningless; insignificant) Ex- The GRE tests cumulative knowledge, so if you cram the night before it is, at best, likely to only have a negligible impact on your score.

precipitate

(adjective) ত্বরিত, হঠকারিতাপূর্ণ ( hasty or rash) Ex- Instead of conducting a thorough investigation after the city hall break-in, the governor acted precipitately, accusing his staff of aiding and abetting the criminals.

indigent

(adjective) দরিদ্র, গরীব ( poor; having very little) Ex- In the so-called Third World, many are indigent and only a privileged few have the resources to enjoy material luxuries.

factious

(adjective) দলাদলি প্রবণ, দলাদলি মূলক (produced by, or characterized by internal dissension) Ex- The controversial bill proved factious, as dissension even within parties resulted

overweening

(adjective) দাম্ভিক, অহংকারী (arrogant; presumptuous) Ex- Mark was so convinced of his basketball skills that in his overweening pride he could not fathom that his name was not on the varsity list; he walked up to the basketball coach and told her she had forgotten to add his name.

incumbent

(adjective) দায়িত্ব/অবশ্য কর্তব্য (necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility) Ex- Middle managers at times make important decisions, but real responsibility for the financial well-being of the corporation is ultimately incumbent on the CEO.

dilatory

(adjective) দীর্ঘসূত্রী, শ্লথগতিসম্পন্ন (wasting time) Ex- Lawyers use dilatory tactics so that it takes years before the case is actually decided.

gossamer

(adjective) নরম, হাল্কা (characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy) Ex- The gossamer wings of a butterfly, which allow it to fly, are also a curse, so delicate that they are often damaged.

aesthetic

(adjective) নান্দনিক (concerned with the appreciation of beauty) Ex- The director, not known for his aesthetic sensibilities, decided not to use costumes at all, and put on the play in everyday clothing.

illicit

(adjective) নিষিদ্ধ,অবৈধ (contrary to or forbidden by law) Ex- Though Al Capone was engaged in many illicit activities, he was finally arrested for income tax evasion, a relatively minor offense.

humdrum

(adjective) নীরস,একঘেয়ে, গতানুগতিক (dull and lacking excitement) Ex- Having grown up in a humdrum suburb, Jacob relished life in New York City after moving.

paradoxical

(adjective) পরস্পর বিরোধী কিন্তু সত্য (seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true) Ex- That light could be both a particle and a wave seems paradoxical, but nonetheless, it is true.

antithetical

(adjective) পরস্পরবিরোধী (sharply contrasted in character or purpose) Ex- His deep emotional involvement with these ideas is, in fact, antithetical to the dis attachment Buddhism preaches.

pastoral

(adjective) পল্লীজীবন বিষয়ক (relating to the countryside in a pleasant sense) Ex- Those who imagine America's countryside as a pastoral region are often disappointed to learn that much of rural U.S. is filled with cornfields extending as far as the eye can see.

erudite

(adjective) পান্ডিত্যপূর্ণ (having or showing profound knowledge) Ex- Before the Internet, the library was typically were you would find erudite readers.

untoward

(adjective) প্রতিকূল, দুর্ভাগ্যজনক (unfavorable; inconvenient) Ex- Some professors find teaching untoward as having to prepare for lectures and conduct office hours prevents them from focusing on their research.

cerebral

(adjective) বুদ্ধিনির্ভর ও আবেগবর্জিত (involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct) Ex- A cerebral analysis of most pop music finds it to be simple and childish, but that ignores the point--the music's effect on the listener.

slapdash

(adjective) বেপোরোয়াভাবে/অসতর্কভাবে (carelessly and hastily put together) Ex- The office building had been constructed in a slapdash manner, so it did not surprise officials when,during a small earthquake, a large crack emerged on the façade of the building.

base

(adjective) ভিত্তি (the lowest), নীচ ,হীন (class were without any moral principles) Ex- She was not so base as to begrudge the beggar the unwanted crumbs from her dinner plate.

errant

(adjective) ভ্রান্ত, বিপথগামী (to be wandering; not sticking to a circumscribed path) Ex- Unlike his peers, who spent their hours studying in the library, Matthew preferred errant walks through the university campus.

derogative

(adjective) মর্যাদা হানিকর, অবমাননাকর (expressed as worthless or in negative terms) Ex- Never before have we seen a debate between two political candidates that was so derogative and filthy.

gregarious

(adjective) মিশুক (to be likely to socialize with others) Ex- Often we think that great leaders are those who are gregarious, always in the middle of a large group of people; yet, as Mahatma Gandhi and many others have shown us, leaders can also be introverted.

jocular

(adjective) রসিকতা প্রিয়, রসিক (characterized by jokes and good humor) Ex- My uncle was always in a jocular mood at family gatherings, messing up people's hair and telling knock knock jokes to anyone who would listen.

arcane

(adjective) রহস্যময়, গোপনীয় (requiring secret or mysterious knowledge) Ex- Most college fraternities are known for arcane rituals that those hoping to the join the fraternity must learn.

cadaverous

(adjective) রুগ্ন, কৃশকায় (emaciated; gaunt) Ex- Some actors take challenging roles in which they have to lose so much weight that they appear cadaverous.

ignoble

(adjective) লজ্জাজনক (dishonorable) Ex- In the 1920s, the World Series was rigged--an ignoble act which baseball took decades to recover from.

serene

(adjective) শান্ত-সৌম্য (calm and peaceful) Ex- I'd never seen him so serene; usually, he was a knot of stress and anxiety from hours of trading on the stock exchange.

reverent

(adjective) শ্রদ্ধাশীল, শ্রদ্ধাভাবাপন্ন (feeling or showing profound respect or veneration) Ex- The professor could speak objectively about the other composers, but he always lectured about Brahms with a particularly reverent air, unable to offer a single criticism of his compositions.

laborious

(adjective) শ্রমসাধ্য (characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort) Ex- The most laborious job I've had was working 20 hours a day as a fisherman in King Salmon, Alaska.

tantamount

(adjective) সমপরিমাণ, সদৃশ (being essentially equal to something) Ex- In many situations, remaining silent is tantamount to admitting guilt, so speak to prove your innocence.

bellicose

(adjective) সমরপ্রিয় (warlike), মারমূখী (inclined to quarrel) Ex- Known for their bellicose ways, the Spartans were once the most feared people from Peloponnese to Persia.

imprudent

(adjective) হঠকারী, অবিবেচক (not wise) Ex- Hitler, like Napoleon, made the imprudent move of invading Russia in winter, suffering even more casualties than Napoleon had.

forlorn

(adjective) হতভাগ্য (marked by or showing hopelessness) Ex- After her third pet dog died, Marcia was simply forlorn: this time even the possibility of buying a new dog no longer held any joy.

jovial

(adjective) হাশিখুশী, আমুদে (full of or showing high-spirited merriment) Ex- The political candidate and his supporters were jovial once it was clear that she had won.

sanguine

(adjective) হাসিখুশী, আশাবাদী (cheerful; optimistic) Ex- With the prospect of having to learn 3,000 words during the course of the summer, Paul was anything but sanguine.

convivial .

(adjective) ঊল্লাসমুখর (describing a lively atmosphere) Ex- The wedding reception was convivial; friends who hadn't seen each other for ages drank and ate together before heading to the dance floor.

bleak

(adjective) মলিন,বিবর্ণ (having a depressing or gloomy outlook) Ex- Unremitting overcast skies tend to lead people to create bleak literature and lugubrious music

askance

(adverb) আড়চোখে/ সন্দেহের দৃষ্টিতে তাকানো (with a look of suspicion or disapproval) Ex- The old couple looked askance on the teenagers seated next to them, whispering to each other, "They've got rings through their noses and purple hair!"

brusquely

(adverb) রুঢ়ভাবে (in a blunt, direct manner) Ex- Not one for social pleasantries, the Chief of Staff would brusquely ask his subordinates anything he wanted, even coffee.

foible

(noun) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual. Ex- When their new roommate sat staring at an oak tree for an hour, Marcia thought it indicated a mental problem, but Jeff assured her it was a harmless foible.

jargon

(noun) a characteristic language of a particular group Ex- To those with little training in medicine, the jargon of doctors can be very difficult to understand.

egotist

(noun) a conceited and self-centered person Ex- An egotist, Natasha had few friends because of her inability to talk about anything except her dream of becoming the next American Idol.

contingent

(noun) a gathering of persons representative of some larger group. Ex- A small contingent of those loyal to the king have gathered around the castle to defend it.

raft

(noun) a large number of something Ex- Despite a raft of city ordinances passed by an overzealous council, noise pollution continued unabated in the megalopolis.

amalgam

(noun) a mixture of multiple things Ex- The band's music was an amalgam of hip-hop, flamenco and jazz, blending the three styles with surprising results.

savvy

(noun) a perceptive understanding Ex- Although a great CEO, he did not have the political savvy to win the election.

jingoist

(noun) a person who thinks that their country should be at war Ex- In the days leading up to war, a nation typically breaks up into the two opposing camps: doves, who do their best to avoid war, and jingoists, who are only too eager to wave national flags from their vehicles and vehemently denounce those who do not do the

powwow

(noun) an informal meeting or discussion. Ex- Before the team takes the field, the coach always calls for a powwow so that he can make sure all the players are mentally in the right place.

panache

(noun) distinctive and stylish elegance Ex- Jim, with his typical panache, came to the wedding reception with a top hat, a cane, and a long cape covered in sequins.

zenith

(noun) the highest point; culmination Ex- At the zenith of his artistic career, Elvis was outselling any other artist on the charts. *apex/summit/pinnacle/culmination

profusion

(noun) the property of being extremely abundant. Ex- When Maria reported that she had been visited by Jesus Christ and had proof, a profusion of reporters and journalists descended on the town.

presumption

(noun) অনুমান করা (an assumption that is taken for granted) Ex- When Mr. Baker found out the family car was gone, he acted under the presumption that his rebellious son had taken the car, calling his son's phone and yelling at him; only later did Mr. Baker realize that Mrs. Baker had simply gone out to get her nails done.

dilettante

(noun) অনুরাগী কিন্তু অগভীর জ্ঞান সম্পন্ন এমন ব্যক্তি (an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge) Ex- Fred has no formal medical training; while he likes to claim authority on medical issues, he is little more than a dilettante.

venality

(noun) অর্থলালসা (the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption) Ex- Even some of the most sacrosanct sporting events are not immune to venality, as many of the officials have received substantial bribes to make biased calls.

pariah

(noun) অষ্পৃশ্য, সমাজচ্যুত (an outcast) Ex- The once eminent scientist, upon being found guilty of faking his data, has become a pariah in the research community.

torpor

(noun) অসাড় অবস্থা (inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy) Ex- After work, I was expecting my colleagues to be enthusiastic about the outing, but I found them in a state of complete torpor.

chauvinist

(noun) উগ্রপন্থী (a person who believes in the superiority of their group) Ex- The chauvinist lives on both sides of the political spectrum, outright shunning anybody whose ideas are not consistent with his own.

melee

(noun) এলোমেলো লড়াই (a wild, confusing fight or struggle) Ex- After enduring daily taunts about my name, I became enraged and pummeled the schoolyard bully and his sycophantic friends in a brutal melee.

maverick

(noun) কাজে-কর্মে স্বাধীনচেতা এমন (someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action) Ex- Officer Kelly was a maverick, rarely following police protocols or adopting the conventions for speech common among his fellow officers.

tact

(noun) কৌশল, বিচক্ষণতা, তীক্ষ্ণবুদ্ধি (consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense) Ex- In a tremendous display of tact, Shelly was able to maintain a strong friendship with Marcia, even though Marcia's husband, Frank, confessed to finding Shelley more attractive than Marcia.

clemency

(noun) ক্ষমাশীলতা, কোমলতা, নম্রতা (leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice) Ex- In the final moments of the trial, during his closing speech, Phillips was nearly begging the judge for clemency.

polemic

(noun) দাদানুবাদ, তর্কবিতর্ক (a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something) Ex- The professor launched into a polemic, claiming that Freudian theory was a pack of lies that absolutely destroyed European literary theory.

proponent

(noun) প্রস্তাবক (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea) Ex- Ironically, the leading proponent of Flat-Earth Theory flies all over the world in an effort to win more adherents.

cornucopia

(noun) প্রাচুর্য (an abundant supply of something good) Ex- The International Food Expo was a cornucopia of culinary delights: gourmet foods from every continent were under one roof.

decimation

(noun) বিপুল সখ্যায় হত্যা করা/ ধ্বংস করা (destroying or killing a large part of the population) Ex- The decimation after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is incomprehensible.

credulity

(noun) বিশ্বাসপ্রবণতা (tendency to believe readily) Ex- Virginia's wide-eyed credulity as a five-year old was replaced by suspicion after she learned that Santa Claus didn't really exist.

melancholy

(noun) বিষাদ, বিষণ্ণতা ( deep, long-lasting sadness) Ex- Hamlet is a figure of tremendous melancholy: he doesn't have a truly cheerful scene throughout the entire play.

duress

(noun) ভয় দেখান, জবরদস্তি করা (compulsory force or threat) Ex- The witness said he signed the contract under duress and argued that the court should cancel the agreement.

misanthrope

(noun) যে মানুষকে ঘৃণা করে ( a hater of mankind) Ex- Hamilton had been deceived so many times in his life that he hid behind the gruff exterior of a misanthrope, lambasting perfect strangers for no apparent reason.

gall

(noun) রুঢ় হওয়া (the trait of being rude and impertinent) Ex- Even though Carly was only recently hired, she had the gall to question her boss's judgment in front of the office.

harangue

(noun) লম্বা বক্তব্য, প্যানপ্যনানি, ভ্যাজর ভ্যাজর (a long pompous speech; a tirade) Ex- Dinner at Billy's was more a punishment than a reward, since anyone who sat at the dinner table would have to listen to Billy's father's interminable harangues against the government.

advocate

(noun) সমর্থক/প্রবক্তা হওয়া[কোন যুক্তি/প্রস্তাবের] (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea) Ex- Martin Luther King Jr. was a tireless advocate for the rights of African-Americans in the United States.

altruism

(noun) সার্থহীনতা, পরহিতব্রত (the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others) Ex- Albert Schweitzer spent most of his life doing missionary work as a doctor in Africa, seeking no reward,apparently motivated only by altruism.

constraint

(noun) সীমাবদ্ধ করা (something that limits or restricts) Ex- He found pop music a constraint on his ability to learn and preferred to listen to classical musical while studying.

nuance

(noun) সূক্ষ্ম তারতম্য৯অর্থ/মতামত ইত্যাদির) [ a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude] Ex- Because of the nuances involved in this case, I hired an outside consultant to advice us and help.

tumult

(noun) হড়োহুড়ি, শোরগোল (a state of chaos, noise and confusion) Ex- Riots broke out just in front of our apartment building, and the tumult continued late into the night.

reprobate

(noun) প্রত্যাখান করা ( ব্যক্তি বিশেষকে)/প্রত্যাখ্যাত [a person who is disapproved of (rejected)] Ex- Those old reprobates drinking all day down by the river--they are not going to amount to much.

ingenuity

(noun) বিচক্ষণতা, উদ্ভাবনপটুতা (the power of creative imagination) Ex- Daedalus was famous for his ingenuity; he was able to fashion his son Icarus with a pair of wings, using wax to hold them together.

acme

(noun) the highest point of achievement Ex- The new Cessna airplanes will be the acme of comfort, offering reclining seats and ample legroom.

censor

(verb) 1.to examine and remove objectionable material. 2.An official who censor material Ex- Every fall, high school English teachers are inundated by requests to censor their curriculum by removing The Catcher in the Rye and Scarlet Letter from their reading lists.

finagle

(verb) achieve/obtain something by means of trickery or devious or dishonest methods Ex- Steven was able to finagle one of the last seats on the train by convincing the conductor that his torn stub was actually a valid ticket.

augment

(verb) enlarge or increase; improve Ex- Ideally, the restaurant's augmented menu will expand its clientele and increase its profits. *Breast augmentation

debunk

(verb) expose as false ideas and claims, especially while ridiculing. Ex- Richard Dawkins tries to debunk religious belief, but his ridicule tends to push people away from his points rather than convince them.

hamstrung

(verb) made ineffective or powerless Ex- The FBI has made so many restriction on the local police that they are absolutely hamstrung, unable to accomplish anything.

compound

(verb) make more intense, stronger, or more marked Ex- Her headache was compounded by the construction crew outside, which had six jackhammers going at the same time.

devolve

(verb) pass on or delegate to another Ex- The company was full of managers known for devolving tasks to lower management, but never doing much work themselves.

hamper

(verb) prevent the progress or free movement of Ex- As the rain water began to collect in pools on the highway, it began to hamper the flow of traffic.

conniving

(verb) taking part in immoral and unethical plots Ex- The queen was so conniving that, with the help of the prince, she tried to overthrow the king.

behooves

(verb) to be one's duty or obligation Ex- The teacher looked down at the student and said, "It would behoove you to be in class on time and complete your homework, so that you don't repeat freshman English for a third straight year."

wax

(verb) to gradually increase in size or intensity. Ex- Her enthusiasm for the diva's new album only waxed with each song; by the end of the album, it was her favorite CD yet.

consecrate

(verb) to make holy or set apart for a high purpose Ex- At the church of Notre Dame in France, the new High Altar was consecrated in 1182.

dupe

(verb) to trick or swindle (প্রতারণা করা, বোকা বানানো) Ex- Once again a get-rich-fast Internt scheme had duped Harold into submitting a $5,000 check to a sham operation.

patronize

(verb) treat condescendingly,to behave or treat in a condescending way Ex- She says she genuinely wanted to help me, but instead she patronized me, constantly pointing out how I was inferior to her.

unnerve (verb)

(verb) unnerve (verb): to make nervous or upset. Ex- At one time unnerved by math problems, she began avidly "Magoosh-ing", and soon became adept at even combinations and permutations questions.

preempt

(verb) অগ্রাধিকার পাওয়া (take the place of or have precedence over) Ex- A governmental warning about an imminent terrorist attack would preempt ordinary network programming on television.

exhort

(verb) অনুরোধ করা, অনুপ্রাণিত করা (to strongly urge on; encourage) Ex- Nelson's parents exhorted him to study medicine, urging him to choose a respectable profession; intransigent, Nelson left home to become a graffiti artist.

tender

(verb) অফার করা, পেশ করা, দাখিল করা (offer up something formally) Ex- The government was loath to tender more money in the fear that it might set off inflation. This word has other definitions but this is the most important one for the GRE

chivalrous

(adjective) being attentive to women like an ideal knight Ex- Marco's chivalrous ways, like opening doors and pulling out chairs, was much appreciated by his date.

cosmopolitan

(adjective) comprising many cultures; global in reach and outlook. Ex- There are few cities in the world as diverse and cosmopolitan as New York.

aboveboard

(adjective) খোলাখুলি, অকপট (open and honest) Ex- The mayor, despite his avuncular face plastered about the city, was hardly aboveboard -- some concluded that it was his ingratiating smile that allowed him to engage in corrupt behavior and get away with it.

acerbic

(adjective) রুক্ষ (harsh in tone) Ex- Most movie critics are acerbic towards summer blockbusters, often referring to them as garbage.

indigent

(noun) দরিদ্র, গরীব (a poor or needy person) Ex- The indigents, huddled under the overpass, tried to start a small bonfire in the hope of staying warm.

jingoism

(noun) উগ্র দেশপ্রেম (fanatical patriotism) Ex- North Korea maintains intense control over its population through a combination of jingoism and cult of personality.

tirade (noun)

(noun) ক্রোধপূর্ণ/তিরস্কারপূর্ন বক্তব্য (an angry speech) Ex- In terms of political change, a tirade oftentimes does little more than make the person speaking red in the face.

myriad

(noun) বিপুল সংখ্যক (a large indefinite number) Ex- There are a myriad of internet sites hawking pills that claim to boost energy for hours on end.

debase

(verb) অধঃপতন ঘটানো/ অপভ্রষ্ট করা (reduce the quality or value of something) Ex- The third-rate script so debased the film that not even the flawless acting could save it from being a flop.

ingratiate

(verb) অনুগ্রহ ভাজন হওয়া (gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts) Ex- Even though Tom didn't like his new boss, he decided to ingratiate himself to her in order to advance his career.

sanction

(verb) অনুমতি প্রদান করা (ive authority or permission to) Ex- The authorities have sanctioned the use of the wilderness reserve for public use; many expect to see hikers an campers enjoying the park in the coming months.

cow

(verb) আতংকগ্রস্ত হওয়া, ভয় পাওয়ানো (to intimidate) Ex- Do not be cowed by a 3,000-word vocabulary list: turn that list into a deck of flashcards!

demur

(verb) ইতঃস্তত করা, সংকোচ করা (to object or show reluctance) Ex- Wallace disliked the cold, so he demurred when his friends suggested they going skiing in the Alps.

galvanize

(verb) উদ্দীপ্ত করা, উতসাহিত করা (to excite or inspire (someone) to action) Ex- At mile 23 of his first marathon, Kyle had all but given up, until he noticed his friends and family holding a banner that read, "Go Kyle"; galvanized, he broke into a gallop, finishing the last three miles in less than 20 minutes.

beg

(verb) এড়িয়ে যাওয়া (to evade or dodge (a question)] Ex- By assuming that Charlie was headed to college--which he was not--Maggie begged the question when she asked him to which school he was headed in the Fall.

preclude

(verb) কোন কিছু ঘটা থেকে বিরত রাখা, অসম্ভব করে তোলা (keep from happening or arising; make impossible) Ex- The manager specified that all other gates be locked, to preclude the possibility of persons without tickets entering the arena undetected.

champion

(verb) কোন কিছুকে বিজয়ী করার জন্য লড়া (protect or fight for as a champion) Ex- Martin Luther King Jr. championed civil rights fiercely throughout his short life.

engender

(verb) কোন কিছুর কারণস্বরূপ হওয়া (give rise to) Ex- The restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles were so severe that they engendered deep hatred and resentment in the German people.

ascribe

(verb) কোন কিছুর রচয়িতা বলে দাবী করা (attribute or credit to) Ex- History ascribes The Odyssey and The Illiad to Homer, but scholars now debate whether he was a historical figure or a fictitious name.

posit

(verb) তর্কের খাতিরে সত্য বলে ধরে নেওয়া (assume as fact) Ex- Initially, Einstein posited a repulsive force to balance Gravity, but then rejected that idea as a blunder.

goad

(verb) তাড়িত করা, তাড়না (urge on with unpleasant comments) Ex- Doug did not want to enter the race, but Jim, through a steady stream of taunts, goaded him into signing up for it.

upbraid

(verb) তিরস্কার করা, ধমক দেওয়া (to reproach; to scold) Ex- Bob took a risk walking into the "Students Barbershop"--in the end he had to upbraid the apparently drunk barber for giving him an uneven bowl cut.

eradicate

(verb) সমূলে ধ্বংস করা (to completely destroy) Ex- I tried eradicating the mosquitos in my apartment with a rolled up newspaper, but there were too many of them.

snub

(verb) অবজ্ঞাপূর্ণ আচরন করা, প্র্যাখ্যান করা (refuse to acknowledge; reject outright and bluntly) Ex- Wheeler was completely qualified for the committee, but the board snubbed him, choosing an obviously lesser qualified candidate instead.

spurn

(verb) অবজ্ঞাভরে প্রত্যাখ্যান করা (reject with contempt) Ex- She spurned all his flattery and proposals, and so he walked off embarrassed and sad.

relegate

(verb) অবনমন করা (assign to a lower position) Ex- When Dexter was unable to fulfill his basic duties, instead of firing him, the boss relegated him to kitchen cleanup.

exonerate

(verb) অভিযোগ হতে মুক্তি দেওয়া (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges) Ex- The document clearly indicated that Nick was out of the state at the time of the crime, and so served to exonerate him of any charges.

contrive

(verb) কোন পরিকল্পনা বাস্তবায়ন করা (to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery) Ex- Despite a low GPA, he contrived to get into college, going so far as to write his own glowing letters of recommendation.

castigate

(verb) কড়া সমালোচনা করা (to reprimand harshly) Ex- Drill sergeants are known to castigate new recruits so mercilessly that the latter often break down during their first week in training.

chastise

(verb) কড়া সমালোচনা করা (to reprimand harshly) Ex- Though chastised for his wanton abuse of the pantry, Lawrence shrugged off his mother's harsh words,and continued to plow through jars of cookies and boxes of donuts.

venerate

(verb) গভীরভাবে শ্রদ্ধা করা। পূজা করা (to respect deeply) Ex- The professor, despite his soporific lectures, was venerated among his colleagues, publishing more papers yearly than all of his peers combined.

demean

(verb) ছোট করা, মুর্যাদা লাঘব করা, to insult; to cause someone to lose dignity or respect Ex- At first the soccer players bantered back and forth, but as soon as one of the players became demeaning,calling the other's mother a water buffalo, the ref whipped out a red card.

disseminate

(verb) ছড়িয়ে পড়া, ছড়িয়ে দেওয়া (cause to become widely known) Ex- Before the effects of anaethesia were disseminated, patients had to experience the full pain of a surgery.

intimate

(verb) জানানো, গোচরে আনা (to suggest something subtly) Ex- At first Manfred's teachers intimated to his parents that he was not suited to skip a grade; when his parents protested, teachers explicitly told them that, notwithstanding the boy's precocity, he was simply too immature to jump to the 6th grade.

rebuke

(verb) তীব্রভাবে ভর্তসনা করা (criticize severely or angrily; censure) Ex- The police chief rebuked the two officers whose irresponsible decisions almost led to the deaths of seven innocent by-standers.

attenuate

(verb) দুর্বল করা, লাঘব করা (to weaken (in terms of intensity); to taper off/become thinner.) Ex- Her animosity towards Bob attenuated over the years, and she even went so far as to invite him to her party.

exemplify

(verb) দৃষ্টান্তস্বরূপ হওয়া (be characteristic of) Ex- Lincoln exemplified the best of not only America, but also the potential greatness that exists within each person.

corroborate

(verb) দৃঢ়ভাবে সমর্থন করা (to confirm or lend support to -usually an idea or claim) Ex- Her claim that frog populations were falling precipitously in Central America was corroborated by locals,who reported that many species of frogs had seemingly vanished overnight.

check

(verb) নিয়ন্ত্রন করা ( to limit) Ex- Deserted for six months, the property began to look more like a jungle and less like a residence--weeds grew unchecked in the front yard

vanquish

(verb) পরাস্ত করা, পরাভূত করা (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict) Ex- For years, Argentina would dominate in World Cup qualifying matches, only to be vanquished by one of the European countries during the late stages of the tournament.

imbibe

(verb) পান করা, হজম করা, শুষে নেয়া (to drink or absorb as if drinking) Ex- Plato imbibed Socrates' teachings to such an extent that he was able to write volumes of work that he directly attributed, sometimes word for word, to Socrates.

differentiate

(verb) পার্থক্য করা, আলাদা করা (be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait sometimes in positive sense) Ex- Mozart's long melodic lines differentiate his compositions from other works of late 18th century music.

discriminate

(verb) পার্থক্য নিরুপণ করতে পারা (recognize or perceive the difference) Ex- Sarah couldn't discriminate between a good wine and a bad wine, so she avoided wine tastings.

vie

(verb) পাল্লা দেওয়া, প্রতিযোগিতা করা (compete for something) Ex- While the other teams in the division actively vie for the championship, this team seems content simply to go through the motions of playing.

stymie

(verb) প্রতিহত করা/ বাধা দেওয়া (hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of) Ex- The engineers found their plans stymied at every turn and were ultimately able to make amlost no progress on the project.

entice

(verb) প্ররোচিত করা, রাজি করানো (get someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises) Ex- Harold enticed his wife, Maude, to go on a vacation to Hawaii, with promises of luaus on the beach and all-you-can-eat seafood buffets.

conciliate

(verb) প্রশমিত করা, বিরোধ দূর করা (to make peace with) Ex- His opponents believed his gesture to be conciliatory, yet as soon as they put down their weapons, he unsheathed a hidden sword.

rescind

(verb) বাতিল করা (cancel officially) Ex- The man's driver's license was rescinded after his tenth car accident, which meant he would never be allowed to legally drive again.

impede

(verb) বিঘ্নিত করা , বাধা দেওয়া (be a hindrance or obstacle to) Ex- Since the police sergeant had to train the pair of new hires, progress in his own case was impeded.

confound

(verb) বিভ্রান্ত করা, হতবুদ্ধি করা, কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় (be confusing or perplexing to) Ex- Though Harry loved numbers, he found calculus confounding.

irk

(verb) বিরক্ত করা, উত্যক্ত করা (irritate or vex) Ex- My little sister has a way of irking and annoying me like no other person.

badger

(verb) বিরক্ত করা, জ্বালাতন করা, প্যানপ্যান করা (to pester) Ex- Badgered by his parents to find a job, the 30-year-old loafer instead joined a gang of itinerant musicians.

delineate

(verb) বিশদভাবে বর্ণনা করা (describe in detail) Ex- After a brief summary of proper swimming technique, the coach delineated the specifics of each stroke, spending 30 minutes alone on the backstroke.

thwart

(verb) ব্যর্থ করে দেওয়া, বাধা দেওয়া (hinder or prevent of [the efforts, plans, or desires]) Ex- I wanted to spend a week in New York this autumn, but the high costs of travel and lodging thwarted my plans.

expound

(verb) ব্যাখ্যা করা, পরিস্কার করা (add details or explanation; clarify the meaning; state in depth) Ex- The CEO refused to expound on the decision to merge our department with another one, and so I quit.

prevail

(verb) ব্যাপক হওয়া, বহুল প্রচলিত হওয়া (be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current:) Ex- During the labor negotiations, an air of hostility prevailed in the office.

defray

(verb) ব্য্য বহন করা, অর্থ জোগানো (to help pay the cost of, either in part of full) Ex- In order for Sean to attend the prestigious college, his generous uncle helped defray the excessive tuition with a monthly donation.

refute

(verb) ভুল বলে প্রমাণিত হওয়া ৯prove to be false or incorrect) Ex- No one could refute his theories or propositions, and that is why he was esteemed by all his colleagues in the philosophy department.

misconstrue

(verb) ভূল বোঝা, ভূল ব্যাখ্যা করা (interpret in the wrong way) Ex- The politician never trusted journalists because he though that they misconstrue his words and misrepresent his positions.

placate

(verb) শান্ত করা, প্রশমিত করা (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of) Ex- I was able to placate the angry mob of students by promising to bring cookies on Monday.

appease

(verb) শান্ত/প্রশমিত করা (by acceding to the demands of) Ex- Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister during WWII, tried to appease Hitler and in doing so sent a clear message: you can walk all over us.

prevaricate

(verb) সম্পূর্ণ সত্য বলা থেকে বিরত থাকা (to speak in an evasive way) Ex- The cynic quipped, "There is not much variance in politicians; they all seem to prevaricate".

resolve

(verb) সিদ্ধান্ত গ্রহণ করা, মীমাংসা করা, উপসংহার টানা (reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation) Ex- After much thought, Ted resolved not to travel abroad this summer because he didn't have much money in his bank account.

circumscribe

(verb) সীমিত করা (restrict or confine) Ex- Their tour of South America was circumscribed so that they saw only popular destinations and avoided the dangerous parts of cities.

supplant

(verb) স্থান দখল করা, উচ্ছেদ করা (take the place or move into the position of) Ex- For many, a cell phone has supplanted a traditional phone; in fact, most 20-somethings don't even have a traditional phone anymore.

pine

(verb) কোন কিছুর জন্য আকুল আখাঙ্খা করা (to yearn for) Ex- Standing forlornly by the window, she pined for her lost love. *Yearn

kowtow

(verb) প্রনাম করা, অত্যন্ত বিনয় প্রদর্শন করা (to bow or act in a subservient manner) Ex- Paul kowtowed to his boss so often the boss herself became nauseated by his sycophancy.

deliberate

(verb) সযত্নে বিবেচনা করা (think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons of an issue) Ex- Emergency situations such as this call for immediate action and leave no room to deliberate over options.

Adverse

Adj Opposing, harmful Officials Want Banks to Prove Viability in -------- Conditions; a Preface to Raising Dividend Levels

Intelligible

Adj Able to be understood, clear

Loquacious

Adj Talkative, wordy

Verbose

Adj Wordy

Mollify

Calm or soothe (an angry person); lesson or soften

Exacerbate

Verb Make worse (more violent, severe), inflame; irritate or embitter (a person) Both Wordsworth and Coleridge left Cambridge with a love of literature, and a revolutionary fervor that would only ------- their troubles

Delineate

Verb Mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail Canada's laws also seem to --------- medical quackery and fraud somewhat differently from those in the United States

Disseminate

Verb Scatter, spread about, broadcast Setting up the RedFlag web site to "disseminate" lurid information must mean Draper has to go as well.

Eschew

Verb Shun, avoid, abstain from Instead of talking at each other, a more constructive conversation would ----- criticisms of individuals or groups and focus on policy differences

Bolster

Verb Strengthen or support I went to Uganda actually to see that the European Union is training about 2,000 Somalis to kind of ------- its national army

Fortify

Verb Strengthen, invigorate, encourage Mr. Watson, after many efforts to speak, said in a faultering voice, -- Consider we are christians: -- let that bless'd name ------ our souls

Desiccate

Verb Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated The trick was to ------- the seeds, spores and the animals first (for 3 days over silica gel) before heating them slowly at a rate of 4 °C per minute

audacious

adj Very bold or brave, often in a rude or reckless way; extremely original He is part of what some here are calling an ------- solution to a massive problem: the budget deficit

Dubious

adj doubtful, questionable, suspect Citing a number of backdated transactions and what he characterized as -------- documentation the defendants received from

convoluted

adj twisted; very complicated Despite its all-star cast, the original version was panned on its initial release, called -------- and confusing

Prohibitive

adj Tending to forbid something or serving to prevent something

inimitable

adjective অননুকরণীয়, অনুপমেয় (defying imitation; matchless) Ex- Mozart's music follows a clear pattern that, anyone could imitate, but his music gives an overall sense of effortlessness that is inimitable.

loath

adjective অনিচছুক, বিতৃষ্ণ [unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom (usually followed by 'to')] Ex- I was loath to leave the concert before my favorite band finished playing.

impervious

adjective অভেদ্য (not admitting of passage or capable of being affected) Ex- I am not impervious to your insults; they cause me great pain.

baleful

adjective অশুভ; অলক্ষুণে; অসঙ্গলসূচক (threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments) Ex- Movies often use storms or rain clouds as a baleful omen of evil events that will soon befall the main character.

portentous

adjective অশুভসূচক (ominously prophetic) Ex- When the captain and more than half the officers were sick on the very first night of the voyage, many of the passengers felt this was portentous, but the rest of the voyage continued without any problems.

tendentious

adjective উদ্দেশ্যমূলক, পক্ষপাতমূলক (likely to lean towards a controversial view) Ex- Because political mudslinging has become a staple of the 24-hour media cycle, most of us, despite protestations to the contrary, are tendentious on many of today's pressing issues.

officious

adjective উপযাচক; আগবাড়িয়ে সাহায্য করতে আগ্রহী ,গায়ে-পড়া (intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner) Ex- The professor had trouble concentrating on her new theorem, because her officious secretary would barge in frequently reminding her of some trivial detail involving departmental paperwork.

percipient

adjective তীক্ষনবুদ্ধিসম্পন্ন,সূক্ষ্মদর্শী ( highly perceptive) Ex- Even the most percipient editor will make an occasional error when proofreading.

sagacious

adjective বিচক্ষণ, বিজ্ঞ (having good judgement and acute insight) Ex- Steve Jobs is surely one of the most sagacious CEOs, making Apple the most recognizable and valuable companies in the world.

dolorous

adjective বিষাদময় (showing sorrow) Ex- Chopin's ballades are filled with sharp changes in moods--a dolorous melody can give way to a lighthearted tempo.

autocratic

adjective স্বেচ্ছাচারী, স্বৈরাচারী (characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty) Ex- The last true autocratic country is certainly North Korea; nowhere does a leader exercise the absolute control over all aspects of a people the way that Kim Jong-un does.

patois

jargon; a regional dialect #"Hello, hello," he said, in his trademark British ....

dissolution

noun a living full of debauchery and indulgence in sensual pleasure Ex- Many Roman emperors were known for their dissolution, indulging in unspeakable desires of the flesh.

derelict

noun পরিত্যক্ত -(of a building) abandoned Ex- At one time the waterfront factories were busy and productive, but now they stand derelict and will be torn down.

asperity

severity; harshness; irritability #The top image shows ...(es) under no load. The bottom image depicts the same surface after applying a load.

wistful

vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful

importuned

verb নিরতিশয় জিদ করা; অনুরোধ করা (beg persistently and urgently) Ex- After weeks of importuning the star to meet for a five-minute interview, the journalist finally got what she wanted.

transmute

verb রূপান্তরিত করা (change or alter in form, appearance, or nature) Ex- One of the goals of alchemy was to find the substance or process that would transmute lead into gold.

Derivative

Adj Derived from something else; not original Some local governments absorbed huge losses in ------ investments

aberrant

Adj abnormal, deviant "It also says some civilian supervisors are also at fault for ignoring clear signs of what it called his --------- behavior."

Transitory

Adj Temporary, short-lived, not lasting

Moreover

Adverb Besides; in addition to what was just stated

Nevertheless or Nonetheless

Adverb However, even so, despite that

Respectively

Adverb In the order given

Discrepancy

Noun Difference or inconsistency At 20 feet high, even going out to 40 yards, the ------- is about half a yard.

Connoisseur

Noun Expert, especially in the fine arts; person of educated, refined taste n addition to being known as a --------- of pulchritude, Hughes had a reputation as an inventor, and was said to have designed a special bra to make even more of Ms. Russell's appearance

Affectation

Noun Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression Mr. Moncton laughed at what he termed my -------- of moral integrity, and tried by every art to seduce me to join in amusements, and visit scenes, from which my mind revolted

Bureaucracy

Noun Government characterized by many bureaus and petty administrators or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements Given the amount of corruption in Japanese ----------, it sounds like a good idea to force a certain amount of disclosure so that citizens can understand where vested interests might lie

Activism

Noun The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations As 16 days of ------- is drawing to a close, it's important that we all take a sit and reflect

Potentate

Noun Ruler, person of great power

Paucity

Noun Scarcity, the state of being small in number

Standing

Noun, Adj Status, rank, reputation (noun); existing indefinitely, not movable (adj)

Default

Noun, Verb Failure to act, neglect (noun); fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one (verb) Now if you make late payments or exceed your credit limit, you should be shifted into what they call a ------- penalty interest rate on your credit card

Eclipse

Noun, Verb The obscuring of one thing by another, such as the sun by the moon or a person by a more famous or talented person (noun); to obscure, darken, make less important (verb) Sam Harris begins his new book with a celebration of the ideal of cooperation, a value that has been in ---- among us, and whose absence we feel in every failed attempt to dislodge the country from all the tight places in which we find ourselves these days

Abjure

Verb Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath) Pak has evidence about India's involvement in Balochistan' today said Government was willing to open talks with the Maoists provided they --------- violence which, he said, was the only hurdle to hold

Consolidate

Verb Unite, combine, solidify, make coherent Sleep helps your brain --------- information, so without that recovery time, you're unable to file away important data

Clamor

Verb make loud demands Their -------- was a faint echo in the gold-domed chamber where Bhunda Chand struggled on the velvet-cushioned dais

Constrict

Verb squeeze, compress; restrict the freedom of Unfortunately, as I introduced myself, explaining that it wasn't a gardening column, my throat began to -------, just as it had at the screening.

Savor

Verb Appreciate fully, taste or smell with pleasure

Spearhead

Verb Be the leader of

Skirt

Verb Border, lie along the edge of, go around, evade

Overshadow

Verb Cast a shadow over, darken; dominate, make to seem less important

Vacillate

Verb Waver in one's mind or opinions, be indecisive

Levy

Verb, Noun Collect tax from, wage war on, or enlist for military service (verb); act of collecting tax or amount owed, or the drafting of troops into military service (noun)

maudlin

adjective ছিঁঁচকাঁদুনে (overly emotional and sad) Ex- Just as those who were alive during the 70's are mortified that they once cavorted about in bellbottoms, many who lived during the 80's are now aghast at the maudlin pop songs they used to enjoy - really, just what exactly is a total eclipse of the heart?

antic

adjective কিম্ভূত-কিমাকার (ludicrously odd) Ex- The clown's antic act was too extreme for the youngest children, who left the room in tears.

Factitious

adjective কৃত্রিম(artificial); অস্বাভাবিক (not natural) Ex- The defendant's story was largely factitious and did not accord with eyewitness testimonies

lachrymose

adjective ক্রন্দনরত; অশ্রুমাখা,বিষাদময় (showing sorrow) Ex- Lachrymose and depressed, Alexei Alexandrovich walked two miles home in the rain after learning that his wife was having an affair.

evanescent

adjective ক্ষণস্থায়ী; বিলীয়মান (tending to vanish like vapor) Ex- The storm flashed into existence above us and lasted only a short time - an evanescent turbulence of wind and cloud.

Bilious

adjective খিট্খিটে মেজাজবিশিষ্ট (irritable; always angry) Ex- Rex was bilious all morning, and his face would only take on a look of contentedness when he'd had his morning cup of coffee.

vitriolic

adjective গায়ে জ্বালা-ধরানো; হুল-ফোটানো; খোঁচা-দেওয়া (harsh or corrosive in tone) Ex- While the teacher was more moderate in her criticism of the other student's papers, she was vitriolic toward Peter's paper, casting every flaw in the harshest light.

surreptitious

adjective গোপনে করা; গোপনীয় [ কার্যাদি সম্বন্ধে] (stealthy, taking pains not to be caught or detected) Ex- Since his mom was a light sleeper, Timmy had to tiptoe surreptitiously through the entire house, careful to not make the floors creak, until he at last was able to enjoy his plunder: a box of chocolate chip cookies.

Benighted

adjective জ্ঞানের অভাবে অন্ধকারাচ্ছন্ন, অন্ধকারে পথহারা পথিক (fallen into a state of ignorance) Ex- Far from being a period of utter benightedness, The Medieval Ages produced some great works of theological speculation.

oblique

adjective তির্যক, বাঁকা (not straightforward), পরোক্ষ (indirect) Ex- Herbert never explicitly revealed anything negative about Tom's past, but at times he would obliquely suggest that Tom was not as innocent as he seemed.

mettlesome

adjective তেজস্বী (filled with courage or valor) Ex- For its raid on the Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Seal Team Six has become, for many Americans, the embodiment of mettle.

plucky

adjective তেজস্বী,সাহসী (marked by courage and determination) Ex- Some scouts initially doubted Pedroia because of his short stature, but he is a plucky player, surprising everyone with his boundless energy and fierce determination.

venial

adjective দোষ বা পাপ সম্পর্কে) মার্জনীয় [easily excused or forgiven; pardonable] Ex- His traffic violations ran the gamut from the venial to the egregious - on one occasion he simply did not come to a complete stop; another time he tried to escape across state lines at speeds in excess of 140 mph.

fell

adjective নিঃষ্ঠুর, নৃঃশংস (terribly evil) Ex- For fans of the Harry Potter series, the fell Lord Voldemort, who terrorized poor Harry for seven lengthy installments, has finally been vanquished by the forces of good - unless, that is, JK Rowling decides to come out of retirement.

equitable

adjective ন্যায়সঙ্গত, যথার্থ, ন্যায্য, পক্ষপাতশূন্য (fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience) Ex- The equitable distribution of ice cream to a group of 5 year olds will ensure little to no fighting - at least until the ice cream is gone.

peripatetic

adjective পদব্রজে ভ্রমণ (traveling by foot) [ভবঘুরে,পর্যটক; ইতস্ততঃ ভ্রমণরত ব্যক্তি] Ex- Jim always preferred a peripatetic approach to discovering a city: he felt that he could see so many more details while walking.

noisome

adjective পীড়াদায়ক দুর্গন্ধ (having an extremely bad smell) Ex- Each August, when the winds moved in a south easterly direction, the garbage dump would spread noisome vapors through the small town.

tempestuous

adjective প্রচণ্ড উগ্র; ঝটিকাপূর্ণ; তুমুল (as if driven by turbulent or conflicting emotions; highly energetic and wildly changing or fluctuating) Ex- Chuck and Kathy had always been stable and agreeable people on their own, but when they got involved, it was a tempestuous relationship.

unassailable

adjective প্রশ্নাতীত, অখণ্ডনীয়, নিখুঁত (immune to attack; without flaws) Ex- Professor Williams is so self-assured as to seem arrogant, presenting each and every opinion as an unassailable fact.

obtuse

adjective বোকা, স্থুল বুদ্ধি (slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; lacking in insight or discernment) Ex- Jackson was the most obtuse member of the team: the manager's subtle ironies were always lost on him.

sardonic

adjective ব্যঙ্গপূর্ণ; অবজ্ঞাসূচক; বিদ্রূপাত্মক (disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking) Ex- A stand-up comedian walks a fine line when making jokes about members of the audience; such fun and joking can quickly become sardonic and cutting.

debonair

adjective ভদ্র আচরণ সম্পন্ন, স্ফূর্তিবাজ (having a sophisticated charm) Ex- James Bond is known for his good looks, high tech gadgets, and debonair manner.

estimable

adjective শ্রদ্ধেয়; মাননীয় (deserving of esteem and respect) Ex- After serving thirty years, in which he selflessly served the community, Judge Harper was one of the more estimable people in town.

Blinkered

adjective সংকীর্ণমনা, চোখে ঠুলি পরানো (to have a limited outlook or understanding) Ex- In gambling, the addict is easily blinkered by past successes and/or past failures, forgetting that the outcome of any one game is independent of the games that preceded it.

philistine

adjective সংস্কৃতিবিবর্জিত (smug and ignorant towards artistic and cultural values) Ex- Jane considered Al completely philistine, because he talked almost exclusive about video games; she was entirely unaware of how well read he really was.

autocratic

adjective স্বেচ্ছাচারী, স্বৈরাচারী ( offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power) Ex- The manager was finally fired for his autocratic leadership, which often bordered on rude and offensive.

fauna

all the animal life in a particular region or period #And though China ranks first in flora and ... richness in the Northern Hemisphere, 43% of those species are threatened.

inanity

noun অসারতা; অর্থহীনতা (total lack of meaning or ideas) Ex- Bill's poem was nothing more than a list of impressive sounding words, so there was no point in trying to take meaning from the inanity.

intimation

noun ইঙ্গিত (an indirect suggestion) Ex- At first the hostess tried intimation, praising the benefits of cutlery; when Cecil continued eating with his hands, the hostess told him to use a fork at dinner.

paragon

noun উৎকর্ষের আদর্শ/মূর্ত প্রতীক (an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept) Ex- Some say that Athens was the paragon of democracy, but these people often forget that slaves and women were still not allowed to vote.

hubris

noun ঔদ্ধত্য; অযথা গর্ব (overbearing pride or presumption) Ex- Bill Clinton was criticized for his hubris, since he believed he could get away with anything once in the White House.

invective

noun কটুকাব্য, গালি-গালাজ ( abusive or denunciatory language) Ex- The Internet has unleashed the invectives in many of us; many people post stinging criticism on the comments section underneath newspaper articles or YouTube videos.

martinet

noun কঠোর নিয়মনিষ্ঠ ব্যক্তি (a strict disciplinarian) Ex- The job seemed perfect to Rebecca, until she found out that her boss was a total martinet; after each project the boss would come by to scrutinize - and inevitably criticize - every little detail of the work Rebecca had done.

broadside

noun কথা বা বিবৃতির মাধ্যমে জোরালো আক্রমণ (a strong verbal attack) Ex- Political broadsides are usually strongest in the weeks leading up to a national election.

vitriol

noun ঝাঝালো, তীব্র নিন্দাপূর্ণ (abusive or venomous language used to express blame or bitter deep-seated ill will) Ex- His vitriol spewed forth from a deep-seated racism that consumed his whole life.

raillery

noun ঠাট্রা-তামাশা; পরিহাস (light teasing) Ex- The new recruit was not bothered by the raillery, finding most of it light-hearted and good-natured.

dispensation

noun দায়িত্ব বা কর্তব্য থেকে অব্যাহতি (an exemption from a rule or obligation) Ex- Since her father is a billionaire, she is given dispensation from many of the school's policies.

quisling

noun দেশদ্রোহী, শত্রুপক্ষের সহায়ক ব্যক্তি (traitor) Ex- History looks unfavorably upon quislings; indeed they are accorded about the same fondness as Nero—he who watched his city burn down while playing the violin.

artifice

noun ধুর্ততা, চাতুরী, শঠতা (cunning tricks used to deceive others) Ex- The mayoral candidates both spent much of the campaign accusing each other of artifices designed to mislead the voting public.

effrontery

noun ধৃষ্টতা/নির্লজ্জতা/নির্লজ্জ সাহস (audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to) Ex- The skateboarders acted with effrontery, skating through the church grounds and spray-painting signs warning trespassers.

denouement

noun নাটকের বা উপন্যাসের শেষ অংক ( the final resolution of the many strands of a literary or dramatic work; the outcome of a complex sequence of events) Ex- At the denouement of the movie, all questions were answered, and the true identity of the robber was revealed.

exiguity

noun নিস্বতা; দীনতা (the quality of being meager) Ex- After two months at sea, the exiguity of the ship's supplies forced them to search for fresh water and food.

bromide

noun নীরস মন্তব্য (a trite or obvious remark) Ex- Instead of sharing his umbrella, the cheeky stranger offered Martha the following bromide: "Looks like it's raining."

chagrin

noun নৈরাশ্য বা বিরক্তিবোধ, লজ্জা (strong feelings of embarrassment) Ex- Much to the timid writer's chagrin, the audience chanted his name until he came back on the stage.

schadenfreude

noun পরের দুর্দশায় আনন্দ (joy from watching the suffering of others) Ex- From his warm apartment window, Stanley reveled in schadenfreude as he laughed at the figures below, huddled together in the arctic chill.

duplicity

noun প্রতারণা (deceitfulness, pretending to want one thing but interested in something else) Ex- A life of espionage is one of duplicity: an agent must pretend to be a totally different person than who she or he actually is.

simulacrum

noun প্রতিমূর্তি [a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)] Ex- The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center showcases a simulacrum of all the present and approved buildings in the city of Shanghai.

reprisal

noun প্রত্যাঘাত, অন্যায়ের সমুচিত জবাব (a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime) Ex- The Old Testament doctrine of an eye for an eye is not the kind of retaliation practiced in war; rather, an arm, a leg, and both ears are the reprisal for the smallest scratch.

semblance

noun বাহিরের চেহারা; বাহ্য রূপ (an outward appearance or form that is deliberately misleading) Ex- While the banker maintained a semblance of respectability in public, those who knew him well were familiar with his many crimes.

sybarite

noun বিলাসী আরামপ্রিয় (a person who indulges in luxury) Ex- Despite the fact that he'd maxed out fifteen credit cards, Max was still a sybarite at heart: when the police found him, he was at a $1,000 an hour spa in Manhattan, getting a facial treatment.

conflagration

noun ব্যাপক ও বিধ্বংসী অগ্নিকাণ্ড (a very intense and uncontrolled fire) Ex- In the summer months, conflagrations are not uncommon in the southwest, do to the heat and lack of rain.

parvenu

noun ভুঁইফোঁড় ব্যক্তি (a person who has suddenly become wealthy, but not socially accepted as part of a higher class) Ex- The theater was full of parvenus who each thought that they were surrounded by true aristocrats.

gaffe

noun ভুল; ভুল পদক্ষেপ (a socially awkward or tactless act) Ex- In a famous gaffe, Vice President Quayle attempted to correct the spelling of a grade school student, only to find that the child was correct.

capitulate

noun শর্তসাপেক্ষে আত্মসমর্পণ করা [to surrender (usually under agreed conditions)] Ex- Paul, losing 19-0 in a ping-pong match against his nimble friend, basically capitulated when he played the last two points with his eyes closed.

epigram

noun শ্লেষসমৃদ্ধ কৌতুক/কবিতা (a witty saying) Ex- My favorite epigram from Mark Twain is "A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other way."

diminutive

noun সংকোচিত (to indicate smallness) Ex- He prefers to be called a diminutive of his name: "Bill" instead of "John William."

malapropism

noun সমধনি কিন্তু ভিন্ন অর্থবিশিষ্ট শব্দের ব্যবহার জনিত বিভ্রাট ( the confusion of a word with another word that sounds similar) Ex- Whenever I looked glum, my mother would offer to share "an amusing antidote" with me - an endearing malapropism of "anecdote" that never failed to cheer me up.

panacea

noun সর্বরোগনিবারক ঔষধ (hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; a universal solution) Ex- While the company credit card has made most large purchases easier, it is no panacea: some smaller basic transactions still must be conducted in cash.

gumption

noun সাধারণ বুদ্ধি ও কর্মোদ্যম, সফলতা আনতে পারে এমন গুণাবলী (resourcefulness and determination) Ex- Wallace Stegner lamented the lack of gumption in the U.S. during the sixties, claiming that no young person knew the value of work.

pith

noun সারাংশ (the most essential part of something) Ex- When Cynthia hears a speaker presenting a complex argument, she is always able to discard the irrelevant details and extract the pith of what the speaker is trying to convey.

panegyric

noun স্তুতি, প্রশস্থিগাথা (a formal expression of praise) Ex- Dave asked Andrew to do just a simple toast, but Andrew launched into a full panegyric, enumerating a complete list of Dave's achievements and admirable qualities.

temerity

noun হঠকারিতা, স্পর্ধা, দুঃসাহস (fearless, daring ) Ex- No child has the temerity to go in the rundown house at the end of the street and see if it is haunted.

arriviste

noun নব্য ধনী( a person who has recently acquired wealth or social status.; a social climber) Ex- The city center was aflutter with arrivistes who each tried to outdo one another with their ostentatious sports cars and chic evening dress.

juxtapose

place side by side #It seems only fitting to ... Amazon's hopefully-not-final ugly prototype controller with a rival device from Valve.

flora

plants of a region or era #These last days before spring are a good time to lean into ... and fauna.

banter

playful conversation #But this is television, and that angry ... proved to be a catalyst for something bigger.

piquant

pleasantly pungent; attractive #The meat is stewed in vinegar, garlic and spices until the liquid concentrates its sharp, ... flavors.

mnemonic

related to memory; assisting memory #It is in fact possible to create unique yet memorable site-specific passwords - all you need is a ... system.

demographic

related to population balance #But most publishers do not collect gender, age or any other relevant ... information from authors or reviewers.

forswear

renounce; repudiate #Does anyone else recall those early debates in which both candidates pledged to ... personal attacks and stick to the issues?

reprise

repetition, especially of a piece of music

homily

sermon; tedious moralizing lecture #In his farewell speech, President Obama departed from the usual ...(es) and urged activists to find their causes.

abstinence

the giving up of certain pleasures #For addiction therapies, the US Food and Drug Administration views ... as the gold standard for approval.

bristle

verb ক্রোধ বা ঘৃণা প্রকাশ করা (react in an offended or angry manner) Ex- As we discussed the painting, I noticed the artist's wife bristling at our criticisms, ready to defend her husband's work.

Execrate

verb ঘৃণা করা , অভিশাপ দেওয়া (to curse and hiss at) Ex- Though the new sitcom did decently in the ratings, Nelson railed against the show, saying that it was nothing more than an execrable pastiche of tired cliché's and canned laughter.

ossify

verb দৃঢ় করা (কোন অভ্যাস/চিন্তা) [make rigid and set into a conventional pattern] Ex- Even as a young man, Bob had some bias against poor people, but during his years in social services, his bad opinions ossified into unshiftable views.

proselytize

verb ধর্মান্তরিত করা,দীক্ষিত করা (convert to another religion, philosophy, or perspective) Ex- Lisa loves her Mac but says little about it; by contrast, Jake will proselytize, interrogating anyone with an Android about why she didn't purchase an iPhone.

proscribe

verb নিষিদ্ধ করা,বেআইনী ঘোষণা করা (command against) Ex- My doctor proscribes that I not eat donuts with chocolate sauce and hamburger patties for breakfast.

languish

verb নিস্তেজ হওয়া, অবসন্ন হওয়া (become feeble) Ex- Stranded in the wilderness for four days, the hiker languished, eating protein bars and nuts.

remonstrate

verb প্রতিবাদ করা; আপত্তি করা (to make objections while pleading) Ex- The mothers of the kidnapped victims remonstrated to the rogue government to release their children, claiming that the detention violated human rights.

encumber

verb ভারাক্রান্ত করা (hold back) Ex- The costume encumbered all my movements and caused me to sweat profusely.

disabuse

verb ভ্রান্ত ধারণা থেকে মুক্ত করা ( to persuade somebody that his/her belief is not valid)] Ex- As a child, I was quickly disabused of the notion that Santa Claus was a rotund benefactor of infinite largess - one night I saw my mother diligently wrapping presents and storing them under our Christmas tree.

inexorable

(adjective) অপ্রতিরোধ্য (impossible to stop or prevent) Ex- The rise of the computer was an inexorable shift in technology and culture.

mitigate

(verb) উপশম করা (make less severe or harsh) Ex- I can only spend so much time mitigating your disagreements with your wife, and at certain point, you need to do it on your own.

chortle

(verb) উল্লাসধ্বনি করা, আনন্দে খলখল করা (to chuckle, laugh merrily) Ex- Walking past the bar, I could hear happy, chortling people and the blast of horns from a jazz band.

eschew

(verb) এড়িয়ে চলা, নিজেকে দূরে সরিয়ে রাখা (avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of) Ex- Politicians are the masters of eschewing morals; academics are the masters of eschewing clarity.

frivolous

(adjective) হাল্কা, চপল, ছ্যাবলা(ব্যক্তি সম্পর্কে) [not serious in content or attitude or behavior] Ex- Compared to Juliet's passionate concern for human rights, Jake's non-stop concern about football seems somewhat frivolous.

obscure

(verb) অস্পষ্ট (make unclear) Ex- On the Smith's drive through the Grand Canyon, Mr. Smith's big head obscured much of Mrs. Robinson's view, so that she only saw momentary patches of red rock.

gainsay

(verb) অস্বীকার করা (deny or contradict; speak against or oppose) Ex- I can't gainsay a single piece of evidence James has presented, but I still don't trust his conclusion.

equivocal

(adjective) confusing or ambiguous Ex- The findings of the study were equivocal--the two researchers had different opinions on what the results signified.

amorphous

(adjective) shapeless Ex- His study plan for the GRE was at best amorphous; he would do questions from random pages in any one of seven test prep books.

extant

(adjective) the opposite of extinct Ex- Despite many bookstores closing, experts predict that some form of book dealing will still be extant generations from now.

meticulous

(adjective) অতি সতর্ক ও যথাযথভাবে (marked by extreme care in treatment of details) Ex- The Japanese noodle maker was meticulous in making his noodles and would never let another person take over the task.

impertinent

(adjective) অসন্মান করা , ধৃষ্টতা দেখানো (being disrespectful; improperly forward or bold) Ex- Dexter, distraught over losing his pet dachshund, Madeline, found the police officer's questions impertinent--after all, he thought, did she have to pry into such details as to what Madeline's favorite snack was?

qualify

(adjective) to be legally competent or capable Ex- If James had made more than $50,000 last year, then he wouldn't have qualified for the low-income scholarship.

mawkish

(adjective) অতিরিক্ত আবেগপ্রবণ (overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting) Ex- The film was incredibly mawkish, introducing highly likeable characters only to have them succumb to a devastating illnesses by the end of the movie.

decorous

(adjective) কেতাদুরস্ত, শোভন, পরিশীলিত (characterized by good taste in manners and conduct) Ex- Sally's parties are decorous affairs, and instead of the usual beer and music, there is tea and intellectual conversation.

egregious

(adjective) গুরুতর (standing out in negative way; shockingly bad) Ex- The dictator's abuse of human rights was so egregious that many world leaders asked that he be tried in an international court for genocide.

incisive

(adjective) তীক্ষ্ণ, তীক্ষ্ণবুদ্ধি (having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions) Ex- The lawyer had an incisive mind, able in a flash to dissect a hopelessly tangled issue and isolate the essential laws at play.

ambivalent

(adjective) দ্যর্থবোধক (mixed or conflicting emotions about something) Ex- Sam was ambivalent about studying for the exam because doing so ate up a lot of his time, yet he was able to improve his analytical skills.

artful

(adjective) ধূর্ত, চতুর (clever in a cunning way) এক্স- Bernie Madoff's artful Ponzi scheme stole billions of dollars from investors and is considered the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.

auspicious

(adjective) শুভ, সুপ্রসন্ন (favorable, the opposite of sinister) Ex- Despite an auspicious beginning, Mike's road trip became a series of mishaps, and he was soon stranded and penniless, leaning against his wrecked automobile.

commensurate

(adjective) সমান, সমানুপাতিক (to be in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount) Ex- The convicted felon's life sentence was commensurate to the heinousness of his crime.

parochial

(adjective) সংকীর্ণ,সীমাবদ্ধ (narrowly restricted in scope or outlook) Ex- Jasmine was sad to admit it, but her fledgling relationship with Jacob did not work out because his culinary tastes were simply too parochial; "After all," she quipped on her blog, "he considered Chef Boyardee ethnic food."

querulous

(adjective) সবসময় ঘ্যান ঘ্যান করা (habitually complaining) Ex- The querulous old woman was beginning to wear down even the happier members of the staff with her ceaseless complaining.

amenable

(adjective) সহজে প্রভাবিত করা যায় এমন (easily persuaded) Ex- Even though she did not like the outdoors, Shirley was generally amenable and so her brother was able to persuade her to go camping.

resolve

determination, firmness of purpose

execrable

detestable; abhorrent #This does not take away from the fact that he has made some rather ... statements throughout his campaign.

candid

adj Open, sincere, honest I brought this up in ------- discussion, and the responses I'd gotten from my wife and 23 year-old daughter

lucre

money or profits #America is much safer for legally earned wealth that is evading taxes than for ... that was filthy from the start.

neologism

new word or expression #When the Web began to transform publishing, they began to talk like Silicon Valley types, spewing out ...(s) and acronyms.

rococo

excessively ornate

egotistical

excessively self-centered; conceited #That man was so ..., I'm surprised he thought I was good-looking enough.

cartography

science of making maps #Statistics would do for populations what ... did for territory.

avocation

secondary occupation #Many researchers agree 10,000 hours of practice are the minimum required for expertise in any complex ....

fetter

to bind; confine #The so-called "streetlight effect" has often ...(ed) scientists who study complex hereditary diseases.

vaunt

to boast, drag

abdicate

to give up a position, right, or power #Charles X was forced to ... and left France with his family in 1830, after the July Revolution.

renege

to go back on one's word

finesse

to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; refined in performance #Super liars deliver their lines with ... and manage to outsmart law enforcement experts.

apocryphal

(adjective) সন্দেহজনক, প্রশ্নসাপেক্ষ (being of questionable authenticity) Ex- The web is notorious for sandwiching apocryphal stories between actual news.

artless

(adjective) সরল। নিষ্পাপ (without cunning or deceit) Ex- Despite the president's seemingly artless speeches, he was a skilled and ruthless negotiator.

hoary

adjective প্রাচীন (ancient) Ex- Most workout gurus are young, fit people, whereas most yoga gurus are hoary men with long white beards.

embryonic

adjective প্রাথমিক ভ্রূণাবস্থিত; বিকশিত হয় নাই এমন (in an early stage of development) Ex- The Board of Directors is hoping to launch a new product soon, but planning for the Z7 is in an embryonic stages.

besotted

adjective প্রেমে বুঁদ (strongly affectionate towards) Ex- Even though her father did not approve, Juliet became besotted with the young Romeo.

tryst

agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous

abdicate

verb Formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility) The president of Ivory Coast has refused to ------- in the wake of post election violence and said that any attempt to remove him will be met by force, his American representative has told The Daily Telegraph

Abate

verb reduce, diminish "He wanted to -------- such unnecessary confusion by advance planning and by assigning jobs of different variety to different artisans of different skills and talents."

corroborate

verb support, add evidence to NEW WITNESSES ----------- THE TESTIMONY OF J. EDWARD IRELAND AND JULIUS F. DE BERG WHAT THEY SAW AND HEARD IN THE JAIL

lampoon

verb কাউকে তীব্র বিদ্রূপ করে কিছু লিখা (ridicule with satire) Ex- Mark Twain understood that lampooning a bad idea with humor was the most effective criticism.

misattribute

verb To erroneously attribute; to falsely ascribe; used especially of authorship. Ex- I made a mistake; I misattributed "Crime and Punishment" to Leo Tolstoy when it was actually written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

implode

verb burst inward

restive

(adjective) restless Ex- The crowd grew restive as the comedian's opening jokes fell flat.

blatant

(adjective) ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে , সহজেই চোখে পড়ে এমনভাবে (without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious) Ex- Allen was often punished in school for blatantly disrespecting teachers.

haughty

(adjective) উদ্ধত, অহংকারী (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy) Ex- The haughty manager didn't believe that any of his subordinates could ever have an insight as brilliant his own.

didactic

(adjective) উপদেশমূলক (instructive ; especially excessively) Ex- Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illyich is a didactic novel, instructing the reader on how to live a good life.

insidious

(adjective) কুচক্রী, অনিষ্টকর (working in a subtle but destructive way) Ex- Plaque is insidious: we cannot see it, but each day it eats away at our enamel, causing cavities and other dental problems.

furtive

(adjective) গোপন (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy;) অলক্ষিত (taking pains to avoid being observed) Ex- While at work, George and his boss Regina felt the need to be as furtive as possible about their romantic relationship.

dilapidated

(adjective) ধ্বংস প্রাপ্ত, ক্ষয়ে যাওয়া (in terrible condition) Ex- The main house has been restored but the gazebo is still dilapidated and unuseable.

laudable

(adjective) প্রশংসার যোগ্য (worthy of high praise) Ex- To say that Gandhi's actions were laudable is the greatest understatement; he overthrew an empire without violence.

muted

(adjective) প্রশমিত করা (softened, subdued) Ex- Helen preferred muted earth colors, such as green and brown, to the bright pinks and red her sister liked.

rudimentary

(adjective) প্রাথমিক, প্রারম্বিক (being in the earliest stages of development; being or involving basic facts or principles) Ex- I would love to be able to present a fully polished proposal to the board, but right now, our plans for the product are still in the most rudimentary stages.

pertinent

(adjective) প্রাসঙ্গিক (having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand) Ex- While the salaries of the players might draw attention in the media, such monetary figures are not pertinent to the question of who plays the best on the field.

benign

(adjective) বিপদজনক/ঝুকিপূর্ণ নয় এমন (medicine) not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive Ex- The tumor located in your ear lobe seems to be benign and should not cause you any trouble.

timorous

(adjective) ভীরু (timid by nature) or নার্ভাস/জড়তা (revealing fear and nervousness) Since this was her first time debating on stage and before an audience, Di's voice was timorous and quiet for the first 10 minutes.

vicissitude

(noun) (ভাগ্যের) পরিবর্তন, উত্থান-পতন (change in one"s circumstances, usually for the worse) Ex- Even great rulers have their vicissitudes--massive kingdoms have diminished overnight, and once beloved kings have faced the scorn of angry masses.

apex

(noun) the highest point Ex- The Ivy League is considered the apex of the secondary education system.

respite

(noun) অবসর, বিরাম (a pause from doing something as work) Ex- Every afternoon, the small company has a respite in which workers play foosball or board games.

paucity

(noun) অভাব (a lack of something) Ex- There is a paucity of jobs hiring today that require menial skills, since most jobs have either been automated or outsourced.

dearth

(noun) অভাব (a lack or shortage) Ex- I am surprised by the dearth of fast food chains; this is America and I assumed they were on every street.

spendthrift

(noun) অমিতব্যয়ী/ অপব্যয়ী (one who spends money extravagantly) Ex- Taking weekly trips to Vegas, Megan was a spendthrift whose excesses eventually caught up to her.

variance

(noun) অমিল,বিরোধ, মতবিরোধ (the quality of varying) Ex- The cynic quipped, "There is not much variance in politicians; they all seem to prevaricate".

constituent

(noun) গঠনকারী উপাদান (an abstract part of something) Ex- The constituents of the metal alloy are nickle, copper, and tin.

antipathy

(noun) বিদ্বেষ (an intense feeling of dislike or aversion) Ex- Maria had an antipathy for tour groups, often bolting to the other side of the museum as soon as she saw a chaperone leading a group of wide-eyed tourists.

reconcile

(verb) উপযোগী করে তোলা [ make (one thing) compatible with (another)] Ex- Peggy was unable to reconcile her kind friend Jane with the cruel and merciless character Jane played on television.

analogous

Adj Comparable, corresponding in some particular way (making good analogy) Other courts in ------- situations have concluded that the impossibility was factual

Quotidian

Adj Daily; everyday, ordinary

Indeterminate

Adj Not fixed or determined, indefinite, vague

Stingy

Adj Not generous with money, reluctant to spend or give

Secular

Adj Not religious or holy; pertaining to worldly things

Lackluster

Adj Not shiny, dull, mediocre; lacking brilliance or vitality

Taciturn

Adj Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation

Reticent

Adj Not talking much; private (of a person), retrained, reserved

Opaque

Adj Not translucent; not allowing light, heat, etc. to pass through; dark, dull, unclear or stupid

Sporadic

Adj Occasional, happening irregularly or in scattered locations

Tangential

Adj Only slightly relevant, going off-topic

Pedestrian

Adj Ordinary, dull, commonplace

Obstinate

Adj Stubborn or hard to control

Replete

Adj Supplied in abundance, filled, gorged

Ascetic

adj, noun Abstinent or austere in lifestyle (adj); a person who leads an austere and simple life without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons Nelson Mandela, in his time on the political stage, was a man of almost -------- self-discipline

bygone

adj, noun past, former (adj); that which is in the past (usually plural) Movies that employ wildly imagined inventions and anachronistic technology set in ------- eras can all fall under this name."

Exponent

Noun Person who expounds or explains; champion, advocate, or representative Picture of Shahenshah Baba the greatest Rafaee sword --------

Enigma

Noun Puzzle, mystery, riddle; mysterious or contradictory person For Christians this ------- is best summed up in a well-known phrase -- "Whose service is perfect freedom."

Deference

Noun Respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinion of another The civil war amendments provide examples where state power is curtailed but in -------- to the people

Boor

Noun Rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person; a peasant or country bumpkin Stanley, for example, was often called a ------ and a brute when in reality he was merely hiding a fine nature behind the armour necessary to resist native imposition and worse

Deterrent

Noun Something that restrains or discourages I really think that the Obama administration's decision to make this shift in our nuclear ------ is ill advised

Buffer

Noun Something that shields, protects, absorbs shock, or cushions This is part of what we call ------- capital these days because our expectation is that capital will be absorbed in light of what is happening with regulatory change.

Eulogy

Noun Speech of praise or written work of praise, esp. a speech given at a funeral The last speech he gave, the so-called ------ of bin Laden, he tried to imitate bin Laden by reciting poetry

goosebumps

Noun the "bumps" created by hairs standing up on the skin in response to cold, fear, etc. When I lived on campus, one of my neighbours got ------- from the texture of pear flesh on her tongue

Spectrum

Noun A Broad range of nevertheless related qualities or ideas, esp. those that overlap to create a continuous series (as in a color spectrum, where each color blends into the next in a continuous way)

Slew

Noun A large number or quantity

Layperson

Noun A person who is not a member of the clergy or not a member of a particular profession (such as medicine, law, etc.)

Gradation

Noun A progression, a process taking place gradually, in stages; one of these stages

Hierarchy

Noun A ranked series; a classification of people according to rank, ability, etc. a ruling body

Plausible

Noun Believable; having the appearance of truth

Tirade

Noun Bitter, abusive criticism or verbal attack

Mores

Noun Customs, manners, or morals of particular group

Precursor

Noun Something that comes before, esp. something that also announces or suggests something on its way

incentive

Noun Something that encourages greater action or effort, such as a reward

Spate

Noun Sudden outpouring or rush; flood

Rhetoric

Noun The art of study or persuasion through speaking or writing; language that is elaborate or pretentious but actually empty, meaning little

Resolution

Noun The quality of being firmly determined; resolving to do something; a formal judgement, esp. decided by a vote

Lassitude

Noun Tiredness, weariness, lazy indifference

Veracity

Noun Truthfulness, accuracy; habitual adherence to the truth

Quandary

Noun Uncertainty or confusion about what to do, dilemma

Jargon

Noun Vocabulary specific to a group or occupation; convoluted or unintelligible language

Nuance

Noun a subtle difference in tone, meaning, expression, etc.

Notoriety

Noun ill fame; the state of being well-known for a disgraceful reason

Fringe

Noun, Adj On the margin, periphery (adj); the people in a group who hold the most extreme views (noun) Obama said the partnership between the US and the Muslim world is critical in rolling back what he called a ----- ideology that people of all faiths reject.

Lull

Noun, Verb Soothe or cause to fall asleep (as in a lullaby); quiet down; make to feel secure, sometimes falsely (verb); a period of calm or quiet (noun)

Sap

Noun, Verb The inner fluid of a plant or any essential body fluid; energy vitality; a person taken advantage of (noun); undermine, weaken, tire out (verb)

Enumerate

Verb Count or list; specify one-by-one If we wish for government to have a specific power, we should ------- it

Castigate

Verb Criticize severely; punish in order to correct When you hear these folks, it doesn't matter what side of the debate they're on who are willing to kind of ---------- somebody who may have a good idea, stand up and let them have it

Gainsay

Verb Declare false, deny; oppose Say what you will about that view, it's hard to ------ the economic gains that Singapore, Malaysia and China all made over the last 30-odd years

Embellish

Verb Decorate, add ornamentation; enhance (a story) with fictional or fanciful details So Stetson has felt compelled to exaggerate and ------ what he actually did, and in some cases, make up or take credit for things he didn't do.

Debase

Verb Degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality Despite all the worries that quantitative easing will ------- the greenback, it's still the currency of choice when risk appears.

Abstain

Verb Hold back, refrain (especially from something bad or unhealthy) ; decline to vote Bush refused, simply instructing Rice to ------ from the vote.

Foment

Verb Incite, instigate, stir up, promote the growth of; apply medicated liquid to a body part That money should have gone to build up schools and -------democracy

Foreshadow

Verb Indicate or suggest beforehand, presage Those restrictive terms -------- potential future restrictions on and tiering of their book search services

Construe

Verb Interpret or translate Besides the idiocy of thinking that an Amendment that directs a Court to ------- something a certain way would actually work, it suffers the additional problem that it has NO POLITICAL APPEAL whatsoever

Deem

Verb Judge, consider Let's call the Tea Party what it is: an angry reaction to what they ------- is a leftist African-American president

Alleviate

Verb Lesson, make easier to endure Of course, he has health insurance, and he has made a fortune off insurance lobbyists and pharmaceuticals to "alleviate" their liability in lawsuits

Facilitate

Verb Make easier, help the progress of Almost all non-functional programmers are unaware that tail calls ----- a programming paradigm that they have never seen

Clinch

Verb Make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together The playoff -------- is a plus, but we definitely needed this home win before we went on this road trip

Fathom

Verb Measure the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand What I find very hard to ------ is that the Clintons who lost fair and square continue to seek ways to undermine Obama

Deride

Verb Mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously While you cheer for one and ------ the other watching the show, their minions are walking out of your back door with a wheel barrow full of cash

Converge

Verb Move towards one another or towards a point; unite Government of Canada bonds should outperform Treasuries this year as 10 year yields -------- from the current 30 basis point spread.

Condone

Verb Overlook, tolerate, regard as harmless What the left does not -------- is Israel's objective of reestablishing a credible deterrent in Gaza

Elevate

Verb Raise, lift up; lift the spirits of; move up to a higher rank or status or raise up to a higher spiritual or intellectual plane It is true that fabric, construction, and a designer name on a label ------ the price of clothing

Culminate

Verb Reach the highest point or final stage The whole thing will ------- in New York," Ms. McGregor said

Abridge

Verb Reduce or lesson; shorten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main idea One could argue that such restrictions ------- the freedom of the press, but that argument would be specious

Surmise

Verb Guess, infer, think or make an opinion with incomplete information

Reap

Verb Harvest, such as by cutting; gather; get as a result of one's effort

Table

Verb Lay aside to discuss later, often as a way to postpone discussion indefinitely

Quibble

Verb Make trivial arguments or criticisms, find faults in a petty way, esp. to evade something more important

Sound

Verb Measure the depth of (usually of water) as with a sounding line; penetrate and discover the meaning of, understand (usually as sound the depths)

Supplicate

Verb Pray humbly; ask, beg, or seek in humble way

Undermine

Verb Weaken, cause to collapse by diffing away at the foundation (of a building or an argument); injure or attack in a secretive or underhanded way

Dissent

Verb, Noun Disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in relation to a formal body such as a government, political party, or church; such a view They ------- from the Bishops Conferences, not the Universal Church, and their ------- is not on "faith and morals," but on social policy, about which Bishops know no more than the next fellow

Console

Verb, Noun Lesson the suffering or grief of (verb); a control panel, or small table or cabinet (noun) Something that is annoying about the ------- is the lack of composite inputs

Advocate

Verb, Noun Speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun) One of the great purposes of the procedure which I am about to ------ is to give support and strength to these brilliant and patriotic members

Buttress

Verb, Noun Support or encourage (verb); a support or prop esp. projecting from and supporting the wall of a building (noun) Oh, hang on, I meant to say that KY, WV, and OK represent the real victories to -------- her argument that she can put together a stronger electoral map strategy against McCain

Resolve

Verb, Noun Find a solution to; firmly decide to do something; decide by formal vote (verb); firmness of purpose (noun)

Log

Verb, Noun Keep a record of, write down; travel for or at a certain distance or speed (verb); a written record (noun)

Lament

Verb, Noun Mourn, express grief, sorrow, or regret (verb); an expression of grief, esp. as a song of poem (noun)

Aggregate

Verb, adj Gather together, amount to (verb); constituting a whole made up of constituent parts (adj) All our premises are in the French Concession, which amount in the ------- is about 15 thousand taels or 20 thousand Mexican dollars more or less

argot

a specialized vocabulary used by a group #In the ... of statistics, then, the distribution is U-shaped.

elixir

a substance believed to have the power to cure ills #Last decade, politicians hoped tolls would be an ... to finance more highway capacity.

hieroglyphics

a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; writing or symbols that are difficult to decipher #The manual must have been written in ....

menagerie

a variety of animals kept together #Shoes are a ... of microorganisms, sometimes carrying dangerous bacteria. #Chickens are just one of a ... of animals that could soon have their genomes reimagined.

cataclysm

a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change #The bigger the asteroid, the greater the potential ....

arch

adjective সকৌতুক দুষ্টুমিপূর্ণ ( to be deliberately teasing) Ex- The baroness was arch, making playful asides to the townspeople; yet because they couldn't pick up on her dry humor, they thought her supercilious.

obtain

adjective (নিয়ম/নীতি)প্রচলিত বা প্রতিষ্ঠিত থাকা (be valid, applicable, or true) Ex- The custom of waiting your turn in line does not obtain in some countries, in which many people try to rush to front of the line at the same time.

pyrrhic

adjective describing a victory that comes at such a great cost that the victory is not worthwhile Ex- George W. Bush's win in the 2000 election was in many ways a pyrrhic victory: the circumstances of his win alienated half of the U.S. population.

approbatory

adjective expressing praise or approval Ex- Although it might not be her best work, Hunter's new novel has received generally approbatory reviews.

Pollyannaish

adjective extremely optimistic Ex- Even in the midst of a lousy sales quarter, Debbie remained Pollyannaish, never losing her shrill voice and wide smile, even when prospective customers hung up on her.

phantasmagorical

adjective illusive; unreal Ex- Those suffering from malaria fall into a feverish sleep, their world a whirligig of phantasmagoria; if they recover, they are unsure of what actually took place and what was simply a product of their febrile imaginations.

mendicant

beggar #However, being a poor ..., I couldn't afford to buy any and so I just sat there, overpowered by the smell of delicious pakoras, eating my bag of rice.

nonplussed

bewildered #One woman tells me she wouldn't use the machine for that reason, but most customers are ....

epistemology

branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge #... is the field of philosophy concerning the theory of knowledge, of the methods of arriving at certainty.

refulgent

brightly shining, resplendent

mettlesome

full of courage and fortitude #That left Andsnes' athletic, ... and exciting performance of the Brahms to lift the concert out of the ordinary.

rationale

fundamental reason

intimate

marked by close acquaintance #This ... relationship with microorganisms predates modern humans.

miscellany

mixture of writings on various subjects #Onboard the orbiter itself, they will conduct ... of experiments involving, among other creatures, spiders and water bears.

apothegm

noun প্রবচন, নীতিবাক্য (a short, pithy instructive saying) Ex- Winston Churchill is famous for many apothegms, but this might be his most famous: "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried."

asylum

place of refuge or shelter #For refugees to apply for ..., they must first reach a territory outside their own country.

doggerel

poor verse #And some of it is ..., they admit.

impecunious

poor; having no money #In many other rich countries public health care is imperfect but available to all. In America it is reserved for the old and ....

puissant

powerful

convention

practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device #It is taxonomic ... when describing a new species to deposit type specimens in a publicly accessible collection

discretion

quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions #Because migration is increasingly bound up with questions of security, technological developments should be treated with ....

fractious

quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious #Linking markets together should promote trading, smooth financial flows and lower the overall cost of reducing emissions. A global price on carbon emissions would emerge without the need for long and ... diplomatic negotiations.

seismic

relating to earthquakes

histrionic

relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical acts or performances #So all the over-the-top ...(s) about Hillary Clinton's emails amounted, in the end, to nothing, nada, zilch.

somatic

relating to or affecting the body, corporeal

schematic

relating to or in the form of an outline or diagram

carnal

relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities. #The main characters keep having it, discussing it, or joking about it, and every ... combination seems ready to be explored

ornithologist

scientist who studies birds #Once she graduates, she will be one of only seven ...(s) in the country with a PhD.

adjunct

something added, attached, or joined #Currently, she is an ... associate professor at Wayne State University in Detroit.

ambrosia

something delicious; the food of the gods #His music is ..., but best served in petite saucers, lest any go to waste.

anodyne

something that calms or soothes pain (analgesic); innocuous #Athletes' comments are often scripted and ..., full of tedious platitudes.

complement

something that completes or makes up a whole; make perfect #The most obviously useful piece of hardware was a backpack computer — a useful ... for headsets, but not as weird or flashy as a cyberglove. #The next wave should ... silicon solar cells and, ideally, be integrated with them.

amenity

something that increases comfort #Many sustainability gains are simply a regressive redistribution of ...(es) across places.

stricture

something that restrains, negative criticism

apposite

strikingly appropriate and relevant #Bring it on might be the ... phrase.

abscission

the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant #When days shorten, the leaves begin to accumulate more of this chemical during the night, stimulating the formation of an ... layer.

apex

the highest point, peak #Humans are the ultimate ... predator—faster and faster, our activities are causing species around us to disappear.

entomology

the scientific study of insects #Here are some other ... projects and events to look into.

egoism

the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness #I was deeply disappointed by outdated and narrow-minded ... among some politicians," Mr. Ban said bluntly. "I have determined that it is meaningless to try to work with them

minatory

threatening; menacing #The two sunken pools at the base of the tower that memorialize the victims also have a ... feel.

pontificate

verb নিজেকে অভ্রান্ত্ররুপে জাহির করা (talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner) Ex- The vice-president would often pontificate about economic theory, as if no one else in the room were qualified to speak on the topic.

decry

verb নিন্দা করা, চিৎকার করে থামিয়ে দেয়া (express strong disapproval of) Ex- The entire audience erupted in shouts and curses, decrying the penalty card issued by the referee.

cumbersome

(adjective) ঝামেলাপূর্ণ , কষ্টসাধ্য (difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight) Ex- Only ten years ago, being an avid reader and a traveler meant carrying a cumbersome backpack stuffed with books--these days we need only an e-reader.

forthcoming

(adjective) available when required or as promised Ex- The President announced that the senators were about to reach a compromise, and that he was eager to read the forthcoming details of the bill.

iconoclastic

(adjective) defying tradition or convention Ex- Jackson Pollack was an iconoclastic artist, totally breaking with tradition by splashing paint on a blank canvas.

arduous

(adjective) demanding considerable mental effort and skill; testing powers of endurance Ex- In order to deal with the arduous cross-country journey, truck drivers often survive on a string of caffeinated drinks, staying awake for up to 30 hours at a time.

scintillating

(adjective) describes someone who is brilliant and lively. Ex- Richard Feynman was renowned for his scintillating lectures--the arcana of quantum physics was made lucid as he wrote animatedly on the chalkboard.

elusive

(adjective) difficult to capture or difficult to remember Ex- Many first time skydivers say that describing the act of falling from the sky is elusive.

edifying

(adjective) enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement Ex- I recently read an article in the Times about whether good literature is edifying or not; specifically, does reading more make a person more moral.

abysmal

(adjective) extremely bad Ex- Coach Ramsey took his newest player off the field after watching a few painful minutes of her abysmal performance.

excruciating

(adjective) extremely painful Ex- After the boulder rolled a couple of feet, pinning my friend's arm, he experienced excruciating pain.

vicarious

(adjective) felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another. Ex- The advent of twitter is a celebrity stalker's dream, as he or she can--through hundreds of intimate "tweets"--vicariously live the life of a famous person.

cavalier

(adjective) given to haughty disregard of others Ex- Percy dismissed the issue with a cavalier wave of his hand. **an arrogant and cavalier attitude toward others

deleterious

(adjective) harmful to living things Ex- The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was deleterious to the fishing industry in the southern states.

unprecedented

(adjective) having never been done or known before; novel Ex- When America first created its national parks, the idea of setting aside the most beautiful land in a country was unprecedented in the history of mankind.

convoluted

(adjective) highly complex or intricate Ex- Instead of solving the math problem in three simple steps, Kumar used a convoluted solution requiring fifteen steps.

prolific

(adjective) intellectually productive Ex- Schubert was the most prolific composer, producing hundreds of hours of music before he died at the age of 31.

feckless

(adjective) lazy and irresponsible Ex- Two years after graduation, Charlie still lived with his parents and had no job, becoming more feckless with each passing day.

pedantic

(adjective) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects Ex- Professor Thompson was regarded as an expert in his field, but his lectures were utterly pedantic, focused on rigorous details of the most trivial conventions in the field.

tempered

(adjective) moderated in effect Ex- The wide-eyed optimism of her youth was now tempered after she had worked many years in the criminal justice system.

indigenous

(adjective) originating in a certain area Ex- The plants and animals indigenous to Australia are notably different from those indigenous to the U.S--one look at a duckbill platypus and you know you're not dealing with an opossum.

profuse

(adjective) plentiful; pouring out in abundance Ex- During mile 20 of the Hawaii Marathon, Dwayne was sweating so profusely that he stopped to take off his shirt, and ran the remaining six miles wearing nothing more than skimpy shorts.

mundane

(adjective) relating to the ordinary world Ex- Though we think of the pope as someone always dealing in holy matters, he is also concerned with mundane events, such as deciding when to set his alarm each morning.

mundane

(adjective) repetitive and boring; not spiritual Ex- Nancy found doing dishes a thoroughly mundane task, although Peter found a kind of Zen pleasure in the chore.

robust

(adjective) sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction Ex- Chris preferred bland and mild beers, but Bhavin preferred a beer with more robust flavor.

unconscionable

(adjective) unreasonable; unscrupulous; excessive Ex- The lawyer's demands were so unconscionable that rather than pay an exorbitant sum or submit himself to any other inconveniences, the defendant decided to find a new lawyer.

taxing

(adjective) use to the limit; exhaust Ex- The hike to the summit of Mt. Whitney was so taxing that I could barely speak or stand up.

thoroughgoing

(adjective) very thorough; complete Ex- As a thoroughgoing bibliophile, one who had turned his house into a veritable library, he shocked his friends when he bought a Kindle.

impregnable

(adjective) অজেয়, দুর্জ্যেয় (immune to attack),incapable of being tampered with Ex- As a child, Amy would build pillow castles and pretend they were impregnable fotresses.

ponderous

(adjective) অত্যন্ত ভারী (weighed-down), গদাইলস্করি ছাল (moving slowly) Ex- Laden with 20 kilograms of college text books, the freshman moved ponderously across the campus

sedulous

(adjective) অধ্যবসায়ী, অধ্যবসায় পূর্ণ (done diligently and carefully) Ex- An avid numismatist, Harold sedulously amassed a collection of coins from over 100 countries--an endeavor that took over fifteen years, and to five continents.

austere

(adjective) অনাড়ম্বর, সাদাসিদে (unadorned in style or appearance) Es- Late Soviet architecture, although remaining largely austere, moved into experimental territory that employed previously unused shapes and structures.

contrite

(adjective) অনুতপ্ত হওয়া, অনুশোচনাবোধ করা (to be remorseful) Ex- Though he stole his little sister's licorice stick with malevolent glee, Chucky soon became contrite when his sister wouldn't stop crying.

analogous

(adjective) অনুরূপ ,সদৃশ (similar in some respects but otherwise different.) Ex- In many ways, the Internet's transformative effect on society has been analogous to that of the printing press.

propitious

(adjective) অনূকূল, সুপ্রসন্ন (presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success) Ex- The child's heartbeat is still weak, but I am seeing many propitious signs and I think that she may be healing.

immutable

(adjective) অপরিবর্তনীয় (not able to be changed) Ex- Taxes are one of the immutable laws of the land, so there is no use arguing about paying them.

gauche

(adjective) অপ্রতিভ, আড়ষ্ট (lacking social polish) Ex- Sylvester says the most gauche things, such as telling a girl he liked that she was much prettier when she wore makeup.

uncanny

(adjective) অপ্রাকৃত, রহস্যময়, অপার্থিব (suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; surpassing the ordinary or normal) Ex- Reggie has an uncanny ability to connect with animals: feral cats will readily approach him, and sometimes even wild birds will land on his finger.

immaterial

(adjective) অপ্রাসঙ্গিক, গুরুত্বহীন, তাৎপর্যহীন (not relevant) Ex- The judge found the defendant's comments immaterial to the trial, and summarily dismissed him from the witness stand.

arbitrary

(adjective) অযৌক্তিক, আবেগ নির্ভর (based on a random, groundless decision) Ex- One of the arbitrary decrees in place during the emperor's rule is that all citizens pay him weekly homage at his palace.

churlish

(adjective) অসচভ্য, অশিষ্ট (lacking manners or refinement) Ex- The manager was unnecessarily churlish to his subordinates, rarely deigning to say hello, but always quick with a sartorial jab if someone happened to be wearing anything even slightly mismatching.

obsequious

(adjective) আজ্ঞাবহ, বংশবদ (attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery) Ex- The obsequious waiter did not give the couple a moment's peace all through the meal, constantly returning to their table to refill their water glasses and to tell them what a handsome pair they made.

provisional

(adjective) আপাতকালীন, অস্থায়ীভাবে (under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon) Ex- Until the corporate office hands down a definitive decision on use of the extra offices, we will share their use in a provisional arrangement.

intransigent

(adjective) আপোষহীন, অনমনীয় (unwilling to change one's beliefs or course of action) Ex- Despite many calls for mercy, the judge remained intransigent, citing strict legal precedence.

avid

(adjective) উৎসুক (marked by active interest and enthusiasm) Ex- Martin is an avid birdwatcher, often taking long hikes into remote mountains to see some rare eagle.

obdurate

(adjective) একগুয়ে, অনমনীয় (stubbornly persistent in changing an opinion or action) Ex- No number of pleas and bribes would get him to change his obdurate attitude.

hegemony

(adjective) একচ্ছত্র আধিপত্য (dominance over a certain area) Ex- Until the Spanish Armada was defeated in 1587, Spain had hegemony over the seas, controlling waters stretching as far as the Americas.

dictatorial

(adjective) একনায়ক্সুলভ (expecting unquestioning obedience; characteristic of an absolute ruler) Ex- The coach was dictatorial in his approach: no players could ever argue or question his approach.

stringent

(adjective) কঠোর, কট্টর (demanding strict attention to rules and procedures) Ex- Most of the students disliked the teacher because of his stringent homework policy, but many students would later thank him for demanding so much from them.

pernicious

(adjective) ক্ষতিকর (exceedingly harmful; working or spreading in a hidden and injurious way) Ex- The most successful viruses are pernicious: an infected person may feel perfectly healthy for several months while incubating and spreading the virus.

ravenous

(adjective) ক্ষুধার্ত (extremely hungry), রাক্ষুসে ( devouring or craving food in great quantities) Ex- John didn't each much at all during the week he had the flu, so now that he is regaining his health, it's not surprising that he has a ravenous appetite.

eccentric

(adjective) খামখেয়ালি , অদ্ভুত, পাগলাটে (highly unconventional or usual usually describes a person) Ex- Mozart was well-known for his eccentricities, often speaking words backward to confuse those around him.

choleric

(adjective) খিটখিটে, বদমেজাজী (prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered) Ex- While a brilliant lecturer, Mr. Dawson came across as choleric and unapproachable--very rarely did students come to his office hours.

trite

(adjective) গতানুগতিক (repeated too often; over familiar through overuse) Ex- Many style guides recommend not using idioms in writing because these trite expressions are uninteresting and show a lack of imagination on the part of the writer.

reticent

(adjective) গুরুগম্ভীর, স্বল্পভাষী () reluctant to draw attention to yourself; temperamentally disinclined to talk) Ex- When asked about her father, Helen lost her outward enthusiasm and became rather reticent.

tawdry

(adjective) চটকদার (tastelessly showy; cheap and shoddy) Ex- Carol expected to find New York City magical, the way so many movies had portrayed it, but she was surprised how often tawdry displays took the place of genuine elegance.

guileless

(adjective) চল-চাতুরী বিহীন (free of deceit) Ex- At first I thought my niece was guileless, but I then found myself buying her ice cream every time we passed a shop.

creditable

(adjective) চলে টাইপ (deserving of praise but not that amazing) Ex- Critics agreed the movie was creditable, but few gave it more than three out of five stars.

cogent

(adjective) জোরালো ও দ্রঢ়[যুক্তি সম্পর্কে] (clear and persuasive) Ex- A cogent argument will change the minds of even the most skeptical audience.

facetious

(adjective) ঠাট্টা-বিদ্রূপপূর্ণ (cleverly amusing in tone) Ex- Facetious behavior will not be tolerated during sex education class; it's time for all of you to treat these matters like mature adults.

rakish

(adjective) ড্যাম কেয়ার ভাব, দুশ্চরিত্র (marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness) Ex- As soon as he arrived in the city, the rakish young man bought some drugs and headed straight for the seedy parts of town.

audacious

(adjective) দুঃসাহসী (willing to be bold in social situations or to take risks) Ex- As all of the other campers cowered in their tents, Bill, armed only with a flashlight, audaciously tracked down the bear that had raided their food.

fortuitous

(adjective) দৈবক্রমে ঘটা, দুর্ঘটনাক্রমে ঘটা (occurring by happy chance; having no cause or apparent cause) Ex- While the real objects are vastly different sizes in space, the sun and the moon seem to have the same fortuitous size in the sky.

impudent

(adjective) ধৃষ্ট, নির্লজ্জ ৯improperly forward or bold) Ex- In an impudent move, the defendant spoke out of order to say terribly insulting things to the judge.

malleable

(adjective) নমনীয় (capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out) Ex- The clay became malleable and easy to work with after a little water was added.

complementary

(adjective) পরিপূরক (enhancing each other's qualities for two things or more) Ex- The head waiter was careful to tell the amateur diners that red wine was complementary with beef, each bringing out subtle taste notes in the other.

mercurial

(adjective) পরিবর্তনশীল ([of a person] prone to unexpected and unpredictable changes in mood) Ex- The fact that Ella's moods were as mercurial as the weather was problematic for her relationships--it didn't help that she lived in Chicago.

itinerant

(adjective) পরিব্রাজক, পর্জটক (traveling from place to place to work) Ex- Doctors used to be itinerant, traveling between patients' homes.

resurgent

(adjective) পুনরুত্থান (rising again as to new life and vigor) Ex- The team sank to fourth place in June, but is now resurgent and about to win the division.

discrete

(adjective) পৃথক, বিচ্ছিন্ন (constituting a separate entity or part) Ex- What was once known as Czechoslovakia has since split into two discrete, independent nations.

colossal

(adjective) প্রকান্ড, বিশাল (so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe) Ex- Few appreciate the colossal scale of the sun: if hollow, it could contain a million Earths.

telltale (adjective)

(adjective) প্রকাশ করে এমন (revealing) Ex- The many telltale signs of chronic smoking include yellow teeth, and a persistent, hacking cough.

disaffected

(adjective) বিদ্রোহী, অবাধ্য, বিরক্ত (discontented as toward authority) Ex- After watching his superior take rations from the soliders, he quickly became disaffected and rebeled.

unscrupulous

(adjective) বিবেকহীন ৯without scruples or principles) Ex- In the courtroom, the lawyer was unscrupulous, using every manner of deceit and manipulation to secure a victory for himself.

fallacious

(adjective) বিভ্রান্তিকর (of a belief that is based on faulty reasoning) Ex- The widespread belief that Eskimos have forty different words for snow is fallacious, based on one false report.

insipid

(adjective) বিরস, নীঃরস, বিস্বাদ (dull and uninteresting) Ex- The movie director was known for hiring beautiful actors in order to deflect attention away from the insipid scripts he would typically use.

prodigious

(adjective) বিশাল, বিপুল, অতিকায় (so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe) Ex- After the relatively small home run totals in the "dead ball" era, Babe Ruth's home run totals were truly prodigious: every year, he set a new all-time record.

indignant

(adjective) বিশেষত অবিচারের কারণে ক্ষুদ্ধ হওয়া (feeling anger over a perceived injustice) Ex- When the cyclist swerved into traffic, it forced the driver to brake and elicited an indignant shout of "Hey,punk, watch where you're going!"

implausible

(adjective) বিশ্বাসযোগ্য নয় এমন (describing a statement that is not believable) Ex- The teacher found it implausible that the student was late to school because he had been kidnapped by outlaws on horseback.

peevish

(adjective) রগচটা (easily irritated or annoyed) Ex- Our office manager is peevish, so the rest of us tip-toe around him, hoping not to set off another one of his fits.

inimical

(adjective) শত্রুভাবাপন্ন, বৈরী, বিদ্বেষ [hostile (usually describes conditions or environments)] Ex- Venus, with a surface temperature that would turn rubber to liquid, is inimical to any form of life.

implacable

(adjective) শান্ত করা যায় না এমন (ব্যক্তি) [incapable of making less angry or hostile] Ex- Win or lose, the coach was always implacable, never giving the athletes an easy practice or a break.

placid

(adjective) শান্ত, সৌম্য, প্রসন্ন (not easily irritated) Ex- Doug is normally placid, so we were all shocked to see him yelling at the television when the Mets lost the game.

incorrigible

(adjective) শাস্তি দিয়ে শোধরানো যায় না এমন (impervious to correction by punishment) Ex- Tom Sawyer seems like an incorrigible youth until Huck Finn enters the novel; even Sawyer can't match his fierce individual spirit.

dispatch

(noun) কোন কাজ দ্রুত শেষ করা (the property of being prompt and efficient) Ex- She finished her thesis with dispatch, amazing her advisors who couldn't believe she hadn't written 60 scholarly pages so quickly.

sycophant

(noun) চাটুকার, চামচা (a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage) Ex- The CEO was unaware of the damaging consequences of his choices, largely because he surrounded himself with sycophants who would never dare criticize him.

heyday

(noun) চুড়ান্ত সমৃদ্ধি, সর্ণযুগ (the pinnacle or top of a time period or career) Ex- During the heyday of Prohibition, bootlegging had become such a lucrative business that many who had been opposed to the 18th Amendment began to fear it would be repealed.

hodgepodge

(noun) জগাখিচুড়ি (a confusing mixture or jumble) Ex- Those in attendance represented a hodgepodge of the city's denizens: chimney sweepers could be seen sitting elbow to elbow with stockbrokers.

diatribe

(noun) তীব্র সমালোচনা, গালিগালাজ (a strong verbal attack against a person or institution) Ex- Steve's mom launched into a diatribe during the PTA meeting, contending that the school was little more than a daycare in which students stare at the wall and teachers stare at the chalkboard.

screed (noun)

(noun) দীর্ঘ একঘেয়ে বক্তব্য/কথা, ভ্যাজর ভ্যাজর [an abusive rant (often tedious)] Ex- Joey had difficulty hanging out with his former best friend Perry, who, during his entire cup of coffee, enumerated all of the government's deficiencies--only to break ranks and launch into some screed against big business.

tribulation

(noun) দুঃখ- কষ্টের কারণ (something, especially an event, that causes difficulty and suffering) Ex- As of 2013, nearly 1.5 million Syrians have fled their country hoping to escape the tribulations of a civil war tearing their country to pieces.

presumption

(noun) দুঃসাহস, ধৃষ্টতা (audacious even arrogant behavior that you have no right to) Ex- The new neighbor quickly gained a reptuation for her presumption; she had invited herself to several of the neighbors homes, often stopping over at inopportune times and asking for a drink.

turpitude

(noun) দুশ্চরিত্রতা, দূষ্টতা (depravity; a depraved act) Ex- During his reign, Caligula indulged in unspeakable sexual practices, so it not surprising that he will forever be remembered for his turpitude.

serendipity

(noun) দৈবযোগ, দৈবক্রমে আবিস্কার (the instance in which an accidental, fortunate discovery is made) Ex- The invention of the 3M Post It Note was serendipitous, because the scientist who had come up with the idea was looking for a strong adhesive; the weak adhesive he came up with was perfect for holding a piece of paper in place but made it very easy for so.

misogynist

(noun) নারীবিদ্বেষী (a person who dislikes women in particular) Ex- Many have accused Hemingway of being a quiet misogynist, but recently unearthed letters argue against this belief.

constituent

(noun) নির্বাচক মন্ডলীর সদস্য (a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes) Ex- The mayor's constituents are no longer happy with her performance and plan to vote for another candidate in the upcoming election.

precedent

(noun) পুর্বদৃষ্টান্ত, নজির (an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time) Ex- The principal explained that even though one student had done modelling work outside of school, the outfits that student wore in those photographs in no way established a precedent for what could be worn at school dances.

aphorism

(noun) প্রবচন, নীতিবাক্য (a short instructive saying about a general truth) Ex- Nietzsche was known for using aphorisms, sometimes encapsulating a complex philosophical thought in a mere sentence.

catalyst

(noun) প্রভাবক (something that speeds up an event) Ex- Rosa Park's refusal to give up her bus seat acted as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, setting into motion historic changes for African-Americans.

veneer

(noun) প্রলেপ (covering consisting of a thin superficial layer that hides the underlying substance) Ex- Mark Twain referred to the Victorian Period in America as the "Gilded Age", implying the ample moral corruption that lay beneath a mere veneer of respectability.

platitude

(noun) বহুশ্রুত উক্তি (a trite or obvious remark) Ex- The professor argued that many statements regarded as wise in previous times, such as the Golden Rule,are now regarded as mere platitudes.

aberration

(noun) বিচ্যুতি (a deviation from what is normal or expected) Ex- Aberrations in climate have become the norm: rarely a week goes by without some meteorological phenomenon making headlines.

stipend

(noun) ভাতা/ বৃত্তি (a regular allowance of money) Ex- He was hoping for a monthly allowance loan from the government, but after no such stipend was forthcoming he realized he would have to seek other means of paying for his college tuition.

zeitgeist

(noun) যুগের ভাবধারা/ যুগের মানসিকতা/যুগের ধারা (spirit of the times) Ex- Each decade has its own zeitgeist--the 1990's was a prosperous time in which the promise of the American Dream never seemed more palpable.

tout

(verb) advertise in strongly positive terms; show off Ex- At the conference, the CEO touted the extraordinary success of his company's Research & Development division.

perturb

(verb) disturb in mind or cause to be worried or alarmed Ex- Now that Henry is recovering from a major illnesses, he no longer lets the little trivialities, such as late mail, perturb him.

start

(verb) to suddenly move in a particular direction Ex- All alone in the mansion, Henrietta started when she heard a sound.

underwrite

(verb) to support financially. Ex- The latest symphony broadcast was made possible with underwriting from the Carnegie Endowment.

guffaw

(verb) অট্টহাসি দেওয়া (laugh boisterously) Ex- Whenever the jester fell to the ground in mock pain, the king guffawed, exposing his yellow, fang-like teeth.

ameliorate

(verb) অপেক্ষাকৃত উন্নত অ ভাল করা (make something bad better) Ex- Three Cups of Tea tells the story of western man who hopes to ameliorate poverty and the lack of education in Afghanistan.

meander

(verb) ইতঃস্তত বিক্ষিপ্ত ঘুরে বেড়ানো (to wander aimlessly) Ex- A casual observer might have thought that Peter was meandering through the city, but that day he was actually seeking out those places where he and his long lost love had once visited.

incense

(verb) ক্ষুদ্ধ করা (make furious) Ex- When Herb bought football tickets for a game on the day of their wedding anniversary, Jill was incensed.

ferret

(verb) খোজা (to search for something persistently) Ex- Ever the resourceful lexicographer, Fenton was able to ferret out the word origin of highly obscure words.

glean

(verb) টুকরো খবর সংগ্রহ করা (collect information bit by bit) Ex- Herb has given us no formal statement about his background, but from various hints, I have gleaned that he grew up in difficult circumstances.

enervate

(verb) দুর্বল করা (to sap energy from) Ex- John preferred to avoid equatorial countries; the intense sun would always leave him enervated after he'd spent the day sightseeing.

vacillate

(verb) দ্বিধাগ্রস্থ হওয়া (be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.) Ex- Some students vacillate between schools when deciding which to attend, while others focus only on one school.

consummate

(verb) নিখুত করা, পূর্ণাঙ্গ করা (to make perfect and complete in every respect) Ex- The restoration of the ancient church was only consummated after a twenty years of labor.

reproach

(verb) নিন্দা করা (to express criticism towards) Ex- At first, Sarah was going to yell at the boy, but she didn't want to reproach him for telling the truth about the situation.

deter

(verb) নিরুৎসাহিত করা ( turn away from by persuasion) Ex- His mother tried to deter him from joing the army, but he was too intoxicated with the idea of war to listen.

denote

(verb) নির্দেশ করা (be a sign or indication of; have as a meaning) Even if the text is not visible, the red octagon denotes "stop" to all motorists in America.

banish

(verb) নির্বাসিত করা, বিতাড়িত করা (expel from a community, residence, or location; drive away) Ex- The most difficult part of the fast was banishing thoughts of food.

Contempt

1)the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn (অবজ্ঞা, ঘৃণা) 2)disregard for something that should be taken into account. 3)the offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law and its officers.

Eccentric

Adj Peculiar, off, deviating from the norm esp. in a whimsical way In Doyle's books, Holmes is described as an ---- genius, a gifted fighter and a master of disguise who's sometimes prone to bouts of melancholy

Gawky

Adj Physically awkward (esp. of a tall, skinny person, often used to describe teenagers) When she was 15, she was spotted in Covent Garden by a model scout and signed up for a shoot with Elle magazine, whose then editor, Sally Brampton, later recalled the ------ teenager as "a bird of paradise

Feasible

Adj Possible; logical or likely; suitable But it would be ------ from a structural standpoint

Futile

Adj Producing no useful result, ineffective; trivial or unimportant It will cost millions in marketing and promotion, or what I call a ----- attempt and waste of shareholder equity

Eminent

Adj Prominent, distinguished, of high rank Supreme Court decision gives government broad latitude in ------- domain cases if taking property provides a public benefit.

Conciliatory

Adj Reconciling, appeasing, attempting to make the peace You will be at no loss to form a judgment of the mode in which he proposed to reconcile us, by what he called a ------- line

Egalitarian

Adj Related to the belief of the equality of all people, esp. in political economic, or social spheres They are still stuck believing in ----- fantasies and clean consciousness

Germane

Adj Relevant and appropriate, on-topic Most ------ is its inclusion of uncertainty in any interpretation of reality and the facts

Abrasive

Adj Rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance --------- wear on equipment may put the plant out of operation indefinitely and also cause damage to a major investment in new equipment installed as part of the current plant upgrading.

Erudite

Adj Scholarly, knowledgeable; possessing deep, often systematic knowledge In comparison with her, a woman, I might have been called ---- and well-informed

Covert

Adj Secret, veiled, undercover The Democrats have demanded an investigation and want to outlaw what they call ------- propaganda.

Eclectic

Adj Selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources Top of the list and most ----- is this content-rich website from the La Laguna region of Durango and Coahuila

Autonomous

Adj Self-governing, independent Last summer, News Corp. established what it calls an -------- committee to liaise with police and provide any documents requested

complacent

Adj Self-satisfied, smug; overly content (and therefore lazy, neglectful, or some other bad quality) After 18 years in --------- captivity, the alien named Ripi is looking to escape for reasons unknown

Austere

Adj Severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious The England bid will also guarantee Fifa a minimum profit of £161m, which is seen as a crucial plank of the argument in ------- times and in the wake of more risky World Cups in South Africa and Brazil 2014

Defamatory

Adj Slanderous, injurious to someone's reputation Some Catholic leaders have defended the Pope against what they describe as --------- attacks by the media

Garrulous

Adj Talkative, wordy, rambling Stanley Smith, a Philadelphia lawyer, called his ------ group to order in the Penn Athletic Club one night last week

Disinterested

Adj Unbiased, impartial; not interested He had never till now called upon me to make the shadow of a return for all his ------- love

Dispassionate

Adj Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion The answer is entirely predictable, and not likely to be grounded in ------- analysis

Ambivalent

Adj Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once Still, some guidebook contributors remain ------- about the role they play

Esoteric

Adj Understood by or intended for only a few; secret Speaking of chess programs, the show gets bonus points for occasionally throwing in ------ trivia

Craven

Adj Very Cowardly, lacking courage So if you had any doubt about who owns the Republicans and their nether regions, this latest exercise in ------ sycophancy should pretty much put that to rest

Arduous

Adj Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger recalls the ------- process of writing his second dissertation, a tightly written work on St Bonaventure's theology of history

Fanciful

Adj Whimsical, capricious; imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality Industrial parks surrounding Hermosillo contain ------ buildings that feature companies like this Mattel assembly plant

Profuse

Adj Abundant, extravagant, giving or given freely

Simultaneous

Adj At the same time

Presumptive

Adj Based on inference or assumption; providing reasonable grounds for belief

Intrinsic

Adj Belonging to the essential nature of a thing

Optimal or optimum

Adj Best, most desirable or favorable

Partial

Adj Biased, prejudiced, favoring one over others; having a special liking for something or someone

Hardy

Adj Bold, brave, capable of withstanding hardship, fatigue, cold, etc.

Viable

Adj Capable of living (or growing, developing, etc. ); practical, workable

Offhand

Adj Casual, informal; done without preparation or forethought; rude in a short way, brusque

Sanguine

Adj Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful; reddish, ruddy (as in rose0red cheeks indicting health or vitality)

Stark

Adj Complete, total, utter; harsh or grim; extremely simple, severe, blunt, or plain

Solicitous

Adj Concerned or anxious (about another person), expressing care; eager or desirous; very careful

Patronizing

Adj Condescending, having a superior manner, treating as an inferior

Sentient

Adj Conscious; experiencing sensation or perceiving with the senses

Wily

Adj Crafty, cunning, characterized by tricks or artifice

Intractable

Adj Difficult to control, manage, or manipulate; hard to cure; stubborn

Pronounced

Adj Distinct, strong, clearly indicated

Polarized

Adj Divided into sharply opposed groups

Prosaic

Adj Dull, ordinary

Tractable

Adj Easily controlled or managed, docile; easily shaped or molded

Rudimentary

Adj Elementary, relating to the basic; undeveloped, primitive

Officious

Adj Excessively eager in giving unwanted advice or intruding where one is not wanted; meddlesome, pushy

Inherent

Adj Existing as permanent, essential quality; intrinsic

Ubiquitous

Adj Existing everywhere at the same time

Subjective

Adj Existing in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.; personal, individual, based on feelings

Virtual

Adj Existing only in the mind or by means of a computer network; existing in results or in essence but not officially or in name

Prodigious

Adj Extraordinarily large, impressive, etc.

Objective

Adj Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased

Phony

Adj Fake, counterfeit, insincere, not genuine

Timorous

Adj Fearful, timid

Intrepid

Adj Fearless, brave, enduring in the face of adversity

Reverent

Adj Feeling or expressing very deep respect and awe

Static

Adj Fixed, not moving or changing, lacking vitality

Ingenuous

Adj Genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive

Synchronous

Adj Happening at the same time; occurring at the same rate and thus happening together repeatedly

Rife

Adj Happening frequently, abundant, currently being reported

Posthumous

Adj Happening or continuing after death

Innocuous

Adj Harmless, inoffensive

Predisposed

Adj Having an inclination or tendency beforehand; susceptible

Principled

Adj Having high moral standards

Salubrious

Adj Healthful, promoting health

Ponderous

Adj Heavy, bulky and unwieldy; dull labored

Modest

Adj Humble, simple rather than showy; decent (esp. "covering up" in terms of dress); small limited

Restive

Adj Impatient or uneasy under the control of another; resisting being controlled

Pristine

Adj In an original, pure state, uncorrupted

Pugnacious

Adj Inclined to fight, combative

Inconsequential

Adj Insignificant, unimportant, illogical

Jocular

Adj Joking or given to joking all the time, jolly, playful

Incipient

Adj Just beginning; in a very early stage

Inchoate

Adj Just begun, undeveloped, unorganized

Warranted

Adj Justified, authorized (warrant can mean to justify or justification, but can also mean to vouch for or guarantee)

Trite

Adj Lacking freshness and originality, lacking effectiveness due to overuse, cliche

Tenuous

Adj Long and thin, slender; flimsy, having little substance

Mendacious

Adj Lying, habitually dishonest

Whimsical

Adj Marked or motivated by whims (odd, fanciful ideas); erratic, unpredictable

Qualified

Adj Modified, limited, conditional on something else

Unprecedented

Adj Never before known or seen, without having happened previously

Indifferent

Adj Not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial

Obsolete

Adj Out of date, no longer in use

Incongruous

Adj Out of place, inappropriate, not harmonious

Placid

Adj Peaceful, calm tranquil

Sedulous

Adj Persevering, persistent, diligent in one's efforts

Skeptic

Adj Person inclined to doubting or questioning generally accepted beliefs

Sportive

Adj Playful, merry, joking around, done "in sport" (rather than intended seriously)

Prospective

Adj Potential, in the future

Pragmatic

Adj Practical; dealing with actual facts and reality

Remedial

Adj Providing a remedy, curative; correcting a deficient skill

Mercurial

Adj Quickly and unpredictably changing moods; fickle, flighty

Pathological

Adj Relating to or caused by disease; relating to compulsive bad behavior

Peripheral

Adj Relating to or making up an outer boundary or region; not of primary importance, fringe

Sacrosanct

Adj Sacred, inviolable, not to be trespassed on or violated; above any criticism

Scathing

Adj Severe, injurious; bitterly harsh or critical (as a remark)

Keen

Adj Sharp, piercing; very perceptive or mentally sharp; intense (of a feeling)

Naive

Adj Simple and unsophisticated, unsuspecting, lacking worldly experience and critical judgement

Hackneyed

Adj So commonplace as to be stale; not fresh or original

Meticulous

Adj Taking extreme car in regards to details; precise, fussy

Pervasive

Adj Tending to spread throughout

Presumptuous

Adj Too bold or forward; going beyond that which is proper

Trifling

Adj Trivial, not very important; so small as to be unimportant; frivolous, shallow

Unequivocal

Adj Unambiguous, clear, absolute; having only one possible meaning

Tacit

Adj Understood without being said; implied, not stated directly; silent

Volatile

Adj Varying, inconstant, fleeting; tending to violence, explosive

Spartan

Adj Very disciplined and stern; frugal, living simply, austere, suggestive of the ancient spartans

Torrid

Adj Very hot, parching, burning; passionate

Profound

Adj Very insightful, penetrating deeply into a subject; pervasive intense, "down to the very bottom"; at the very bottom

Prodigal

Adj Wasteful, extravagant; giving abundantly, lavish

Wary

Adj Watchful, motivated by caution, on guard against danger

Timely

Adj Well-timed, happening at a suitable time

Prudent

Adj Wise in practical matters, carefully providing for the future

Sagacious

Adj Wise; showing good judgement and foresight

Laudable

Adj Worthy of praise

Unseemly

Adj improper, inappropriate, against the rules of taste or politeness

Homogeneous

Adj of the same kind; uniform throughout

Partisan

Adj, Noun Devoted to a particular group, cause, etc. (adj); fervent supporter of a group, party, idea, etc.; guerilla fighter (noun)

Liberal

Adj, Noun Favorable to progress or reform, believing in maximum possible individual freedom; tolerant, open-minded; generous (adj); a person with such beliefs or practices (noun)

Stoic or stoical

Adj, Noun Indifferent to pleasure or pain, enduring without complaint; person indifferent to please or pain (noun)

Retrospective

Adj, Noun Looking to the past or backward; applying to the past, retroactive (adj); an art exhibit of an artist's work over a long period of time (noun)

Vintage

Adj, Noun Related to items of high quality from a previous era, old-fashioned, antique (adj); the wine of a particular year (noun)

Articulate

Adj, Verb Using language in a clear fluent way (adj); speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (verb) I think what the author was trying to -------- is that an encrypted file system would only prove effective if you were in an enterprise environment with mission critical data on the hook

Lavish

Adj, Verb Abundant or giving in abundance; marked by excess (adj); give very generously (verb)

Net

Adj, Verb Remaining after expenses or other factors have been deducted; ultimate (adj); to bring in as profit, or to catch as in a net (verb)

Slack

Adj, Verb, noun Loose, negligent, lazy, weak (adj); Neglect to do one's duties; loosen up relax (verb); Period of little work (noun)

Patent

Adj, noun Obvious, apparent, plain to see (adj); a letter from a government guaranteeing an inventor the rights to his or her invention (noun)

Slight

Adj, verb, noun Small, not very important, slender or delicate (adj); Treat as though not very important; snub, ignore (verb); an act of treating in this way a discourtesy (noun)

Censure

Noun, Verb Strong disapproval or official reprimand (noun), to issue such disapproval or reprimand (verb) Violation of that license board may result in ------- or reprimand or license revocation

Sanction

Noun, Verb Permission or approval, something that gives support or authority to something else(noun); to allow, confirm, ratify (verb); OR a legal action by one or more countries against another country to get it to comply (noun); to place sanctions or penalties on (verb)

Dismiss

Verb Allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job; put aside or reject especially after only a brief consideration When I gave the order -------- at the end of the parade Burker rode away, as he had always done, in the direction of his bungalow."

Exculpate

Verb Clear from guilt or blame I hope this might in some small way ------- my sins

Aggrandize

Verb Make greater; exaggerate But that didn't temper their zeal to use the tainted statistics to ------- their boss before the election last year

Antagonize

Verb Make hostile or unfriendly First, Germany, Italy, and France do not support either NATO or EU enlargement, although it is only the former that is usually considered likely to ------- Russia

Admonish

Verb Mildly scorn; caution, advise, or remind to do something ----- the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed

Appease

Verb Pacify, satisfy, relieve; concede to belligerent demands, sometimes at the expense of principles Blackfire in its defense, claims that it paid more than $17,000 to the Mayor of Chicomuselo, for him, to --------- his local constituents

Contextualize

Verb Place in context, such as giving the background or circumstances My goal is to describe how the various devices Banks uses helps to ------- the naturalist novel that is the model for Affliction."

Forfeit

Verb Surrender or lose as a result of an error, crime, or failure to fulfill an obligation So the speechwriter gives us an Iraq victory that's "finally in sight" and a Democrat who wants to become president so he can ----- the war

Speculate

Verb Contemplate; make a guess or educated guess about; engage in a risky business transaction, gamble

Unearth

Verb Dig up, uncover, expose

Underscore

Verb Emphasize (or literally, to underline text)

Render

Verb Give, submit, surrender; translate; declare formally; cause to become

Plummet

Verb Plunge, fall straight down

Obviate

Verb Prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary

Preempt or Pre-empt

Verb Prevent; take the place of, supplant; take before someone else can

Proscribe

Verb Prohibit, outlaw, denounce, exile or banish

Refute

Verb Prove to be false

Requite

Verb Reciprocate, repay, or revenge

Repudiate

Verb Reject, cast off, deny that something has authority

Venerate

Verb Revere, regard with deep respect and awe

Placate

Verb Satisfy or calm down (an angry or dissatisfied person), esp. by conciliatory gestures

Relegate

Verb Send or commit to an inferior place, rank, condition, etc.; exile banish; assign (a task) to someone else

Saturate

Verb Soak or imbue thoroughly; cause a substance to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance.

Permeate

Verb Spread or penetrate throughout

Outstrip

Verb Surpass, exceed; be larger or better than; leave behind

Oscillate

Verb Swing back and forth; waver, change one's mind

Satiate or sate

Verb To fully satisfy; to go beyond satisfying to the point of excess (possibly inducing disgust, tiredness, etc.)

Vituperate

Verb Verbally abuse, rebuke or criticize harshly

fecund

adjective উৎপাদনশীল ( intellectually productive) Ex- The artist had entered a fecund period, producing three masterpieces in the span of two months.

effervescent

adjective উৎফুল্ল (marked by high spirits or excitement) Ex- After the sales result, the manager was in an effervescent mood, letting several employees leave work early that day.

coterminous

adjective একই সীমানাযুক্ত (being of equal extent or scope or duration) Ex- The border of the state is coterminous with geographic limits on travel; the east and north are surrounded by a nearly uncrossable river and the south by a desert.

spartan

adjective কন্টকসহিষ্ণু, নির্ভীক (unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; showing the indifference to comfort or luxury ) Ex- After losing everything in a fire, Tim decided to live in spartan conditions, sleeping on the floor and owning as little furniture as a possible.

impecunious

adjective কর্পদকশূণ্য, নিঃসম্বল (lacking money; poor) Ex- In extremely trying times, even the moderately wealthy, after a few turns of ill-fortune, can become impecunious.

splenetic

adjective খিটখিটে; বদমেজাজি (very irritable) Ex- Ever since the car accident, Frank has been unable to walk without a cane, and so he has become splenetic and unpleasant to be around.

peremptory

adjective চরম কত্তৃত্তপূর্ণ (bossy and domineering) Ex- My sister used to peremptorily tell me to do the dishes, a chore I would either do perfunctorily or avoid doing altogether.

palatable

adjective সুস্বাদু, রুচিকর (acceptable to the taste or mind) Ex- MIkey didn't partake much in his friends' conversations, but found their presence palatable.

turgid

adjective স্ফীত, শব্দাড়ম্বরপূর্ণ [(of language) pompous and tedious] Ex- The amount of GRE vocabulary he used increased with his years--by the time he was 60, his novels were so turgid that even his diehard fans refused to read them.

pellucid

adjective স্বচছ, নির্মল, সহজে বোধগম্য (transparently clear; easily understandable) Ex- The professor had a remarkable ability make even the most difficult concepts seem pellucid.

ribald

adjective হাস্যকর ও অশ্লীল; (humorously vulgar) Ex- The speaker was famous for his ribald humor, but the high school principal asked him to keep the talk G-rated when he spoke to the student body.

estimable

admirable; possible to estimate #He was an ... American artist of the late 20th century.

inasmuch

adv in like manner, considering that (contraction of "in as much," generally followed by "as")

conversely

adverb In an opposite way; on the other hand It's a sign that ETF managers are more than willing to make concessions to keep you in their funds or, ---------, entice you to try something new when competing ETFs and indexes arise.

gustatory

affecting the sense of taste #For many Japanese the classical ... quartet of sour, sweet, salty and bitter seems insufficient.

thespian

an actor or actress

herbivorous

an animal that feeds mainly on plants #Stegosaurs were large, ... dinosaurs that lived roughly 150 million years ago.

canon

an established set of principles; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works #The ditties sung in street parties, many of which date back to the 1930s, are an integral part of Brazil's cultural ....

simian

apelike, relating to apes

avarice

extreme greed for wealth or material gain #The corporate world is plagued by ... and a thirst for power.

imbroglio

complicated situation; an entanglement #These stories are crucial to global understanding of current ...(s), and they are told with verve.

celestial

concerned with sky or heavens; sublime #The most obvious ... event, obviously, will be the full moon, which in February is nicknamed the "Snow Moon."

olfactory

concerning the sense of smell #One combination of altered genes likely led to the loss of a large number of ... receptors for detecting smells.

debauchery

corruption #In one ugly scene, Blake awakes after a night of ... with a nasty streak of trans-phobia.

pusillanimous

cowerdly

subversive

intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government

avuncular

like an uncle (kind and friendly toward a younger or less experienced person) #For younger Chinese, Mao has retired to the position of ... founder of the country.

labile

likely to change #We know that elements are ... things, which is why lead water pipes and lead-based paints are no longer manufactured, and why aluminium cooking utensils are (rightly or wrongly) accused on suspicion of causing dementia.

invidious

likely to provoke ill will #Donald Trump spins so many tales—and goes after so many different groups and individuals—that it's sometimes easy to miss his most ... rhetoric.

umbrage

noun অপমানবোধ,অবমাননা জনিত ক্ষোভ/ অসন্তোষ/ বিরক্তি (a feeling of anger caused by being offended) Ex- Since he was so in love with her, he took umbrage at her comments, even though she had only meant to gently tease him.

extrinsic

not inherent of essential #The ... part of the brain is activated when people focus on external tasks, like playing tennis or pouring coffee

antipathy

noun Deep dislike, aversion, or repugnance, sometimes without reason "Adopting a posture of aggressive nationalism will only invite ----- from the international community and harm China's international image.

presentiment

noun (বিশেষত অপ্রীতিকর কিছু ঘটতে যাচ্ছে) এমন পুর্বানুমান, অস্পষ্ট অনুভূতি [a feeling of evil to come] Ex- On the night that Lincoln would be fatally shot, his wife had a presentiment about going to Ford's Theater, but Lincoln persuaded her that everything would be fine.

hodgepodge

noun Mixture of different kinds of things, jumble

Temperance

noun Moderation, self-control, esp. regarding alcohol or other desires or pleasures; total abstinence from alcohol

prolixity

noun boring verbosity Ex- I loved my grandfather dearly, but his prolixity would put me to sleep, regardless of the topic.

inequity

noun অন্যায় আচরণ; অবিচার (injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards) Ex- After decades of racial inequity, the "separate but equal" doctrine was successfully overturned.

provident

providing for future need, frugal

florid

ruddy; reddish; flowery #the senator's ... speech

churlish

rude; boorish #Mr. Trump's ... behavior toward women is well documented, including in a 4,700-word investigation by The NYT.

petulant

rude; peevish #Their move is to behave in a ..., irresponsible manner.

literati

scholarly of learned persons #Still, in ancient China paper was mostly reserved for the production of fine works by the ... and court artists.

taxonomy

science of classification

continence

self-control; abstention from sexual activity #The British state has gone on expanding after a period of ....

tutelary

serving as a guardian or protector

libido

sexual desire #The pill's other common side-effects include nausea, headaches, breast tenderness, anxiety, weight gain and, sometimes, decreased ....

lustrous

shining #By daylight, the particles are visible as a ... gray dust that settles on everything.

congenial

similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to #Third, we must create a healthy, ... academic ecology.

aspersion

slander; false rumor #It's worth noting that Trump built up to those ...(s) with innuendo. #For four months, that report cast ...(s) and shaped public opinion.

fulsome

so excessive as to be disgusting #At times Thursday, there was ... praise for Peevey's environmental accomplishments.

convivial

sociable #People who are often right have a "..." relationship not only with other people, but with their own minds.

turgid

swollen, pompous

axiomatic

taken for granted; self-evident truth #Society has embraced the Internet as ... to individualized learning, personal empowerment, cultural evolution and, more recently, revolution.

vapid

tasteless, dull

evocative

tending to call to mind or produce a reaction #Astronauts are not chosen for their ... skills but for their technical abilities.

gerrymander

to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party #Leaders in the Democrat-controlled legislature say partisan ...(ing) is a national problem.

bifurcate

to divide into two parts #The U.S. is ...(ing) into a nation of economic winners and losers, and this distinction is seeping into American culture.

implausible

unlikely; unbelievable #That seems financially ..., even with a rising salary cap.

inform

vErb Inspire, animate, give substance, essence, or context to; be the characteristic quality of

hail

verb অভিবাদন জানানো, সম্ভাষণ জানানো (enthusiastically acclaim or celebrate something) Ex- Many college superstar athletes are hailed as the next big thing, but then flop at the professional level.

machinate

verb অভিসন্ধি করা; মতলব আঁটা; ষড়যন্ত্র করা (engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together) Ex- The rebels met at night in an abandoned barn to machinate.

inure

verb অভ্যস্ত করা বা হওয়া,কার্যকরী হওয়া (to make accustomed to something unpleasant) Ex- Three years of Manhattan living has inured her to the sound of wailing sirens; she could probably sleep through the apocalypse.

stultify

verb অর্থহীন করে ফেলা, হতাশ করা (cause one to lose energy and enthusiasm) Ex- As an undergraduate Mark felt stultified by classes outside his area of study; only in grad school, in which he could focus solely on literary analysis, did he regain his scholarly edge.

maunder

verb অস্পষ্টভাবে বা অসংলগ্নভাবে কথা বলা [speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly] Ex- After drinking two espressos each, the animated couple would maunder loudly, annoying the other patrons in the coffee shop.

Dogma

Noun A system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief His -------- is notoriously gruesome, and it is why he is the perfect example for a short exercise I will now suggest

Anarchy

Noun Absence of law or government; chaos, disorder He urged residents and organisations in the area to distance themselves from what he called -------- and to help expose the criminals behind the incidents.

Artifact

Noun Any object made by humans, especially those from an earlier time, such as those excavated by archaeologists An alien -------- is found on the moon, which is so alien that anyone trying to investigate it dies horribly

Catalyst

Noun Causer of change Cultural --------- is comically grandiose, yet not inaccurate

fresco

a painting done on plaster #The colourful ...(es) depict tales of the legendary heroes and founders of ancient Rome.

affected

artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress #"the gesture appeared both ... and stagy"

collage

artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements #This exhibit includes new works in mixed media, including ... and stencil work, and utilizes traditional Chicano imagery.

homeostasis

automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself #It is evidently designed for the ... of the earth.

raiment

clothing

simile

comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"

sardonic

cynical, scornfully mocking

stygian

dark and gloomy, hellish

internecine

deadly to both sides #Perhaps the biggest reason for despair is the Somali clan imbroglio, which has long been a recipe for ... division.

contumacious

disobedient; rebellious #I have found him to be in wilful and ... breach of the injunction on him, which I am quite certain he knew perfectly well he had to obey in every respect

terrestrial

earthly, commonplace

panegyric

elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise #He felt poets there had to demean themselves, flattering their noble patrons by writing ...(s).

atavism

evolutionary throwback #The result is civilization, art, music, scientific reasoning and philosophy, which often attempt to mitigate and improve on our genetic ....

salutary

expecting an improvement, favorable to health

expository

explanatory #But before you can do that, there's an ... difficulty: You have to explain what death is.

kudos

fame; glory; honor #The money and the ... is all with leading clubs now.

captious

faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument #a ... and cranky eater who's never met a vegetable he didn't hate

covert

hidden; secret #It called Tor—software that helps people mask their location—"a weapon in a ... cyber war intended to maintain the US' global dominance."

motley

many colored; made up of many parts # His pockets contained a ... collection of coins, movie ticket stubs, and old candies.

interregnum

interval between reigns; gap in continuity #During the ..., seven states seceded from the Union.

sinuous

intricate, complex

modicum

limited quantity #The department's fusion-energy programme has provided a modicum of cash for Helion, as well as for some small-scale academic work on alternative reactors.

staccato

marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds

quorum

number of memeber necessary to conduct a meeting

guise

outward appearance; false appearance #Developers build courses under the ... of parks or other projects, often with the tacit approval of local officials.

travesty

parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature

translucent

partially transparent

minutia

petty details #Time will tell who is correct, but such ... will matter less than whether one of these new approaches works.

variegated

varied, marked with different colors

sundry

various

vindictive

vengeful, unforgiving

supercilious

(adjective) অবজ্ঞামিশ্রিত, উন্নাসিকতা, নাকউচু ভাব (haughty and disdainful; looking down on others) Ex- Nelly felt the Quiz Bowl director acted superciliously towards the underclassmen; really, she fumed, must he act so preternaturally omniscient each time he intones some obscure fact--as though everybody knows that Mt. Aconcagua is the highest peak in Sout.

wanton

(adjective) অবাধ, উশৃংখল (without check or limitation; showing no moral restraints to one's anger, desire, or appetites) Ex- Due to wanton behavior and crude language, the drunk man was thrown out of the bar and asked to never return.

unequivocal

(adjective) স্পষ্ট, দ্যর্থহীন (admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion) Ex- The President's first statement on the subject was vague and open to competing interpretations, so when he spoke to Congress about the same subject later, he was careful to make his position completely unequivocal.

inarticulate

(adjective) স্পষ্টভাবে ভাবপ্রকাশ অসমর্থ (without or deprived of the use of speech or words) Ex- Although a brilliant economist, Professor Black was completely inarticulate, a terrible lecturer.

travesty

(noun) প্যারোড়ি (an absurd presentation of something; a mockery) Ex- What I expected to be an intelligent, nuanced historical documentary turned out to be a poorly-produced travesty of the form.

deferential

(adjective) শ্রদ্ধা প্রদর্শন করা (showing respect) Ex- If you ever have the chance to meet the president, stand up straight and be deferential.

exacerbate

(verb) make worse Ex- Her sleeplessness exacerbated her cold--when she woke up the next day, her sinuses were completely blocked.

glut

(verb) অত্যাধিক, প্রচুর (supply with an excess of) Ex- In the middle of economic crises, hiring managers find their inboxes glutted with resumes.

profligate

(adjective) অতিব্যয়ী, অপব্যয়ী (spending money recklessly or wastefully)

anomalous

(adjective) not normal Ex- According to those who do not believe in climate change, the extreme weather over the last five years is simply anomalous--average temps should return to average, they believe.

moot

(adjective) open to argument or debate; undecidable in a meaningless or irrelevant way Ex- Since the Board just terminated Steve as the CEO, what the finance committe might have thought of his proposed marketing plan for next year is now a moot point.

leery

(adjective) openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. Ex- Without checking his references and talking to previous employers, I am leery of hiring the candidate.

glib

(adjective) speaking with ease but without sincerity(of a person) I have found that the more glib the salesman, the worse the product. *Donald J Trump

exacting

(adjective) অধিক চাহিদাসম্পন্ন [বিশেষত খুঁতবিহীন] (requiring and demanding accuracy) Ex- Though his childhood piano teacher was so exacting, Max is thankful now, as a professional pianist.

boorish

(adjective) অসভ্য , বর্বর, গেয়ো (ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance) Ex- Bukowski was known for being a boorish drunk and alienating close friends and family.

insufferable

(adjective) অসহনীয়, অসহ্য, দুঃসহ (intolerable, difficult to endure) Ex- Chester always tried to find some area in which he excelled above others; unsurprisingly, his co-workers found him insufferable and chose to exclude him from daily luncheons out.

retiring (adjective)

(adjective) অসামাজিক (to be shy, and to be inclined to retract from company) Ex- Nelson was always the first to leave soirees--rather than mill about with "fashionable" folk, he was retiring, and preferred the solitude of his garret.

refractory

(adjective) একগুয়ে, অবাধ্য (stubbornly resistant to authority or control ) Ex- Used to studious high school students, Martha was unprepared for the refractory Kindger garteners who neither sat still nor listened to a single word she said.

pedestrian

(adjective) একঘেয়ে (lacking imagination) Ex- While Nan was always engaged in philosophical speculation, her brother was occupied with far more pedestrian concerns: how to earn a salary and run a household.

carping

(adjective) খিটমিট করা, ছিদ্রান্বেষণ করা (persistently petty and unjustified criticism) Ex- What seemed like incessant nagging and carping about my behavior from my mother turned out to be wise and useful advice that has served me well.

scrupulous

(adjective) খুঁতখুঁতে (characterized by extreme care and great effort) Ex- Because of his scrupulous nature, Mary put him in charge of numbering and cataloging the entire collection of rare stamps.

capricious

(adjective) খেয়ালি (determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason) Ex- Nearly every month our capricious CEO had a new plan to turn the company around, and none of them worked because we never gave them the time they needed to succeed.

whimsical

(adjective) খেয়ালি, বাতিকগ্রস্ত (determined by impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason) Ex- Adults look to kids and envy their whimsical nature at times, wishing that they could act without reason and play without limitation.

penurious

(adjective) দরিদ্র, গরীব( lacking money; poor) Ex- Truly penurious, Mary had nothing more than a jar full of pennies.

perennial

(adjective) দীর্ঘস্থায়ী (lasting an indefinitely long time; eternal; everlasting) Ex- Even at the old-timers games, Stan Musial would get the loudest cheer: he was a perennial favorite of the fans there.

destitute

(adjective) দুঃস্থ,অসহায় (poor enough to need help from others) Ex- Jean Valjean, is at first destitute, but through the grace of a priest, he makes something of his life.

unruly

(adjective) দুরন্ত, অবাধ্য, উশৃংখল ([of persons] noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; unwilling to submit to authority) Ex- Walk in to any preschool and I am sure that you will find an unruly and chaotic scene--unless it's nap time.

malodorous

(adjective) দুর্গন্ধযুক্ত (having an unpleasant smell) Ex- Some thermally active fountains spew sulfur fumes--the air around them is sometimes so malodorous that many have to plug their noses.

obstinate

(adjective) দুর্দমনীয় (resistant to guidance or discipline) একগুয়ে, জেদি (stubbornly persistent) Ex- The coach suggested improvements Sarah might make on the balance beam, but she remained obstinate, unwilling to modify any of the habits that made her successful in the past.

lethargic

(adjective) দুর্বল (lacking energy) Ex- Nothing can make a person more lethargic than a big turkey dinner.

abstruse

(adjective) দুর্বোধ্য (difficult to understand; incomprehensible) Ex- Physics textbooks can seem so abstruse to the uninitiated that readers feel as though they are looking at hieroglyphics.

inscrutable

(adjective) দুর্বোধ্য, রহস্যময় (not easily understood; unfathomable) Ex- His speech was so dense and confusing that many in the audience found it inscrutable.

pejorative

(adjective) নিন্দাসূচক [ expressing disapproval (usu. refers to a term)] Ex- Most psychologists object to the pejorative term "shrink", believing that they expand the human mind, not limit it.

complacent

(adjective) পরিতৃপ্তি, আত্মতৃপ্তি (contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions) Ex- After the water polo team won their sixth championship, they became complacent and didn't even make it to the playoffs the next year.

sanctimonious

(adjective) বকধার্মিক (making a show of being pious; holier-than-thou) Ex- Even during the quiet sanctity of evening prayer, she held her chin high, a sanctimonious sneer forming on her face as she eyed those who were attending church for the first time.

garrulous

(adjective) বাচাল, প্রলাপী (full of trivial conversation) Ex- Lynne was garrulous: once, she had a fifteen minute conversation with a stranger before she realized the woman didn't speak English.

imponderable

(adjective) যা ওজন বা পরিমাপ করা যায় না (impossible to estimate or figure out) Ex- According to many lawmakers, the huge variety of factors affecting society make devising an efficient healthcare system an imponderable task.

martial

(adjective) যুদ্ধবিষয়ক, যুদ্ধসংক্রান্ত (suggesting war or military life) Ex- Americans tend to remember Abraham Lincoln as kindly and wise, not at all martial, despite the fact that he was involved in the fiercest war America has even fought.

petulant

(adjective) রগচটা (easily irritated or annoyed) Ex- When Ed first met Ruth, he didn't realize she was so petulant, but now that they are three months into their relationship, Ed feels a day doesn't go by in which she isn't whining about some minor issue.

tractable

(adjective) সহজে প্রভাবিত করা যায় এমন [readily reacting to suggestions and influences; easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)] Ex- Compared to middle school students, who have an untamed wildness about them, high school students are somewhat more tractable.

incongruous

(adjective) সামঞ্জস্যবিহীন (lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness) Ex- The vast economic inequality of modern society is incongruous with America's ideals.

pithy

(adjective) সারগর্ভ (concise and full of meaning) I enjoy reading the Daodejing for its pithy and insightful prose; it always gives me something to think about.

economical

(adjective) সাশ্রয়ী, মিতব্যয়ী (avoiding waste, efficient) Ex- Journalists favor an economical style of writing, in which no unnecessary words are used and every sentence is as short as possible.

saturnine

(adjective) বিমর্ষ, গোমড়া, বিবর্ণ (morose or gloomy) Ex- Deprived of sunlight, humans become saturnine; that's why in very northerly territories people are encouraged to sit under an extremely powerful lamp, lest they become morose.

haphazard

(adjective) বিশৃঙ্খল, এলোমেলো (marked by great carelessness; dependent upon or characterized by chance.) Ex- Many golf courses are designed with great care, but the greens on the county golf course seem entirely haphazard.

candidness

(noun) অকপটতা, খোলাখুলি মনোভাব (the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech) Ex- Although I was unhappy that the relationship ended, I appreciated her candidness about why she was ready to move on from the relationship.

pittance

(noun) অতি অল্প [a small amount (of money)] Ex- Vinny's uncle beamed smugly about how he'd offered his nephew fifty dollars for his Harvard tuition;even twice the amount would have been a mere pittance.

perquisite

(noun) অতিরিক্ত সুবিধা (a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) Ex- Even as the dishwasher at the French restaurant, Josh quickly learned that he had the perquisite of being able to eat terrific food for half the price diners would pay.

truculence

(noun) অতীব প্রচন্ডতা (defiant aggressiveness) Ex- When the boss confronted Aaron about his earlier remarks, Aaron responded with utter truculence, simply throwing a glass of water in the boss' face and walking away.

ploy

(noun) কূটচাল (a clever plan to turn a situation to one's advantage) Ex- Dennis arranged an elaborate ploy, involving 14 different people lying for him in different situations, so that it could appear that he was meeting Mary completely by chance at the wedding reception.

virago

(noun) বদমেজাজী স্ত্রী লোক (an ill-tempered or violent woman). Ex- Poor Billy was the victim of the virago's invective--she railed at him for a good 30-minutes about how he is the scum of the earth for speaking loudly on his cellphone in public.

opulence

(noun) বিত্ত, প্রাচুর্য (wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living) Ex- Russian oligarchs are famous for their opulence, living in fancy homes and dining on expensive caviar.

animosity

(noun) বিদ্বেষ, শত্রুতা (intense hostility) Ex- The governor's animosity toward his rival was only inflamed when the latter spread false lies regarding the governor's first term.

resignation

(noun) বিনা প্রতিবাদে গ্রহণ (the acceptance of something unpleasant that can't be avoided) Ex- Since Jack could not think of a convincing reason why he had to miss the seminar, he attended it with a sense of resignation.

qualm

(noun) বিবেকের তাড়না, অসস্থিবোধ (uneasiness about the fitness of an action) Ex- While he could articulate no clear reason why Harkner's plan would fail, he neverless felt qualms about committing any resources to it.

elicit

(verb) To evoke, call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) Ex- Just smiling--even if you are depressed--can elicit feelings of pleasure and happiness.

squander

(verb) অপচয় করা, বেহিসাবি হিসাব করা (spend thoughtlessly; waste time, money, or an opportunity) Ex- Fearing his money would be squandered by his family, he gave all of it to charity when he died.

desecrate

(verb) অপবিত্র করা (to willfully violate or destroy a sacred place) Ex- After desecrating the pharaoh's tomb, the archaeologist soon fell victim to a horrible illness.

embellish

(verb) অলংকৃত করা, সুন্দর করা (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; make more beautiful) Ex- McCartney would write relatively straightforward lyrics, and Lennon would embellish them with puns and poetic images.

grovel

(verb) আত্মমর্যাদাহীন আচরণ করা, নিজেকে ছোট করা ( show submission or fear) Ex- Every time Susan comes to the office, Frank grovels as if she were about to fire.

implicate

(verb) আরোপ করা (convey a meaning; imply) Ex- By saying that some of the guests were uncomfortable, the manager implicated to the hotel staff that it needed to be more dilligent.

foment

(verb) ইন্ধন যোগানো, উদ্দীপ্ত করা (try to stir up public opinion) Ex- After having his pay cut, Phil spread vicious rumors about his boss, hoping to foment a general feeling of discontent.

begrudge

(verb) ঈর্ষা, পরশ্রীকাতরতা ( to envy someone for possessing or enjoying something) Ex- Sitting all alone in his room, Harvey begrudged the happiness of the other children playing outside his window.

exalt

(verb) উচ্চপ্রশংসা করা (praise or glorify) Ex- The teenagers exalted the rock star, covering their bedrooms with posters of him.

deride

(verb) উপহাস করা (treat or speak of with contempt) Ex- The nun derided the students for trying to sneak insects and worms into the classroom.

derive

(verb) উৎপন্ন হওয়া (come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example) Ex- Many words in the English language are derived from Latin, including the word "derive."

coalesce

(verb) একীভূত হওয়া (fuse or cause to grow together) Ex- Over time, the various tribes coalesced into a single common culture with one universal language.

enumerate

(verb) গণনা করা (সংখ্যা/পরিমাণ) [determine the number or amount of] Ex- The survey enumerates the number of happy workers and the number of unhappy workers.

retract

(verb) গুটিয়ে নেওয়া (pull inward or towards a center), প্রত্যাহার করে নেওয়া [পূর্বের বিশ্বাস] (formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure) Ex- Email is wonderfully efficient, but once something awkward or damaging has been sent, there is no way to retract it.

underscore

(verb) গুরুত্ব আরোপ করা [ give extra weight to (a communication)] Ex- While the hiking instructor agreed that carrying a first aid kit could be a good idea under certain circumstances, he underscored the importance of carrying enough water.

prevail

(verb) জয়লাভ করা (prove superior) Ex- Before the cricket match, Australia was heavily favored, but India prevailed.

hector

(verb) তর্জন গর্জন করা (to bully or intimidate) Ex- The boss's hectoring manner put off many employees, some of whom quit as soon as they found new jobs.

Disingenuous

Adj Insincere, not genuine The entire process is intellectually ------- from the outset

Cogent

Adj Very convincing, logical You speak with a clear voice and in ------ paragraphs, and make a great case for our progressive cause

Stolid

Adj Unemotional, showing little emotion, not easily moved

Precarious

Adj Unstable, insecure, dangerous

Specious

Adj seemingly true but actually false; deceptively attractive

Propriety

Noun Conforming to good manner or appropriate behavior; justness

Paradox

Noun Contradiction, or seeming contradiction that is actually true

Pith

Noun Core, essence; significant or weight

Libertine

Noun Morally or sexually unrestrained person; freethinker (regarding religion)

Illiberality

Noun Narrow-mindedness, bigotry; strictness or lack of generosity

Hedonist

Noun Person devoted to pleasure

Recluse

Noun Person who lives in seclusion

Ranks

Noun Personnel; a group of people considered all together

Kudos

Noun Praise, honor, congratulations

Erratic

Adj Inconsistent, wandering, having no fixed course Senator Obama accused McCain of what he called ------ behavior

Discredit

Adj Injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence in The third thing to her ------ was her living in the land of Canaan, whose inhabitants were known to be harsh and evil

Archaic

Adj Characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive He looks up to see a man in ------- clothing stumbling down a hill, clearly being chased by vague, dark figures.

Empirical

Adj Coming from, based on, or able to be verified by experience or experimentation; not purely based on theory Unfortunately, these unrealistic assumptions not only are used in ------models, but also get into the mental models of policy makers

Contentious

Adj Controversial; prone to causing arguments, especially gratuitous or petty ones Within archaeology, Mr. Binford was known as a -------- advocate for his ideas

Onerous

Adj Burdensome, oppressive, hard to endure

Juncture

Noun Critical point in time, such as crisis or a time when a decision is necessary; a place where two things are joined together

Hyperbole

Noun Deliberate exaggeration for effect

Zenith

Noun High point, culmination

prologue

Noun Introductory part to a book, play, etc.

Levity

Noun Lightness (of mind, spirit, or mood) or lack of seriousness sometimes in an inappropriate way

Penchant

Noun Liking or inclination (usually penchant for)

Paradigm

Noun Model or pattern; worldview, set of shared assumptions, values, etc.

Discriminating

Judicious, discerning, having good judgment or insight ISPs are not interested in ------- against content, nor against particular application or content providers

Entitlement

Noun Having the right to certain privileges; believing, sometimes without cause, that one deserves or has the right to certain privileges Someday maybe the powers that be will realize that their greed and sense of ------ is what is killing this country

din

Noun Loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time The tool that eliminates background ---- is called "NewBlue Hum Remover" and is only discovered by opening Edit, Effects and an almost unnoticeable drop-down menu called Audio Effects.

Idiosyncrasy

Noun Characteristic or habit peculiar to an individual; peculiar quality, quirk

Diatribe

Noun Bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant Although Canzano's ------- is not really worthy of a response, I've blacked out the child's face on this blog

Alacrity

Noun Cheerful or speedy willingness And what added to our ------ was our expectation of meeting with two of them instead of one, for we took it for granted that the light in view was carried in the top of one ship for a direction to her consort.

Counterpoint

Noun Contrasting item, opposite; a complement; the use of contrast or interplay in a work of art She has suggested also Mexican dishes wth rice in ----------- to the paella which is Spanish which could be interesting.

anomaly

Noun Deviation from what is common; inconsistency "The only practical solution to this ------- is to avoid spread betting altogether, and use instead covered warrants and Exchange Traded Funds."

Fidelity

Noun Faithfulness, loyalty; strict observance of duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or image He thanked me many times for what he termed my ----- to his sainted friend

Guile

Noun Clever deceit, cunning, craftiness

disabuse

Verb Free someone from a mistake in thinking "He wanted to ------- people of the expectation that government would solve every problem

Flag

Verb Get tired, lose enthusiasm; hang limply or droop

Concede

Verb Give in, admit, yield; acknowledge reluctantly; grant or give up (such as giving up land after losing war) In fact, each day she fails to ------- is another nail in her political coffin

Divine

Verb Discover through divination or supernatural means; perceive by insight Your creative centre is the source of what I call ------ guidance

Debunk

Verb Expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims The words meditation and mindfulness have become interchangeable in recent years, with the latter adopted as a term to ------- the myths around meditation

Ascertain

Verb Find out with certainty The officials wish to ------- all the facts, and find out if the complaints by that they are discharged

Concur

Verb Approve, agree Design sympathetic individuals like David Heddle and Mike Gene would ------

Denote

Verb Be a name or symbol for The word "sex" is simply that—a word to ------- whether a person is male or female

Denigrate

Verb Belittle, attack the reputation of In Venezuela, it is illegal to publish news accounts that might be deemed to ------ President Hugo Ch vez.

Elicit

Verb Call forth, bring out, evoke Meanwhile Dr Malan made an attempt to ------ from the Germans a more definite indication of their intentions towards South Africa

Alienate

Verb Cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant So far as the Board of Governors of the CBC is concerned, its present policy is not to ------ from the public domain any broadcasting rights in television to privately-owned stations or other profit-making concerns!"

Deflect

Verb Cause to curve; turn aside, esp. from a straight course; avoid Because all they want is attention and engagement to distract and ------ from the topic

Coalesce

Verb Come together, unite, fuse together Obama urges lawmakers --------- on healthcare deal

Extrapolate

Verb Conjecture about an unknown by projecting information about something known; predict by projecting past experience However, let me try to ------- from the business of publishing novels

Confer

Verb Consult, compare views, bestow or give What I also try to ------ is that you don't need divine interaction when talking about designs or goal-orientation

Belie

Verb Contradict or misrepresent But these examples ------ a consistent lack of interest in, understanding of, or even downright hostility toward women's issues.

Emulate

Verb Copy in an attempt to equal or be better than Andrew Jackson is hardly the sort of President I would want any President to ------- from a constitutional standpoint

Divest

Verb Deprive or strip of a rank, title, etc., or of clothing or gear; to sell of holdings opposite of invest And McAlister just about told me himself that they were trying to kind of ------ themselves of this company-town image and trying to cut their ties with the community.

Diverge

Verb Differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside as from a path But where you and I ------- is this fear that consumers might somehow be led astray by these designations

Daunt

Verb Discourage, dishearten, lesson the courage of Liability, contract drafting, and the administrative tangles of setting up a non-profit are just a few of the difficulties that may ------ people who are trying to start a business

Burgeon

Verb Grow or flourish rapidly; put forth buds or shoots (of a plant) There is ongoing activity presently in Yemen in Somalia, to name the two countries which may yet --------- into full-fledged conflicts

encomium

a formal expression of praise #Colleges and universities offer ...(s) to free speech and inquiry, which the First Amendment protects, at least in theory, at public institutions.

dearth

a scarcity or lack of something #I've long thought that there's been a ... of scientific engagement with politics in general.

microcosm

a small system having analogies to a larger system #Washington became a ... of the unusual mixture of Americans who helped Donald J. Trump win the presidency.

clique

a small, exclusive group #I can remember having friends from every different ..., every group and every grade.

solvent

able to meet financial obligations

categorical

absolute; without exception #We began with the assumption that mental disorders are not .... #But, so far, dozens of clinical trials have failed to achieve a ... success

copious

abundant; plentiful #The Southern Ocean absorbs ... amounts of carbon dioxide and heat from the atmosphere, which has slowed the rate of global warming.

Crafty

adj Cunning, skillful in deception or underhanded schemes Characters often impress readers by solving problems in -------- and unexpected ways

commensurate

adj The same in size, extent, etc. equivalent; proportional "If I am reviewing a book should I withhold my judgment of that book or fail to express it in terms ------- with my evaluation?"

Glib

adj fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficiality or insincerity During a discussion of the drug Ritalin a suddenly arrogant Cruise said Lauer was ----- and that he "should be a little bit more responsible in knowing what [Ritalin] is

Conversant

adj knowledgeable about or experienced with So I'm not only -------- but experienced in what it takes to create theater, including theater featuring women and girls

ebullient

adjective উচ্ছ্বসিত (joyously unrestrained) Ex- Can you blame him for his ebullient mood? He just graduated from medical school.

flourish

an embellishment or ornamentation #And technological innovation will ..., with solar-based electricity dominating energy supply. #She entered with a great ... (showy gesture)

mettle

courage; endurance #Clearly, social media can provide effective communication channels for retailers to prove their ... in customer service.

hirsute

covered with hair #Female students perceived the ... men as less feminist, and said they were less likely to vote for them.

trepidation

fear and anxiety

toady

flatterer, yes-man

blandishment

flattery intended to persuade #Critics of Obama's approach argue that such ...(s) have merely helped shore up a repugnant communist regime.

alchemy

medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation #Those students were all hoping for another sort of ...: turning their growing skills into a successful business.

cacophony

noun Harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture of sounds Lost in --------- of the horse-race press coverage are the policies that the Republicans are pushing

apathy

noun Not caring; absence of feeling; lack of interest or concern the ground level police personnel in Orissa on Thursday decided not to attend their duty from February 25 in protest against what they called ------ towards fulfilling their demands

curmudgeon

noun বদমেজাজী বা কৃপণ লোক ( a grouchy, surly person) Ex- Since Uncle Mike was the family curmudgeon, each Thanksgiving he was plied with copious amounts of wine, in the hope that he would become less grouchy.

probity

noun (চারিত্রিক সততা, সাধুতা [integrity, strong moral principles] Ex- The ideal politician would have the probity to lead, but reality gravely falls short of the ideal of morally upright leaders.

Peccadillo

noun Small sin or fault

eponym

noun the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); the person for whom something is named Ex- Alexandria, Egypt is an eponym because it is named after Alexander the Great.

chauvinism

noun অন্ধ স্বদেশপ্রেম (fanatical patriotism) কোন বিশেষ শ্রেণীর শ্রেষ্ঠতে বিশ্বাসী ব্যক্তি (belief that one's group/cause is superior to all other groups/causes) Ex- Vegetarians argue that man is chauvinistic in his belief that animals do not consciously feel the pain we humans do.

Dispatch

noun, verb Speed, promptness; send off or deal with in a speedy way And another -------- from the first lady's campaign trail here from our colleague Nia-Malika Henderson

machinations

plots or schemes #The evolution of the proposed Muslim ban into a bar on visitors from some countries was consistent with such ....

fallow

plowed but not sowed; uncultivated #Such "inoculations" could even help bring back ... farmlands and turn deserts green.

bard

poet #It also contains all of Shakespeare's plays, and detailed information on the ... and his works

perigee

point in an orbit that is closest to the earth #We have already noted that this month the moon is 12.2 percent closer at ... than at apogee.

caucus

smaller group within an organization, a closed political meeting #He won the state's Republican presidential ... anyway. #The ... of attendees, like me, were all in awe of the various technologies being presented.

plutocracy

society ruled by the wealthy

monolithic

solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole #One idea is to develop flexible membranes that could be used to collect light in place of ... mirror glass.

paean

song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy #The film is not an attack on Mr. Trump, but instead a ... to his opponent in the presidential contest, Hillary Clinton.

emollient

soothing; mollifying #Others argued that his tough line was already too risky, so he should adopt a more ... approach

effervescence

state of high spirits or liveliness; process of bubling as gas escapes #Skeptics say the vote mob phenomenon is charming, but not proof of a new political ... among youth

credo

statement of belief or principle; creed #Mr. Trump also suggested that businesses would pay a price should they not comply with his "America First" .... #It also helped to articulate his scientific ....

equable

steady; unvarying; serene #"What happens is, I'm pretty ... and pretty much the same most of the time," he says with a shrug.

hermetic

tightly sealed; magical #North Korea, a ... country stuck in the Cold War and obsessed with its long-dead founder, now wants to turn back time

accrue

to accumulate; grow by additions #The company, which ultimately hopes to ... 10 million human genomes, has 26,000 completed and paired with medical records so far.

contend

to assert #We ... that a sustainable food system has three key attributes.

expiate

to atone for #Some South Koreans will no doubt insist that Tokyo hasn't done enough to ... war memories.

fulminate

to attack loudly; denounce #During the campaign, Trump ...(ed) about journalism and the internet, with threats to both.

impute

to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source #The police were not guilty of the violence ...(ed) to them.

jibe

to be in agreement #The second scenario ...(s) well with Einstein's theory of general relativity, which posits that gravity arises when mass and energy warps space and time.

plumb

to examine deeply; determine the depth

exorcise

to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences #Some Internet services—particularly those involved with connection and communication—are very difficult to ... from our lives, even if something better comes along.

explicate

to explain;interpret;clarify #It's harder to cheat when you have to ... the steps you took to reach an answer

interdict

to forbid; prohibit #We will help to ... weapons supplies to Hezbollah.

exact

to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority #tributes ... (ed) from the Slavic peoples #This "guide RNA" directs the bacterial enzyme to ... spots in the genome, allowing precise DNA cuts.

allay

to lessen; ease; soothe #Most sites work hard to ... any concerns that arise from buying online versus in person.

essay

to make an attempt; subject to a test #The infant had ...(ed) a few wobbly steps.

facilitate

to make less difficult #Unfortunately, few resources are available to ... its genetic improvement.

impede

verb hold back, obstruct the progress of

Proliferate

verb increase or spread rapidly or excessively

impair

verb make worse, weaken

dissipate

verb অপচয় করা (squander or spend money frivolously) Ex- The recent graduates dissipated their earnings on trips to Las Vegas and cruises in Mexico.

hedge

verb অবরুদ্ধ করা , পরিবৃত করা (to limit or qualify a statement); সরাসরি জবাব এডিয়ে যাওয়া (to avoid making a direct statement) Ex- When asked why he had decided to buy millions of shares at the very moment the tech companies stock soared, the CEO hedged, mentioning something vague about gut instinct.

recrudesce

verb পুনরায় দেখা দেওয়া; পুনরায় প্রাদুর্ভাব হওয়া (to break out or happen again) Ex- After years of gamblers anonymous, Tony thought he'd broken his compulsive slot machine playing, but it took only one trip to the Atlantic City for a full recrudescence--he lost $5k on the one armed bandit.

propitiate

verb প্রসন্ন করা, শান্ত করা (to placate or appease) Ex- The two sons, plying their angry father with cheesy neckties for Christmas, were hardly able to propitiate him - the father already had a drawer full of ones he had never worn before or ever planned to.

immure

verb প্রাচীরবেষ্টিত করা; নিজেকে অবরুদ্ধ করে রাখা (to enclose, usually in walls) Ex- The modern supermarket experience makes many feel claustrophobic, as they are immured in walls upon walls of products.

appropriate

verb বন্টন করা (to allocate) The committee appropriated the funds to its various members.

adjudicate

verb বিচারক হিসেবে মীমাংসার জন্য বসা ( to serve as a judge in competition) Ex- Only those with the most refined palates were able to adjudicate during the barbeque competition.

sodden

thoroughly soaked, saturated

cloister

to confine; seclude #Data and methods are no longer ...(ed) in books or tucked away on private hard drives.

chasten

to correct by punishment or reproof (castigate); to restrain or subdue #... by the flooding and acutely aware that Hurricane Irene, in 2011, was a near miss, the city is now wondering what comes next.

champion

to defend or support #Nature has long ...(ed) the rights and representation of women and minority groups in science — and will continue to do so.

inveigh

to disapprove; protest vehemently #State media regularly ... against "hostile foreign forces" trying to topple China's socialist system.

plodding

(adjective) (of movement) slow and laborious Ex- Charlie may seem to run at a plodding pace, but he is an ultra marathoner, meaning he runs distances of up to 100 miles, and can run for ten hours at a stretch.

precipitous

(adjective) A sharp rise/drop, done with very great haste and without due deliberation Ex- He was expecting a precipitous rise in the value of a "hot" tech stock, so he was disappointed when it only inched up a dollar or two each day.

urbane

(adjective) Sophisticated (showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience) Ex- Because of his service as an intelligence officer and his refined tastes, W. Somerset Maugham became the inspiration for the urbane and sophistcate spy James Bond.

diabolical

(adjective) To be extremely wicked like the devil (শয়তান সুলভ, নারকীয়) Ex- The conspirators, willing to dispatch anyone who stood in their way, hatched a diabolical plan to take over the city.

aphoristic

(adjective) সংক্ষিপ্ত জ্ঞানগর্ভ বানী/প্রবচন (something that is a concise and instructive of a general truth or principle) Ex- Sometimes I can't stand Nathan because he tries to impress everyone by being aphoristic, but he just states the obvious.

laconic

(adjective) স্বল্পভাষী (one who says very few words) Ex- While Martha always swooned over the hunky, laconic types in romantic comedies, her boyfriends inevitably were very talkative--and not very hunky.

ingenuous

(adjective) অকপট, সরল (to be naive and innocent) Ex- Two-years in Manhattan had changed Jenna from an ingenuous girl from the suburbs to a jaded urbanite, unlikely to fall for any ruse, regardless of how elaborate.

esoteric

(adjective) দুর্বোধ্য যা কেবল দীক্ষিত ব্যক্তিরা বুঝতে পারে এমন (confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle) Ex- Map collecting is an esoteric hobby to most, but to geography geeks it is a highly enjoyable past time.

spurious

(adjective) মেকী, মিথ্যা (plausible but false) Ex- When listening to a politician speak, it is hard to distinguish the spurious claims from the authentic ones.

sullen

(adjective) হতাশা (showing a brooding ill humor, a sulky or depressed mood) Ex- Herbert took board games too seriously, often appearing sullen after losing.

amiable

(adjective) friendly Ex- Amy's name was very apt: she was so amiable that she was twice voted class president.

amuck

(adverb) ছোটাছুটি করা (in a frenzied or uncontrolled state) Ex- Wherever the bowl haircut teen-idol went, his legions of screaming fans ran through the streets amuck, hoping for a glance at his boyish face.

heretic

(noun) a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) Ex- Though everybody at the gym told Mikey to do cardio before weights, Mikey was a heretic and always did the reverse.

check

(noun) the condition of being held back or limited Ex- When government abuses are not kept in check, that government is likely to become autocratic.

pinnacle

(noun) the highest point Ex- At its pinnacle, the Roman Empire extended across most of the landmass of Eurasia, a feat not paralleled to the rise of the British Empire in the 18th and 19th century.

volubility

(noun) the quality of talking or writing easily and continuously. Ex- The professor's volubility knows no bounds; he could talk through a hurricane and elaborate a point from one St. Patrick's Day to the next.

travail

(noun) use of physical or mental energy; hard work; agony or anguish(physical or mental suffering) Ex- While they experienced nothing but travails in refinishing the kitchen, they completed the master bedroom in less than a weekend.

profusion

(noun) অতি প্রাচুর্য (the property of being extremely abundant) Ex- When Maria reported that she had been visited by Jesus Christ and had proof, a profusion of reporters and journalists descended on the town.

profligate

(noun) অতিব্যয়ী, অপব্যয়ী (someone who spends money recklessly or wastefully) Ex- Most lottery winners go from being conservative, frugal types to outright profligates who blow millions on fast cars, lavish homes, and giant yachts.

glut

(noun) অত্যাধিক, প্রচুর (an excessive supply) Ex- The Internet offers such a glut of news related stories that many find it difficult to know which story to read first.

contrition

(noun) অনুতাপ, অনুশোচনা (the feeling of remorse or guilt that comes from doing something bad) Ex- Those who show contrition during their prison terms--especially when under review by a parole board--often get shortened sentences.

anomaly

(noun) অস্বাভাবিক (something that is not normal, standard, or expected) Ex- After finding an anomaly in the data, she knew that she would have to conduct her experiment again.

reservation

(noun) আপত্তি, অনিচ্ছা (an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly) Ex- I was initially excited by the idea of a trip to Washington, D.C. but now that I have read about the high crime statistics there, I have some reservations.

inkling

(noun) আভাস, ইঙ্গিত (a slight suggestion or vague understanding) Ex- Lynne speaks four Romance languages, but she doesn't have an inkling about how East Asian languages are structured.

apprehension

(noun) আশংকা (earful expectation) Ex- Test day can be one of pure apprehension, as many students worry about their test scores.

perfidy

(noun) ইচ্ছাকৃত বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা (an act of deliberate betrayal; a breach of a trust) Ex- The lowest circles in Dante's Inferno were for those who had practiced perfidy, and among these, the very lowest was for those, such as Judas, who had been treacherous to one of their benefactors.

alacrity

(noun) উদ্যমপরতা, ক্ষিপ্রকারিতা,কর্মচাঞ্চল্য (an eager willingness to do something) Ex- The first three weeks at his new job, Mark worked with such alacrity that upper management knew it would be giving him a promotion.

quandary

(noun) কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ়তা, দ্বিধা (state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options) Ex- Steve certainly is in a quandary: if he doesn't call Elaine, she will blame him for everything, but if he does call her, the evidence of where he currently is could cost him his job.

calumny

(noun) কুৎসা রতনা করা, অপবাদ দেওয়া (making of a false statement meant to injure a person"s reputation) Ex- With the presidential primaries well under way, the air is thick with calumny, and the mud already waist high.

tarnish

(verb) নিষ্প্রভ করা/ হওয়া(make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically) Ex- Pete Rose was one of the best baseball players of his generation, but his involvement with gambling on baseball games has tarnished his image in the eyes of many.

circumvent

(verb) পাশ কাটিয়ে যাওয়া (cleverly find a way out of one's duties or obligations) Ex- One way of circumventing the GRE is to apply to a grad school that does not require GRE scores.

antedated

(verb) পুর্ববর্তি হওয়া , আগে হওয়া/ঘটা (precede in time) Ex- Harry was so unknowledgable that he was unaware the Egyptian pharaohs antedated the American Revolution.

fleece

(verb) প্রতারনা করা/ঠকানো (to deceive) Ex- Many people have been fleeced by Internet scams and never received their money back.

buck

(verb) প্রতিবাদ/প্রতিরোধ করা (to resist) Ex- The profits at our firm bucked the general downturn that effected the real estate industry.

stem

(verb) প্রতিহত করা, বাধা দেওয়া, থামানো (to hold back or limit the flow or growth of something) Ex- To stem the tide of applications, the prestigious Ivy requires that each applicant score at least 330 on the Revised GRE.

inundate

(verb) প্লাবিত করা (to flood), অভিভূত করা/ হওয়া (overwhelm). Ex- The newsroom was inundated with false reports that only made it more difficult for the newscasters to provide an objective account of the bank robbery.

deter

(verb) বাধা দেওয়া (try to prevent; show opposition to) Ex- The government's primary job should invlove deterring paths to war, not finding ways to start them.

elaborate

(verb) বিশদভাবে বর্ননা করা (explain in more detail) Ex- Most high school physics teachers find themselves elaborating the same point over and over again, since many concepts confuse students.

elucidate

(verb) বিশদভাবে ব্যাখ্যা করা (make clearer and easier to understand) Ex- Youtube is great place to learn just about anything--an expert elucidates finer points so that even a complete novice can learn.

frustrate

(verb) ব্যর্থ করা, প্রতিহত করা (hinder or prevent the efforts, plans, or desires of) Ex- I thought I would finish writing the paper by lunchtime, but a number of urgent interruptions served to frustrate my plan.

belie

(verb) ভ্রান্ত ধারণা দেওয়া (to give a false representation to; misrepresent) Ex- The smile on her face belies the pain she must feel after the death of her husband.

emulate

(verb) সমকক্ষ হতে অথবা ছাড়িয়ে যেতে চেস্টা করা (strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; compete with successfully) Ex- To really become fluent in a new language, emulate the speech patterns and intonation of people who speak the language.

advocate

(verb) সমর্থন করা, কোন কিছুর প্রবক্তা হওয়া (speak, plead, or argue in favor of) Ex- While the senator privately approved of gay marriage, he was unwilling to advocate for the cause in a public venue.

Cosmopolitan

Adj Belonging to the entire world, at home globally; free from local or national prejudices or attachments Workspace is a network of open work places developed in ------- areas around the world

Counterintuitive

Adj Against what one would intuitively expect In a way, the name was -----------, because Google wanted to strip off a lot of the decorative chrome seen in other browsers and create a sleek sports car of a browser.

Arbitrary

Adj Based entirely on one's discretion; capricious, unreasonable, or having no basis The Bush administration saying it will not accept what it calls ------- dates for troop withdrawals

Caustic

Adj Capable of corroding metal or burning the skin; very critical or sarcastic Breathing in-------- products may cause irritation of the nose, throat, airways, and stomach

Occult

Noun, Adj, Verb The supernatural (noun); Pertaining to magic, astrology, etc.; mysterious, secret, hidden (adj); to hide, to shut off from view (verb)

Decorous

Adj Behaving with propriety and good taste; polite She has expressed ambivalence when asked, which is either a -------- reluctance to appear too eager for the brass ring or a reflection of real doubt

Exhaustive

Adj Comprehensive, thorough, exhausting a topic or subject, accounting for all possibilities; draining, tending to exhaust I remember sitting around through a long dark afternoon as some people I thought I knew discussed in ------ detail the advantages of different kinds of winter boot

Fallacious

Adj Containing a fallacy, or mistake in logic; logically unsound; deceptive Both of these scenarios would rely upon the same evidence and upon equally -------, which is to say, ideological, perspectives

Counterproductive

Adj Defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal How any thinking person can argue that our foreign policy over the past several years has not been --------- is beyond me.

Explicit

Adj Direct, clear, fully revealed; clearly depicting sex or nudity Decades of Ricks's own journal entries - writings that describe in ------ detail his carefully plotted courtship of boys - have provided authorities with a road map

Disjointed

Adj Disconnected, not coherent, jerky; having the joints separated That will only occur many presidencies from now, when we are emotionally ------- from the previous administration, and I believe that it will be my children who judge Bush

Disquieting

Adj Disturbing, causing anxiety What makes these strange smiles of Spitzer's so -------- is the realization that they're glimpses of Irwin -- Spitzer's raging inner prosecutor -- taking fiendish pleasure in having chopped down another case of hubris

Frugal

Adj Economical, thrifty, not wasteful with money; inexpensive The point you make about being ------- is one of the most amazing things Warren Buffett has stuck to

Appreciable

Adj Enough to be perceived, considerable The report says an -------- percentage of funds accruing from lotteries and gambling should be used for the government's

Avid

Adj Enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous Deputy minister Yaprak Baltacioglu was described as an -----cook and working with her will result in weight gain

Fanatical

Adj Excessively devoted, enthusiastic, or zealous in an uncritical way It sickens me everyday when I get called a ------ liberal by my friends and co-workers

Egregious

Adj Extraordinary or conspicuously bad; glaring I am advocating that bans on reimportation be lifted so that companies cannot engage in ------ price discrimination

Bogus

Adj Fake, fraudulent A shining example of what I call a ------- mortgage lender

Artless

Adj Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured Ms. Beckham had approached him as an ------- supplicant, he recalled, alighting in his boardroom to show off her new line of sunglasses

Credulous

Adj Gullible; prone to believing or trusting too easily or without enough evidence He came down firmly against discrimination, attacking the notion of -------- sellers and conniving buyers."

deleterious

Adj Harmful, unheathful Scientists Might Eliminate Its ------- Properties

Benign

Adj Harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle or beneficial; not cancerous The figures suggest inflationary pressures remain ------- in the currency area and should allow the ECB to keep its interest rates at record lows for some time

Discerning

Adj Having good judgement or insight; able to distinguish mentally Did you know that a shot of espresso is so volatile that after seven seconds standing, it will taste significantly less good to certain ------- consumers

Detached

Adj Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof "He was a cog in a machine and his guilt cannot be ------- from the whole system."

Didactic

Adj Intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a moral lesson In this long Latin ------- poem, the epic poet Lucretius sought to free humans from the fear of death by explaining the true nature of things.

Extraneous

Adj Irrelevant; foreign, coming from without, not belonging What Democrats said is that they also offered the president another carrot, if you will, and that is to cut off some of the -- what the White House called ------- domestic spending on this emergency bill

Facetious

Adj Joking, humorous, esp. inappropriately; not serious, concerned with frivolous things But this is what I call the ------ riddle invented by you: the demigods or spirits are gods

Arcane

Adj Known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret They were covered in ------- tattoos, but none of them were of Set, the serpent god that Conan, like most westerners abhorred

Ephemeral

Adj Lasting only a short time, fleeting It was a place in which happiness could only break through in short ----- bursts, briefly streaking across our skies like a dying come

eloquent

Adj Marked by forceful, fluid, apt speech; expressive, emotionally moving The part of the brain that this seems to have affected is what we call ------ brain, some of the highest prices real estate in the brain

Figurative

Adj Metaphorical, based on figures of speech; containing many figures of speech (as fancy-sounding writing); related to portraying human or animal figures The only difference between the verbs loan and lend is that loan can't be used in ------- senses

Erroneous

Adj Mistaken, in error; improper, morally incorrect The Ministry of Information accused Nasha Niva of publishing what it called an ------ report about authorities failing to evacuate one of the victims of Monday's attacks for several hours

Ambiguous

Adj Not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations More ------- is the view from the other side of the "brane" which verifies the father's lifelong quest, but simultaneously seems detached from the central theme

Crescendo

Noun Steady increase in force, intensity, or the loudness of a musical passage; a climactic moment or peak a flood of sound poured forth, running swiftly upward in --------- and slowly falling as it died away

Efficacy

Noun The quality of being able to produce the intended effect The rise in -------- of "Terrorism" is largely from the increased availability in inexpensive but highly effective weapons and equipment

Maverick

Noun Rebel, individualist, dissenter

Sycophant

Noun Servile flatterer, parasitic person who fawns in order to get ahead

Torpor

Noun Sluggishness, lethargy, or apathy; a period of inactivity

Pariah

Noun Social outcast, untouchable

Landmark

Noun, Adj Object (such as a building) that stands out and can be used to navigate by; a very important place, event, etc.

Conundrum

Noun Riddle, the answer to which involves a play on words; any mystery The Lance Armstrong ---------.

Dissonance

Noun Harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement The reason for this --------- is the loophole larded corporate tax code here in America.

Canonical

adj Authorized, recognized; pertaining to the canon, or body of accepted rules, standards or artistic works Let us call a ------- set of properties and relations of the parts which may or may not determine the properties and relations of the whole the supervenience basis

Complementary

adj Completing; fitting together well; filling mutual needs Medicine is a repository of information and research findings on the effectiveness of what are commonly called --------- treatments

anemic

adjective lacking energy and vigor Ex- After three straight shows, the lead actress gave an anemic performance the fourth night, barely speaking loudly enough for those in the back rows to hear.

bereft

adjective sorrowful through loss or deprivation Ex- "You are not bereft if you haven't played on your Xbox in the past week," his mother said.

desiccated

adjective অচিত্তাকর্ষক, অকৌতুহল-উদ্দীপক (uninteresting, lacking vitality) Ex- Few novelists over 80 are able to produce anything more than desiccated works-boring shadows of former books.

unprepossessing

adjective অচিত্তাকর্ষক; অনাকর্ষণীয়; মনের ওপর তেমন কোনো ছাপ রেখে যায় না এমন (creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression) Ex- World leaders coming to meet Gandhi would expect a towering sage, and often would be surprised by the unprepossessing little man dressed only in a loincloth and shawl.

vaunted

adjective অতি প্রশংসিত, অতি জাকজমকপূর্ণ (highly or widely praised or boasted about) Ex- For years, they had heard of New York City's vaunted skyline, and when they finally saw it, the spectacular cityscape did not disappoint them in the least.

inchoate

adjective অপরিণত (only partly in existence; imperfectly formed) Ex- Inchoate ideas about the relation of humans to other animals had been discussed since the Middle Ages but the modern theory really began with Darwin.

discursive

adjective অপ্রাসংঙ্গিক, অসংলগ্ন, বিষয় থেকে বিষয়ে গমনকারী [(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point] Ex- Many readers find it tough to read Moby Dick since the author is discursive, often cutting the action short to spend 20 pages on the history of a whale.

untrammeled

adjective অবাধ,অন্তরায়হীন (not confined or limited, unlimited) Ex- The whole notion of living untrammeled inspired the American Revolution and was enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

inviolable

adjective অলঙ্ঘনীয়; অনতিক্রম্য; অলঙ্ঘ্য (never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored) Ex- To many the grass at Wimbledon is inviolable and only greater tennis players are able to enjoy a game there.

invidious

adjective অসন্তোষ বা ক্ষোভ উৎপাদনকারী, বিদ্বেষজনক (likely to cause resentment) Ex- At a time when many others in the office were about to be laid off, many considered Cheryl's fine clothes that day an invidious display.

untenable

adjective অসমর্থনযোগ্য, অগ্রহণীয় [(of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified] Ex- With the combination of Kepler's brilliant theories and Galileo's telescopic observations, the old geocentric theory became untenable to most of the educated people in Europe.

appurtenant

adjective আনুষঙ্গিক, সহায়ক (accessory ,support) Ex- In hiking Mt. Everest, sherpas are appurtenant, helping climbers both carry gear and navigate treacherous paths.

demonstrative

adjective আবেগ-অনূভূতি খোলাখুলিভাবে প্রকাশ করে এমন ব্যক্তি (given to or marked by the open expression of emotion) Ex- When Sally told James that she wanted to break up with him, she expected he would react demonstratively, but he quietly nodded his head and left without saying a word.

impetuous

adjective আবেগপ্রবন; হঠকারী (characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation) Ex- Herbert is rarely impetuous, but on the spur of the moment, he spent thousands of dollars on a motorcycle today.

pecuniary

adjective আর্থিক, টাকাকড়ি সংক্রান্ত (relating to or involving money) Ex- The defendent was found guilty and had to serve a period of community service as well as pay pecuniary damages to the client.

ethereal

adjective উচ্চমার্গীয়, বায়বীয় (characterized by lightness and insubstantiality) Ex- Because she dances with an ethereal style, ballet critics have called her Madame Butterfly.

phlegmatic

adjective উদাসীন (showing little emotion) Ex- Arnold is truly noble, remaining reserved until an issue of significance arises, but Walter is simply phlegmatic: he doesn't have the energy or inclination to care about anything.

meteoric

adjective উল্কাপিন্ডের মত উজ্জ্বল বা সংক্ষিপ্ত (like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience) Ex- The early spectacular successes propelled the pitcher to meteoric stardom, but a terribly injury tragically cut short his career.

obstreperous

adjective উশৃঙ্খল, অবাধ্য (noisily and stubbornly defiant; willfully difficult to control) Ex- When the teacher asked the obstreperous student simply to bus his tray, the student threw the entire tray on the floor, shouted an epithet, and walked out.

perspicacious

adjective তীক্ষনদৃষ্টিসম্পন্ন; তীক্ষনবুদ্ধিসম্পন্ন (acutely insightful and wise) Ex- Many modern observers regard Eisenhower as perspicacious, particularly in his accurate prediction of the growth of the military.

trenchant

adjective তীক্ষ্ণ; তীব্র [characterized by or full of force and vigor; having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect] Ex- Jill presented a rather superficial treatment of sales in Asia, but her trenchant analysis of sales in Europe inspired a number of insights into how to proceed in that market.

nonchalant

adjective নির্লিপ্ত, উদাসীন (coming across as uninterested or unconcerned; overly casual) Ex- The twenty-somethings at the coffee shop always irked Sheldon, especially the way in which they acted nonchalantly towards everything, not even caring when Sheldon once spilled his mocha on them.

sententious

adjective নীতিগর্ভ; সংক্ষিপ্ত অথচ অর্থপূর্ন; গরুগম্ভীর (to be moralizing, usually in a pompous sense) Ex- The old man, casting his nose up in the air at the group of adolescents, intoned sententiously, "Youth is wasted on the young."

unpropitious

adjective প্রতিকূল; অশুভ; অকল্যাণকর [(of a circumstance) with little chance of success] Ex- With only a bottle of water and a sandwich, the hikers faced an unpropitious task: ascending a huge mountain that took most two days to climb.

derelict

adjective ফাকিবাজ (of a person) not doing one's duties Ex- The teacher was derelict in her duties because she hadn't graded a single student paper in three weeks.

jaundice

adjective বক্রদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো, বিদ্বেষপরায়ন মনোভাব ( to be biased against due to envy or prejudice) Ex- Shelly was jaundiced towards Olivia; though the two had once been best friends, Olivia had become class president, prom queen, and, to make matters worse, the girlfriend of the one boy Shelly liked.

stalwart

adjective বলিষ্ট, দৃঢ়, স্থিরপ্রতিজ্ঞ (dependable; inured to fatigue or hardships) Ex- Despite all the criticism directed at the President during this scandal, Lisa has remained his stalwart supporter.

protean

adjective বহুরূপী, অতিশয় পরিবর্তনশীল (readily taking on different roles; versatile) Ex- Peter Sellers was truly a protean actor - in Doctor Strangelove he played three very different roles: a jingoist general, a sedate President and a deranged scientist.

grandiloquent

adjective বাগাড়ম্বরপূর্ণ (puffed up with vanity) Ex- The dictator was known for his grandiloquent speeches, puffing his chest out and using big, important-sounding words.

flippant

adjective বাচাল; ধৃষ্ট; ফাজিল; উটকো (showing inappropriate levity) Ex- Although Sam was trying to honor Mark's sense of humor, many found it quite flippant that he wore a comic nose and glasses mask to Mark's funeral.

illustrious

adjective বিখ্যাত, প্রসিদ্ধ, বিশিষ্ট (widely known and esteemed; having or conferring glory) Ex- Einstein was possibly the most illustrious scientist in recent history.

crestfallen

adjective বিমর্ষ; হতাশ; বিষণ্ণ (brought low in spirit) Ex- I asked Maria on a date and she refused without a moment's thought; I was crestfallen.

nettlesome

adjective বিরক্তিকর (causing irritation or annoyance) Ex- Maria found her coworker's cell phone nettlesome, because every few minutes it would buzz to life with another text message.

doleful

adjective বেদনাময়, শোকপূর্ন (filled with or evoking sadness) Ex- No event is more doleful than the passing of my mother; she was a shining star in my life, and it brings me great sadness to think that she is now gone.

moribund

adjective মৃতপ্রায়, মূমূর্ষ (being on the point of death; declining rapidly losing all momentum in progress) Ex- Whether you like it or not, jazz as a genre is moribund at best, possibly already dead.

disingenuous

adjective শঠ, ধূর্ত, ছলনাময় (not straightforward; giving a false appearance of frankness) Ex- Many adults think that they can lie to children, but kids are smart and know when people are disingenuous.

halcyon

adjective শান্ত ও দুর্যোগহীন (marked by peace and prosperity) Ex- The first decade after WWI was a halcyon period in America with new-found wealth and rapidly improving technology.

unimpeachable

adjective সন্দেহাতীত, অনভিশংসনীয় (free of guilt; not subject to blame; beyond doubt or reproach) Ex- After his long and unimpeachable service to the company, Sharat felt that a gold watch was a slap in the face rather than an honor.

concomitant

adjective সমসাময়িক ( describing an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another) Ex- Concomitant with his desire for nature was a desire for the culture and energy of a big city.

facile

adjective সহজসাধ্য, অনায়াস, অবলীলাক্রমে রচিত (arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth) Ex- Many news shows provide facile explanations to complex politics, so I prefer to read the in-depth reporting of The New York Times.

doughty

adjective সাহসী (brave; bold; courageous) Ex- I enjoy films in which a doughty group comes together to battle a force of evil.

mellifluous

adjective সুমধুর,সুললিত (smooth and sweet-sounding) Ex- Chelsea's grandmother thought Franz Schubert's music to be the most mellifluous ever written; Chelsea demurred, and to her grandmother's chagrin, would blast Rihanna on the home stereo speakers.

insouciant

complacent, indifferent, lacking concern or care #In the first Matrix movie from 1999, Reeves' Neo symbolises the triumph of ... youth over effort.

geniality

cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability #We joked about everyday topics and his ... didn't stop once we boarded the plane.

limpid

clear; transparent #For millions of tourists, the Maldives is the image of paradise itself, with idyllic islands dotting the ..., turquoise sea.

gauche

coarse and uncouth; clumsy #The girl from earlier approached him with a syringe, her gestures .... #Wandering downstairs, I saw a ... teenager sat on the bench seat near the exit.

undulating

moving in waves

centripetal

moving or directed toward a center #Today, however, Congress is centrifugal rather than ..., expelling rather than concentrating power.

turbid

muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion

uncanny

myterious, strange

appellation

name #The thing is, it's rarely identified by its proper ...

empiricism

noun অভিজ্ঞতাবাদ ( any method that derives knowledge from experience, used in experimental science as a way to gain insight and knowledge) Ex- Empiricism does not always lead to knowledge; an experience or experiment may raise more questions than it answers.

chimera

noun অলীক কল্পনা (something desired or wished for but is only an illusion and impossible to achieve) Ex- Many believe that a world free of war is a chimera—a dream that ignores humanity's violent tendencies.

solicitude

noun উৎকন্ঠা, ব্যাকুলতা (a feeling of excessive concern) Ex- I walked to his house in the rain to make sure he had enough to eat while he was sick, but he seemed not to appreciate my solicitude.

paragon

noun উৎকর্ষের আদর্শ/মূর্ত প্রতীক (model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal) Ex- Even with the rise of Kobe Bryant, many still believe that Michael Jordon is the paragon for basketball players.

insouciance

noun ঔদাসীন্য; অনাসক্তি (lack of concern) Ex- Surprisingly, Hank had become a high-powered CEO; his high school friends remembered him as "Hanky Panky", who shrugged off each failed class with insouciance.

hauteur

noun ঔদ্ধত্য (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors) Ex- As soon as she won the lottery, Alice begin displaying a hauteur to her friends, calling them dirty-clothed peasants behind their backs.

sinecure

noun কর্মভারহীন পদ/ টাকা আছে কিন্তু কাজ নাই (an office that involves minimal duties) Ex- The position of Research Director is a sinecure: the job entails almost no responsibilities, nor does the person in that position have to answer to anyone.

row

noun কারো সঙ্গে চেচেমেচিপূর্ণ ঝগড়া করা (an angry dispute) Ex- The Prime Minister looked very foolish after his row with the foreign dignitary was caught on video and posted on youtube.

anachronism

noun কালের বিচারে বেমানান কোন কিছু, সেকেলে [something that is inappropriate for the given time period (usually something old)] Ex- Dressed in 15th century clothing each day, Edward was a walking anachronism.

corollary

noun কোন কিছুর স্বাভাবিক পরিণতি বা ফলাফল (a practical consequence that follows naturally) Ex- A corollary of Hurricane Sandy, which ravaged the east coast of the U.S., is a push to build higher sea walls to protect against future hurricanes.

simulacrum

noun কোনো কিছুর প্রতিচ্ছবি, ধান্ধা সৃষ্টি করে এমন প্রতিরুপ (a bad imitation) Ex- The early days of computer graphics made real people into a simulacrum that now seems comical.

raconteur

noun গল্প কথক (a person skilled in telling anecdotes) Ex- Jude is entertaining, but he is no raconteur: beyond the handful of amusing stories he has memorized, he has absolutely no spontaneous story-telling ability.

gambit

noun চাল, পদক্ষেপ (a maneuver or risk in a game or conversation, designed to secure an advantage) Ex- Randy played a gambit, telling his boss that he would leave at the end of the week if he didn't get a raise.

subterfuge

noun ছল-চাতুরী, ধোকা, প্রতারণা (something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity) Ex- Finally deciding to abandon all subterfuge, Arthur revealed to Cindy everything about his secret affair over the past two years.

juggernaut

noun জগন্নাথদেব (a force that cannot be stopped) Ex- Napoleon was considered a juggernaut until he decided to invade Russia in winter; after which, his once indomitable army was decimated by cold and famine.

imbroglio

noun জটিল/গোল্মেমে/বিব্রতকর পরিস্থিতি (a confusing and potentially embarrassing situation) Ex- The chef cook-off featured one gourmand who had the unfortunate distinction of mixing the wrong broths, creating an imbroglio that diners would not soon forget.

exemplar

noun দৃষ্টান্ত;নমুনা; উদাহরণ (something to be imitated) Ex- Lena's homework is on the wall because it is an exemplar of clean, neat, and thoughtful work.

apotheosis

noun দেবত্ব আরোপ ,চরম বিকাশ (exaltation to divine status; the highest point of development) Ex- As difficult as it is to imagine, the apotheosis of Mark Zuckerberg's career, many believe, is yet to come.

recrimination

noun পাল্টা অভিযোগকরণ (mutual accusations) Ex- The two brothers sat and cried, pointing fingers and making elaborate recriminations of the other's guilt

rapprochement

noun পুনঃসম্পর্ক স্থাপন (the reestablishing of cordial relations) Ex- Although Ann hoped that her mother and her aunt would have a rapprochement, each one's bitter accusations against the other made any reconciliation unlikely.

atavism

noun পুনরাবির্ভাব (কোন বৈশিষ্ট্যের) [ a reappearance of an earlier characteristic; throwback] Ex- Much of the modern art movement was an atavism to a style of art found only in small villages through Africa and South America.

solecism

noun ভাষার অশুদ্ধ ব্যবহার, শিষ্টাচার পরিপন্থী কোন কাজ , অভদ্রতা (a socially awkward or tactless act) Ex- Mother Anna was always on guard against any solecism from her children and scolded them immediately if any of them talked out of place in public.

litany

noun যে কোনো দীর্ঘ, বিরক্তিকর বক্তৃতা ইত্যাদি (any long and tedious account of something) Ex- Mr. Rogers spoke to a Senate committee and did not give a litany of reasons to keep funding the program, but instead, appealed to the basic human decency of all present.

denouement

outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature #These two bombshells will have much to do with the story's ....

clairvoyant

someone who has the power of clairvoyance; foreseeing the future #Some clients of other ...(s) say it is commonplace for offerings to run up to thousands of dollars.

eugenics

study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve those qualities #Such language brings back bad memories of ..., Nazi experiments, Tuskegee, and worse

paleonthology

study of past geological eras through fossil remains #We're in a second golden age of dinosaur ... and new technologies are constantly being brought to bear to help us understand these amazing creatures.

cosmology

study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe #The standard model of ... now assumes that a galaxy forms within a vast cloud or halo of dark matter.

incursion

sudden invasion #As the habitat changes, it will become more vulnerable to ...(s) from invasive species.

preternatural

supernatural; beyond the normal use of nature

apogee

the highest (farthest) point, the most successful part of something #ObamaCare, as symbol and actuality, may be the ... of modern liberalism's politics of hope as mostly messaging.

allure

the power to entice by charm #That being said, Facebook holds very little ... for me.

callous

thick-skinned; insensitive #It's part of the immeasurable human cost of this ... and unnecessary policy.

emaciated

thin and wasted #It's only in end stage starvation that people get that really ... appearance.

bemoan

verb আক্ষেপ করা, ক্ষোভ প্রকাশ করা ,বিলাপ করা (express discontent or a strong regret) Ex- While the CFO carefully explained all the reasons for the cuts in benefits, after the meeting employees bemoaned the cuts as further evidence that management was against them.

cosseted

verb আদর করা, প্রশয় দেয়া (treat with excessive indulgence) Ex- The king and queen cosseted the young prince, giving him a prized miniature pony for his fifth birthday.

enjoin

verb আদেশ করা; হুকুম করা (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority) Ex- The government agency enjoined the chemical company to clean up the hazardous dump it had created over the years.

Expurgate

verb আপত্তিকর অংশ বাদ দিয়ে সংশোধন করা (to remove objectionable material) Ex- The censor expurgated every reference to sex and drugs, converting the rapper's raunchy flow into a series of bleeps.

impute

verb আরোপ করা [attribute (responsibility or fault) to something] Ex- He imputed his subpar performance on the test to a combination of stress and poor sleep.

dissemble

verb আসল মনোভাব গোপন করা (conceal one's true motives, usually through deceit) Ex- To get close to the senator, the assassin dissembled his intentions, convincing many people that he was a reporter for a well-known newspaper.

maunder

verb উদ্দেশ্যহীনভাবে চলাফেরা করা (wander aimlessly) Max liked to maunder down by the seaside and pick up whatever sea shells he would stumble upon.

pillory

verb কাউকে সর্বসমক্ষে বিদ্রুপ করা (ridicule or expose to public scorn) Ex- After the candidate confessed, the press of the opposing party took the opportunity to pillory him, printing editorials with the most blatantly exaggerated accusations.

dovetail

verb খাঁজে খাঁজে আটকান; নিখুঁতভাবে মিলে যাওয়া (fit together tightly, as if by means of a interlocking joint) Ex- Although Darwin's evolution and Mendel's genetics were developed in isolation from one another, they dovetail very well.

mulct

verb জরিমানা; খেসারৎ (to defraud or swindle) Ex- The so-called magical diet cure simply ended up mulcting Maria out of hundreds of dollars, but did nothing for her weight.

appropriate

verb জোরপূর্বক দখল করা (to give or take something by force) Ex- The government appropriated land that was occupied by squatters, sending them scurrying for another place to live.

extrapolate

verb জ্ঞাত পরিমাপ থেকে অজ্ঞাত কিছুর পরিমাপ করা ( draw from specific cases for more general cases) Ex- By extrapolating from the data on the past three months, we can predict a 5% increase in traffic to our website.

hoodwink

verb প্রতারণা করা (to deceive or trick someone) Ex- Someone tried to hoodwink Marty with an email telling him that his uncle had just passed away, and to collect the inheritance he should send his credit card information.

lacerate

verb বিদীর্ণ করা; ছিন্ন করা (deeply hurt the feelings of; distress) Ex- The teacher was fired for lacerating a student who wrote a poor essay

arrogate

verb বিনা অধিকারে দাবি করা বা নিয়ে নেওয়া (seize and control without authority) Ex- Arriving at the small town, the outlaw arrogated the privileges of a lord, asking the frightened citizens to provide food, drink, and entertainment.

flummox

verb বিভ্রান্ত করা; বিহ্বল করা; হতবুদ্ধি করা (be a mystery or bewildering to) Ex- Mary's behavior completely flummoxes me: I never have any idea what her motivations might be.

enthrall

verb বিমোহিত করা; মোহিত করা (old spellbound) Ex- She was so enthralled by the movie that she never heard people screaming, "Fire! Fire!" in the neighboring theater.

impugn

verb বিরোধিতা করা, প্রত্যাখ্যান করা (attack as false or wrong) Ex- Though many initially tried to impugn Darwin's theory, in scientific circles today, the is idea taken as truth.

rarefied

verb বিশুদ্ধ/পরিশুদ্ধ করা (make more subtle or refined) Ex- Jack's vulgar jokes were not so successful in the rarefied environment of college professors.

flag

verb মিইয়ে পড়া, নেতিয়ে পড়া (become less intense) Ex- After the three crushing defeats in the last three games, the team's enthusiasm began to flag.

enamor

verb মুগ্ধ করা; বিমোহিত করা (attraction or feeling of love) Ex- She is completely enamored with Justin Bieber, and goes to all his concerts on the East coast.

bridle

verb রাগান্বিত হওয়া, অপমানিত বোধ করা (anger or take offense) Ex- The hostess bridled at the tactless dinner guests who insisted on eating before everybody had gotten their food.

adjudicate

verb রায় দেওয়া (to arrive at a judgment or conclusion) Ex- Only those with the most refined palates were able to adjudicate during the barbeque competition

bridle

verb লাগাম পরানো, দমন করা/ নিয়ন্ত্রন করা ( the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess) Ex- New curfew laws have bridled people's tendency to go out at night.

abjure