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AMENABLE

AMENABLE (uh MEE nuh bul) adj agreeable; responsive to suggestion adjective:easily persuaded অনুকূল compliant, controllable • If you're amenable, let's go for a walk before lunch. • The actress was known for being amenable to direction, which made her a favorite of directors. If you think you see the word amen in amenable, you're right. Amen is an expression of agreement or approval, which is why it often follows a prayer. Amenable, of course, comes from the same root.

aggrieve

break the heart of (e.g. "Simon's mother was aggrieved when she discovered how much trouble Simon had gotten himself into") দুঃখিত করা , ব্যথিত করা , বেদনার্ত করা , পীড়ন করা , অন্যায় আচরণ করা

amass

collect or gather (e.g. "the crowd which amassed outside the Bastille at the beginning of the French Revolution eventually forced its way inside and cut the governor's head off") জড়ো করা , রাশীকৃত করা , সঞ্চয় করা , জমানো

acute

having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course (e.g. "The disease's symptoms include acute pain, difficulty breathing, liver failure, yellow skin, and death.") ধারালো , ছুঁচোলো , তীব্র , প্রচণ্ড , দারুণ

acrimonious

marked by strong resentment or cynicism (e.g. "Their response to his plan was acrimonious, and not without cause: his name was Adolf Hitler, and his plan involved mass murder.") উগ্র, ত্রিব্ব

aesthete

noun: one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature

acrimony

noun:bitterness or ill feeling স্বভারের রুক্ষতা , মেজাজের রুক্ষতা , তীব্র বিদ্বেষভরে আক্রমণ করা

affront

treat, mention, or speak to rudely (e.g. "although the man to whom I was speaking considered that I had affronted him when I said that he was an idiot, I can't see why; after all, it was true") প্রকাশ্যে কাউকে অপমান করা , আঁতে ঘা দেওয়া , কারো শালীনতাবোধে আঘাত did not mean to affront you when I told you I didn't need your help

afford

verb: provide or supply (an opportunity or facility). the rooftop terrace affords beautiful views

CASTIGATION

CASTIGATION (KAS tuh GAY shun) n severe criticism or punishment • Harriet's expression as she slunk out of the room indicated that the castigation she had received was even worse than expected, and that we were probably in for a similar tongue-lashing. • The rack was one of the many gruesome tools of castigation available to the medieval torturer.

CATALYST

CATALYST (KAT uh list) n a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change • Enzymes are common biological catalysts which regulate the speed of many critical processes in the human body. • Steve was hoping the romantic music would be all the catalyst the evening needed. To catalyze is to act as a catalyst, to bring about. • Some argue that while the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand catalyzed World War I, the war would still have happened in the absence of his death, even if it might have begun some months or years later.

CAUSALITY

CAUSALITY (kaw ZAL uh tee) n the relationship between cause and effect • The fact that Caroline saw a stork the week before she became pregnant is merely a coincidence; it should not imply any causality whatsoever. • Because the experiment tested so many factors at the same time, it is difficult to prove the causality of one agent over another.

CAUSTIC

CAUSTIC (KAW stik) adj burning or stinging; causing corrosion • Even washing her hands repeatedly couldn't stop the stinging of the caustic bleach she had used on her clothes. • Her caustic wit was legendary—everyone enjoyed reading Sandra's articles as long as he or she was not the target of her humor.

CENSURE

CENSURE (SEN Shur) v to criticize severely; to officially rebuke • Though the board censured the gallery for holding the exhibition, the event continued as planned, and even drew larger crowds than expected before the board's outspoken disapproval. n a judgment involving condemnation; the act of blaming or condemning • The chairman's misdeeds were only made public and held up to censure once it became certain that the board members could not be implicated. Censorious (note the spelling) is an adjective that means tending to or expressing censure.

discursive

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects (e.g. "I considered the student's essay to be poor because a good portion of the essay strayed from the main point of the essay; it was discursive")

exempt

(of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject (e.g. "the king was exempt from paying taxes, because all tax money went to him anyway")

crass

(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility (e.g. "it seemed crass to me when my friend started yelling across the room at someone who my friend mistakenly thought had intended to offend him") নিতান্ত , অতিমাত্রায় , চরম , বেজায় , চূড়ান্ত , স্থূল , নিরেট

catharsis

(psychoanalysis) the act or process of releasing a strong emotion (such as pity or fear) especially by expressing it in an art form (e.g. "The mentally distressed man underwent a catharsis during his visit to the countryside.") $ https://o.quizlet.com/gPuei8BOXNRbSQNd7YL0WQ_m.jpg

CHAOS

CHAOS (KAY ahs) n a condition of confusion or unpredictability • Some seem to thrive on chaos in the workplace, but Lucy relishes a clean desk and predictable schedule. Chaotic is an adjective that describes a state of chaos. • When Shigeru arrived home after being robbed, he found his apartment in a chaotic state. Originally, the Greek word for chaos meant space, or emptiness (think chasm), but now it has more to do with disorder.

CHARY

CHARY (CHAR ee) ad] wary; cautious; sparing • Claudette was chary with her praise lest it go to Fredrick's head. • Chary of revealing his hiding place, Fido only reluctantly led us to the spot behind the sofa where we discovered a stash of fifty dog bones.

ANATHEMA

ANATHEMA (uh NA thuh muh) n a solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse; accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thing noun: a detested person; the source of somebody's hate,abhorrent, hateful, ঘৃণিত বস্তু/ব্যাক্তি • He was an anathema to his entire town once it was revealed that he had been a secret police informant. • The precepts of eugenics became almost universally anathema around the world once the horrors of World War II began to be revealed. • Hearing the anathema pronounced against her filled her with foreboding.

ANODYNE

ANODYNE (AN uh dyn) adj soothing noun: something that soothes or relieves pain, painkiller adjective: inoffensive, innocuous • Don't you agree that nothing is quite so anodyne as a long soak in a bubble bath? • I've also found that its anodyne effect can be enhanced by some good music and a glass of wine. Anodyne can also be a noun, spelled the same way, and meaning something that assuages or allays pain, or comforts. • After such a hectic week, Casey very much looked forward to the anodyne of a relaxing weekend of camping at the lake. For words with similar meanings, see emollient and mollify.

ANOMALY

ANOMALY (uh NAH muh lee) n deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality anomalous • Pickles for sale in a tire store would be an anomaly; tires for sale in a pickle store would be equally weird. • The anomalous results the scientist received the third time she ran the experiment made her question her initial hypothesis, since she couldn't find any other reason for the deviation from her prior results.

ANTAGONIZE

ANTAGONIZE (an TAG uh nyz) v to irritate or cause hostility • Alonzo constantly antagonized his younger sister by stealing her lunch money and refusing to give it back. Antagonize has the Greek root agon, which means contest. Agony has the same root. The hero's primary rival or adversary in a play is called the antagonist. The hero, on the other hand, is called the protagonist.

ANTIPATHY

ANTIPATHY (an TI puh thee) n aversion, dislike বিদ্বেষ • Sam very clearly expresses his antipathy toward certain breakfast foods in the Dr. Seuss classic, Green Eggs and Ham. • Her longstanding antipathy toward her boss was tempered with at least a little gratitude after she received her big raise and promotion. Antipathetic means showing a strong aversion. • He was completely antipathetic to any new ideas, especially any that might suggest that his way wasn't the best way. I've never met such a close-minded person!

ANTITHETICAL

ANTITHETICAL (an tuh THET i cul) adj diametrically opposed, as in antithesis sharply contrasted in character or purpose (এক বস্তু সাথে অন্য বস্তুর, পরস্পর দুটি বস্তুর) বৈপরীত্য • I couldn't help but feel that he always deliberately expressed a position antithetical to mine, as if he enjoyed playing devil's advocate even more than he cared about expressing what he really thought. • Nothing could be more antithetical to the spirit of sportsmanship than point shaving. The antithesis is the opposite of something. • The antithesis of poverty is wealth.

APATHY

APATHY (A puh thee) n lack of interest or feeling apathetic marked by a lack of interest আগ্রহহীন; উদাসীন • There was such a pervading air of apathy in the high school that most clubs were shut down due to lack of interest. The adjective form is apathetic. • Though my pipes have been leaking for days, my landlord is so apathetic that he hasn't answered any of my phone calls or come by to fix anything. Apathy shares a root with the word pathos, which means feeling. The prefix a- means without.

APOCRYPHAL

APOCRYPHAL (uh PAH cri ful) adj of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious adjective: being of questionable authenticity সন্দেহজনক বিষয় fictitious,dubious, doubtful, You may have heard this word before—or something close to it—in a religious context. The Apocrypha were religious writings that were not included in the Bible because they weren't considered canonical (see canon) by the Protestant church of the day, or their authenticity was in question. If you see the word Apocryphal with a capital A, the writer is referring to those writings specifically. • Most people believe that stories of alien abduction are apocryphal, but what if there really is a big government conspiracy and all those stories are true? • My favorite urban myth is the one about the fate of Little Mikey swallowing pop rocks and then drinking soda. I know it's apocryphal, but I still think it pays to be careful.

APOGEE

APOGEE (A poh jee) n farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith • No one could have foreseen that receiving the Pulitzer Prize at the age of eighteen would be the apogee of his career, and that nothing he produced afterward would achieve any kind of critical success. Perigee is the lowest or closest point, or the nadir. • The moon is at apogee when it is at its farthest point away from the earth in its orbit; it is at perigee is when it is closest to earth. For a related word, see nadir in this book.

APOSTATE

APOSTATE (uh PAH stayt) n one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions, a betrayer of a cause. apostasy স্বধর্মত্যাগ , স্বমত বিসর্জন • Jordan was an apostate of modern culture; he renounced all the trappings of modem life that he used to love, and went to live in a cave. • His fellow party members were shocked when Fred became an apostate, running for office on his former opponent's ticket.

APPOSITE

APPOSITE (A pah zit) ad] appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apropos • His choice of songs for the opening ceremony was entirely apposite; everyone agreed that it was perfectly suited to the event. • The fact that she hasn't called for two weeks is hardly apposite to whether she's going to call me today, since she hadn't read my amazing love poem before.

APPRISE

APPRISE (uh PRIZ) v give notice to, inform Inform - অবহিত করা • The officer apprised Chris of his rights before questioning him. • The shipping department left a message to apprise me of the status of the shipment, letting me know it was scheduled to arrive the following day.

APPROBATION

APPROBATION (a pruh BAY shun) n an expression of approval or praise Approval - অনুমোদন • Providing approbation for good behavior is the best way to train puppies; the praise is particularly effective when accompanied by treats. • The judges expressed their approbation of Stephen's performance by awarding him the gold medal. To approbate is to approve something officially.

APPROPRIATE

APPROPRIATE (uh PRO pree ayt) v to take for one's own use, confiscate v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use - অধিকারে নেয়া • As they passed through the town, both armies appropriated housing, food, and ammunition from the town's residents. Whatever hadn't been taken by the first was taken by the second, leaving the inhabitants with insufficient resources to survive the coming winter. • My friend Oscar is a natural mimic; he unintentionally appropriates the mannerisms of others until it's impossible to tell which ones are his own. Even though this word looks like one you may use and hear every day, be careful! The meaning and pronunciation are different when it is used as a verb.

ARABESQUE

ARABESQUE (ar uh BESK) n complex, ornate design • A beautiful arabesque of fruits and flowers surrounded the central pattern of the print. An arabesque is also a position in ballet, and is sometimes used metaphorically in this sense. • Her assistants performed an arabesque of practiced efficiency around her as she prepared for the press conference.

ARCANE

ARCANE (ar KAYN) adj mysterious, abstruse, esoteric, knowable only to initiates requiring secret or mysterious knowledge নিগূঢ় • Elizabeth was a font of arcane knowledge; she could tell you not only the names of the pets of every cabinet member of every administration, but also how many gumballs are produced annually. • Knowledge of the arcane secrets of any bureaucracy is always restricted to those who work within it. They're the only ones who know how to fill out the forms, too. Arcana are deep secrets. The singular is arcanum, but it's almost always used in the plural.

ARRANT

ARRANT (AR unt) adj impudent; in every way, being completely such, bare-faced, utter complete and wholly (usually modifying a noun with negative connotation) • Don Juan's arrant philandering made him a legend. He seemed to have had the ability to turn many of his admirers into arrant fools. Don't confuse this with errant, which means itinerant.

ARREST

ARREST (uh REST) v to suspend; to engage • Sometime I think my brother's emotional development was arrested at a young age; he often acts like a five year old. • My attention was immediately arrested by the view, a breathtaking panorama of mountains and lakes that had me completely mesmerized. Arresting means holding one's attention. • It was a most arresting portrait; there was a crowd of people staring at it for hours.

ARTICULATE

ARTICULATE (ar TIK yoo layt) v to enunciate or pronounce clearly; to express oneself clearly • The new radio announcer could not be understood because he had not yet learned to articulate his words clearly. As an adjective, articulate is used to describe someone who can articulate ideas clearly. But be careful; the pronunciation changes even though the spelling doesn't. • Though she was just six years old, Misha presented a cogent and articulate argument for why she should receive an allowance.

ARTLESS

ARTLESS (ART luhs) adj completely without guile; natural, without artificiality,adjective: without cunning or deceit, the quality of innocence • Her artless portrayal of the young ingenue charmed the critics, who all commented on her fresh, unaffected performance. The opposite of artless is artful. • The Artful Dodger was a cunning pickpocket in Dickens's Oliver Twist. Artful can also mean showing art or skill, and artless can mean without skill, but the definitions above are the ones more likely to be tested on the GRE.

ASPERITY

ASPERITY (uh SPER uh tee) n severity, rigor; roughness, harshness; acrimony, irritability • The asperity of her response to his pleas for leniency suggested that there was no chance she would be ending his detention any time in the next three months. • The asperity of a northern winter can lead to serious depression.

ASTRINGENT

ASTRINGENT (uh STRIN junt) adj having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe • Although she hadn't intended to be quite so harsh, Kayla's astringent remarks apparently made the board drop the proposal altogether. • Witch hazel is a mild astringent that is sometimes applied to the face.

AUGURY

AUGURY (aw GYUH ree) n omen, portent, the reading of omens • Augury in ancient Rome and other societies was performed largely by interpreting the flight of birds. • His first attempts at glassblowing gave little augury of the skill he would later develop with practice. Augur means to predict if it is used as a verb, and the person or thing doing the foretelling if it's used as a noun. • The flowers my girlfriend sent augur well for the weekend.

AUGUST

AUGUST (aw GUST) adj majestic, venerable • The august presence of the pharaohs endures through the millennia, embodied in their massive tombs. • Despite his simple dress and advanced years, the august politician managed to convey a sense of dignity and subtle power.

AUSPICE

AUSPICE (AW spis) n protection or support, patronage পৃষ্�� পোষকতা auspices • As long as we were working under the auspices of the local authorities, the villagers were extremely cooperative; once we headed out on our own, however, we found that no one wanted to talk to us. Auspice can also mean sign or portent. • Since the auspices seemed good, we decided to go ahead and buy thirty lottery tickets.

AXIOM

AXIOM (AK see um) n a universally recognized principle; a generally accepted or common saying • It is an axiom of the American legal system that one is innocent until proven guilty. • It is hardly surprising that every field has its axioms, which are universally held within the discipline; what can be surprising is how often they are mutually incompatible when compared across fields. The adjective form of this word is axiomatic, which means generally accepted or taken as a given. • In this society, we take it as axiomatic that individual merit rather than family name should be the basis for success in life. • Nowadays it is axiomatic that most contagious diseases are caused by microscopic organisms, but it wasn't long ago that most people thought these diseases were caused by everything from harmful vapors to personality traits.

anarchy

Absence of governing body; state of disorder - নৈরাজ্য

CHASTEN

CHASTEN (CHAY sun) v to chastise or correct; subdue • The "time out" seems to have become a common parental means of chastening younger children, somewhat similar to being forced to sit in the corner wearing a dunce cap, but without the element of public humiliation. • The piano teacher knew it would be difficult to chasten the student's rebellious spirit without breaking it. The trick was to get her to sit still long enough to learn something without destroying her spontaneous creativity. Chastened as an adjective means corrected, punished, or humbled. • Rita was chastened by the effect her thoughtlessness had on those around her, and she resolved to consider her actions more carefully in the future.

CHAUVINIST

CHAUVINIST (SHOH vuh nist) n one blindly devoted to a group of which one is a member • She was such a party chauvinist; her blind devotion made her refuse to acknowledge the changes underway that would lead to the party's downfall. • His chauvinism for Dutch soccer led him to paint everything he owned, including his car, orange. A male chauvinist believes in the inferiority of women to men. This term is often followed by the word pig.

CHIC

CHIC (sheek) adj stylish and fashionable; sophistication in dress • As a true native New Yorker, Kenya remained a chic dresser long after she moved to Kansas; it's too bad there was no one there to appreciate her sense of style. • Jorge opened a chic boutique near the affluent suburb, to cater to shoppers with fashionable tastes and expendable incomes.

CHICANERY

CHICANERY (shi KAYN uh ree) n trickery or subterfuge • Bernard's reputation for legal chicanery made judges and prosecutors distrust him, but his clients had a hard time seeing past his successes. • I refuse to let such chicanery go unpunished!

BOISTEROUS

BOISTEROUS (BOY stur us) ad] loud, noisy, rough, lacking restraint • After a while, our neighbors became reconciled to our boisterous weekend gatherings, even joining us on occasion; the rest of the time they were probably wearing earplugs. • A popular image of the Wild West is the boisterous saloon where the piano player pounds out songs while the burlesque dancers perform the Can Can.

BOMBASTIC

BOMBASTIC (bahm BAS tik) ad] pompous; grandiloquent pompous; using inflated language - শব্দাড়ম্বরপূর্ণ • The self-important leader's speech was so bombastic that even his most loyal followers were rolling their eyes, and no one else could even figure out what he was talking about. Bombast is self-important or pompous writing or speech. • His books were always so filled with bombast that they were almost impossible to read; it sounded as if he had swallowed a thesaurus whole.

BOOR

BOOR (boor) n a rude or insensitive person; lout; yokel • I have learned never to take a boor to dine with royalty; last time we had tea with the Queen of England, my boorish boyfriend put his feet on the table! • Although she was usually very sweet and considerate, she became downright boorish when she was drunk.

BROOK

BROOK (bruk) v to tolerate, endure, countenance সহ্য করা • Our drill sergeant made it very clear she would brook no insubordination; even any quiet grumbling would be grounds for endless pushups. • The conductor refused to brook any more delay and ordered those without tickets off the train immediately.

BURGEON

BURGEON (BUR jun) v to grow rapidly or flourish • When the wildflowers burgeon in April and May we know that spring has truly arrived. • The burgeoning population transformed the town into a bustling metropolis.

BURNISH

BURNISH (BUR nish) v to polish, rub to a shine পালিশ করা • Be careful about burnishing certain old lamps; you never know which one is going to have a genie in it, and history shows that those three wishes lead to no good. • Attempts to burnish the former council member's image were useless; he would forever be remembered as the one whose toupee was stolen by a bird during the Fourth of July parade.

CHIMERA

CHIMERA (kye MEER uh) n an illusion The chimera was originally an imaginary fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology. Its body was an amalgam of different animals, and sighting it was a bad omen. In today's speech, though, none of these bad connotations remain. • Walter Mitty's life was a series of chimeras; the fantastic daydreams in which he starred were completely real to him. Chimerical means illusory or improbable. • The fantastic successes of some internet start-ups turned out to be chimerical once the tech boom ended.

CHOLERIC

CHOLERIC (KAHL er ik) adj tending toward anger • Choleric by nature, the boxer had no trouble mentally preparing to face his opponent. According to Aristotle, choleric personalities were supposed to be caused by too much stomach bile. This book contains vocabulary words based on three other personality types that he identified based on bodily fluids... can you find the rest?

CHURLISH

CHURLISH (CHUB lish) adj boorish, vulgar, loutish; difficult and intractable • Underneath Mr. Oleander's churlish exterior, there's a nice guy hiding somewhere; it's just hard to tell because he is so rude most of the time. A churl is someone who is churlish. • Since everyone knew that Brad became a churl whenever he'd had too much to drink, they were just waiting for him to start saying inappropriate things and getting into fights at the party.

COALESCE

COALESCE (ko uh LES) v to come together; to fuse or unite • It took a major internal crisis for the rival factions to coalesce around a single goal. • Cosmologists theorize that matter began to coalesce into stars and galaxies about one billion years after the Big Bang.

CODA

CODA (KO duh) n concluding section to a musical or literary piece, something that concludes or completes • The presentation of the lifetime achievement award was a fitting coda both to the evening and to his years of work with the organization.

COGENT

COGENT (KO junt) adj appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing • I'll only let you borrow the Ferrari if you can give me a cogent reason for why you need to drive more than one hundred miles per hour. • He may have gotten the day off because his argument for why he deserved it was so cogent, or it could just have been that it was Saturday and he wasn't scheduled to work anyway.

COLOR

COLOR (KUH lur) v to change as if by dyeing, influence, distort, or gloss over Though color is a simple enough word in everyday speech, its secondary definition is often tested on the GRE. • Knowing that he had lied about his previous experience colored our evaluation of his application. • He may have colored the truth a little bit when he said he had jogged 20 miles, because he probably hadn't run more than two.

COMMENSURATE

COMMENSURATE (kuh MEN sur it) adj matching, corresponding, or proportionate in degree, size, amount, or other property • Although Allen's salary at the Department of Social Work was hardly commensurate with his work experience and previous salary history, the challenge of the job and the feeling that he was giving back to the community made it worth his while. Only if the team won the national championship would the fans feel the team's performance was commensurate with its potential.

COMPLAISANCE

COMPLAISANCE (kum PLAY sunts) n the willingness to comply with the wishes of others • A "yes man" is characterized by his complaisance. Complaisant means showing a willingness to please. • The patriarch was most likely to be complaisant after he had eaten a sumptuous meal, so everyone saved his or her requests for such a time. Don't confuse this with complacent, which means self-satisfied.

CONFOUND

CONFOUND (kun FOWND) v to cause to be confused; to frustrate • By the time my roommate and I parted ways, our things were such a confounded mess that it was hard to remember what belonged to whom. You probably already recognize the prefix con- (or corn-), which often means joining or bringing things together. Confound means to mix together or confuse things. To be confused is to be confounded.

CONNOISSEUR

CONNOISSEUR (kah nuh SOUR) n an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert • An internationally recognized connoisseur of wines, Natasha was often hired as a consultant for private collectors. • Did you know that some people call themselves connoisseurs of water?

CONSEQUENTIAL

CONSEQUENTIAL (kahn suh KWEN shut) ad] pompous, self-important Be careful; this is one of those words with multiple definitions. The primary definitions are: logically following; important, but on the GRE it is more likely to be used as we've defined it here. • Although he thought himself a respected and well-liked man, his consequential air was intensely annoying to those around him. He seemed to think he was the best thing since sliced bread.

CONTEMN

CONTEMN (kun TEM) v to scorn or despise • I contemn their attempts to curry favor; nothing is more contemptible than a sycophant. Be careful not to confuse this with condemn, which seems very similar, but means to pronounce judgment against.

CONTENTIOUS

CONTENTIOUS (kun TEN shus) adj argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement • Sometimes Lydia's contentious nature really drove me crazy; it seemed as if she argued with everything I said simply out of habit or some sort of strange pleasure. • The judges' contentious decision of the title bout led some to claim that undue influence had been exerted in deciding the outcome of the fight.

CONTIGUOUS

CONTIGUOUS (kun TIG yoo us) adj sharing a border; touching; adjacent • The contiguous United States include all the states except Hawaii and Alaska, since they are the only ones that don't share at least one border with another state. • The kitchen and dining room in our house are contiguous, making it easier to carry food and plates from one to the other.

CONTRITE

CONTRITE (kun TRYT) adj regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness • Wayne was hardly contrite for the practical joke he pulled; even though he said he was sorry, the twinkle in his eye and barely suppressed grin seemed to indicate otherwise. • David's contrite words were long overdue; if he had made his apologies last week, his sister would have been a lot more willing to accept them. Contrition is regret or remorse. • Once she expressed genuine contrition for wrecking my car I was willing to forgive her, though she would still have to pay for the damages.

CONVENTION

CONVENTION (kun VEN shun) n a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude • The convention of wearing a bridal veil was apparently begun by the Romans, who thought the veil would protect the bride from evil spirits. • The conventions of modem poetry are much less rigid than those of classical poetry; in fact, it is difficult to find any two poets or critics who could even agree on definitions, much less rules.

CONVOLUTED

CONVOLUTED (KAHN vuh loo ted) adj complex or complicated • Cynthia's convoluted response to the question made her listeners think she was concealing something; it was as if she hoped they would forget the question as they tried to follow her answer. • I do not know by what convoluted reasoning you arrived at the idea that you should have three weeks extra vacation, but I can't argue with the conclusion!

CAPRICIOUS

CAPRICIOUS (kuh PRI shus) adj inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable • Lee's capricious behavior this weekend shouldn't have come as much of a shock; it's not as if he's usually all that stable and predictable. Having caprices (sudden changes of mind or actions) makes you capricious, which then means that you can be described as tending toward capriciousness.

CARDINAL

CARDINAL (KAHRD nul) adj of basic importance or consequence; primary • His cardinal error was in failing to bribe his sister; otherwise his parents might never have found out about the party and grounded him. • According to classical definition, the cardinal virtues are: prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude.

CARET

CARET (KAR ut) n an insertion mark (A) used by editors and proofreaders • The manuscript was littered with carets indicating all the missing letters the proofreaders had found.

CARNALITY

CARNALITY (kahr NAL uh tee) n something relating to the body or flesh • Though the book was primarily concerned with spiritual matters, its descriptions of earthly pleasures were sometimes shocking in their sheer carnality. Carnal desires are those that relate to bodily or sexual appetite. • Mac intended the carnival ride as an aphrodisiac, but the effects of the spinning actually dampened any carnal desires that were already there. It may seem a little odd, but the word carnage is related—it means physical remains.

gregarious

Sociable - সঙ্গ লিপ্স Mnemonic: remember AGGREGATION means gathering something together. similarily Aggregation -> gregation ->gregarious

deterrent

Something that discourages; hindrance - প্রতিবন্ধক

abstemious

Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate - স্বল্পাহারী

extrapolate

To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information (e.g. "by looking at the past and present economic situations, the economist was able to extrapolate and create an economic forecast for the next year")

abase

To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem (e.g. "my friend was abased in my eyes after he exhibited atrocious behavior") হীন করা , হেয় করা

disperse

To scatter, spread far and wide (e.g. "one purpose of the Smithsonian is to disperse knowledge around the country")

genesis

a coming into being (e.g. "the genesis of modern culture could be said to have been the French court at Versailles, under Louis XIV")

cache

a concealed store of goods or valuables (e.g. "his cache of food was stored in his basement") খাদ্যাদির গুপ্ত ভাণ্ডার (N), গুপ্ত ভাণ্ডারে লুকাইয়া রাখা (V) $ https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4016/4378533019_4467b1ab28_m.jpg

egotist

a conceited and self-centered person (e.g. "William, mentioned in the last example, was an egotist")

depravity

a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice ("e.g. "some people might say that watching TV constitutes the utmost depravity; however, I disagree")

despot

a cruel and oppressive dictator (e.g. "John Smith of Timbuktu was a despot; he allowed no one to say that he was a rich, greedy miser and that he oppressed the people, even though he was a rich, greedy miser and he oppressed the people")

curmudgeon

a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas (e.g. "although at first glance the old man might appear to be a curmudgeon, he is really very sweet once you get to know him")

artifice

a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) (e.g. "The general's artifice was unparalleled: using it, he managed to outstratagize an army ten times larger than his; his forces one the battle.") কারচুপি

facade

a deceptive outward appearance; a misrepresentation (e.g. "his outer lightheartedness was merely a facade covering the pain and anger he felt within")

chasm

a deep opening in the earth's surface (e.g. "After Mary said she didn't like chocolate, a huge chasm opened up beneath her, and she fell in: a classic case of retribution after a person defies the natural order.") গভীর খাদ , অনেক তফাৎ

archives

a depository containing historical records and documents (e.g. "although I personally don't know the answer to your question, you could look through the city archives; they probably have the answer") কাগজপত্র (N), নথিপত্র (N)

denomination

a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body (e.g. "not only is the millionaire rich, but he also only carries large denominations of currency in his wallet: 50s and 100s")

dogma

a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative (e.g. "Ted, mentioned two examples ago, holds the dogma that the moon is made of green cheese. His dogma is very incorrect")

elation

a feeling of joy and pride (e.g. "he felt a feeling of elation as he stepped onto to the stage to claim his well-deserved reward")

avant-garde

a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts (e.g. "although he enjoys deceiving himself by believing that he is among the avant-garde of painters, he is really nothing but a dilettante")

clone

a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction, an unauthorized copy or imitation, a person who is almost identical to another, make multiple identical copies of (e.g. "Jacob almost seems to be a clone of Marcus; admittedly, they are identical twins, so technically they truly are clones, but I meant that their personalities seem very similar")

archipelago

a group of many islands in a large body of water (e.g. "the Philippine Islands compose an archipelago") দ্বীপপুঞ্জ , দ্বীপবহুল সমুদ্র

elite

a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status (e.g. "although the elite in a Communist society do indeed possess great wealth, the common people -- the plebeians, if you will -- possess very little, which is rather ironic, since the purpose of a socialist state is to provide equal wealth and opportunity for all")

breach

a hole or opening in something (such as a wall) made by breaking through it, break through (e.g. "the breach in the castle's defenses is small, but it is large enough to be their undoing") চুক্তিভঙ্গ; This is clearly a breach of the treaty. }breach of trust{

exodus

a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment (e.g. "after the person announced that the theater was on fire, there was a mass exodus from the theater")

genre

a kind of literary or artistic work (e.g. "Sherlock Holmes was perhaps one of the most interesting characters of the entire detective fiction genre")

benefactor

a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) (e.g. "The generous benefactor gave $1,000,000 to the new university.") উপকারী ব্যক্তি-দাতা

confederate

a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) (e.g. "the criminal and his confederates pondered over how they were going to try to break into Fort Knox") চুক্তি বা সন্ধিসূত্রে আবদ্ধ , জোটবদ্ধ , মৈত্রীবদ্ধ

charisma

a personal attractiveness that enables one to influence others (e.g. "Hitler had an aura of charisma around him, which was in part why he was able to say and do such unbelievably bad things without a civil uprising.") ঈশ্বরদত্ত আধ্যাত্মিক শক্তি

configuration

a shape or outline; a method of arrangement (e.g. "the configuration of the Pentagon is like a pentagon")

epilogue

a short passage added at the end of a literary work (e.g. "I did not feel that the end of the book was satisfactory; I believe that it needed a short epilogue to wrap up all of the remaining plot lines")

bristle

a short, stiff hair, fiber, etc. (e.g "the hair on the back of his neck bristled") পশুলোম , খাড়া করা verb: react in an offended or angry manner সহজে রাগান্বিত হই এমন

covenant

a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action (e.g. "When America gained its freedom from Britain, it signed a covenant with Britain at the Treaty of Paris, in 1783, which said that it was an independent country.") চুক্তিপত্র , অঙ্গীকারপত্র

artisan

a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft (e.g. "the artisan tried to convince us to buy some of his wares")

bastion

a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle (e.g. "The members of Krakow, Poland used the central castle of the city as a bastion when the Mongols invaded it.") ঘাঁটি the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup $ https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2664/4195886408_b2530a9f80_m.jpg

arcade

a structure composed of a series of arches supported (e.g. "as I walked through the arcade, I noticed that the weather was becoming rather stormy") খিলানে ঢাকা পথ , বিপণিশোভিত আচ্ছাদিত পথ

edifice

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (e.g. "the Empire State Building is an imposing edifice")

affiliate

a subordinate or subsidiary associate (e.g. "the law firm is named 'Smith and affiliates'; that is, Smith is the main member, but there are other supporting members as well") সংযুক্ত করা , সম্পর্কযুক্ত ব্যক্তি

fiasco

a sudden and violent collapse (e.g. "after the Watergate fiasco, the American public had much less trust in their president")

appurtenance/appurtenant

a supplementary component that improves capability (e.g. "although the expansion pack is only an appurtenance and not entirely necessary to game play, it is highly recommended") আনুষঙ্গিক বা সহায়ক কোনো কিছু

bravado

a swaggering show of courage (e.g. "'Give me liberty, or give me death!' Patrick Henry finished with bravado.") বাহাদুরি $ https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4081/4752699101_a3c2a07a76_m.jpg

ecosystem

a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment (e.g. "one reason why pollution can so drastically effect an ecosystem is that all of the species in an ecosystem effect each other; if one species is affected, the others are affected as well")

derelict

adjective: (of a person) not doing one's duties noun: (of a building) abandoned

glib

adjective: (of a person) speaking with ease but without sincerity

discursive

adjective: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point

derivative

adjective: (or a creative product, e.g. music, writing, etc.) not original but drawing on the work of another person

detrimental

adjective: (sometimes followed by "to") causing harm or injury

complicit

adjective: Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.

candid

adjective: a straightforward and honest look at something

derisive

adjective: abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

genial

adjective: agreeable, conducive to comfort

hoary

adjective: ancient

becoming

adjective: appropriate, and matches nicely মানানসই "do not talk too much to your cousins, it's not becoming"

facile

adjective: arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth

factitious

adjective: artificial; not natural

forthcoming

adjective: available when required or as promised adjective: at ease in talking to others

evasive

adjective: avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger or commitment adjective: deliberately vague or ambiguous

economical

adjective: avoiding waste, efficient

arbitrary

adjective: based on a random, groundless decision

chivalrous

adjective: being attentive to women like an ideal knight

coterminous

adjective: being of equal extent or scope or duration

beatific

adjective: blissfully happy গভীর আনন্দদায়ক BEATIFY

doughty

adjective: brave; bold; courageous

crestfallen

adjective: brought low in spirit

discreet

adjective: careful to protect one's speech or actions in order to avoid offense or gain an advantage

chary

adjective: cautious, suspiciously reluctant to do something

diligent

adjective: characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks

forthright

adjective: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

decorous

adjective: characterized by good taste in manners and conduct

ethereal

adjective: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

gossamer

adjective: characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

cogent

adjective: clear and persuasive

facetious

adjective: cleverly amusing in tone

expansive

adjective: communicative, and prone to talking in a sociable manner

eclectic

adjective: comprised of a variety of styles

cosmopolitan

adjective: comprising many cultures; global in reach and outlook

esoteric

adjective: confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

discrete

adjective: constituting a separate entity or part

complacent

adjective: contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

arduous

adjective: demanding considerable mental effort and skill; testing powers of endurance

convivial

adjective: describing a lively atmosphere

concomitant

adjective: describing an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

estimable

adjective: deserving of esteem and respect

elusive

adjective: difficult to capture or difficult to remember

docile

adjective: easily handled or managed; willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed

cadaverous

adjective: emaciated; gaunt, very thin and skinny

complementary

adjective: enhancing each other's qualities (for two things or more).

edifying

adjective: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement

hagiographic

adjective: excessively flattering toward someone's life or work

avaricious

adjective: excessively greedy

artful

adjective: exhibiting artistic skill; adjective: clever in a cunning way

dictatorial

adjective: expecting unquestioning obedience; characteristic of an absolute ruler

derogative

adjective: expressed as worthless or in negative terms

elegiac

adjective: expressing sorrow

abysmal

adjective: extremely bad

excruciating

adjective: extremely painful

equitable

adjective: fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

doleful

adjective: filled with or evoking sadness

entrenched

adjective: fixed firmly or securely

guileless

adjective: free of deceit

garrulous

adjective: full of trivial conversation

cavalier

adjective: given to haughty disregard of others

demonstrative

adjective: given to or marked by the open expression of emotion

adequate

adjective: good enough for what you need

exorbitant

adjective: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

deleterious

adjective: harmful to living things

bleak

adjective: having a depressing or gloomy outlook বিষণ্ণ

debonair

adjective: having a sophisticated charm

consummate

adjective: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill verb: to make perfect and complete in every respect

haughty

adjective: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

erudite

adjective: having or showing profound knowledge

convoluted

adjective: highly complex or intricate

dogmatic

adjective: highly opinionated, not accepting that your belief may not be correct

eccentric

adjective: highly unconventional or unusual (usually describes a person)

halcyon

adjective: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; marked by peace and prosperity

boorish

adjective: ill - mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance চাষাড়ে, গেঁয়ো

copious

adjective: in abundant supply

dilapidated

adjective: in terrible condition

didactic

adjective: instructive (especially excessively)

fecund

adjective: intellectually productive

byzantine

adjective: intricate and complex

hackneyed

adjective: lacking significance through having been overused

gauche

adjective: lacking social polish

appreciable

adjective: large enough to be noticed (usu. refers to an amount) বোঝা যায় বা ধরা যায় এমন considerable, noticeable

ephemeral

adjective: lasting a very short time

feckless

adjective: lazy and irresponsible

fickle

adjective: liable to sudden unpredictable change, esp. in affections or attachments

contentious

adjective: likely to argue

antic

adjective: ludicrously odd অদ্ভুত হাবভাব , ভাঁড়

disheartened

adjective: made less hopeful or enthusiastic

conducive

adjective: making a situation or outcome more likely to happen

extenuating

adjective: making less guilty or more forgivable

genteel

adjective: marked by refinement in taste and manners

cryptic

adjective: mysterious or vague, usually intentionally

ersatz

adjective: not real or genuine; phony

frivolous

adjective: not serious in content or attitude or behavior

disingenuous

adjective: not straightforward; giving a false appearance of frankness

fortuitous

adjective: occurring by happy chance; having no cause or apparent cause

fallacious

adjective: of a belief that is based on faulty reasoning

catholic

adjective: of broad scope; universal

cardinal

adjective: of primary importance; fundamental

antiquated

adjective: old - fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time মান্ধাতার আমলের , পুরোনো বলে অচল , সেকেল

checkered

adjective: one that is marked by disreputable happenings

fastidious

adjective: overly concerned with details; fussy

craven

adjective: pathetically cowardly

carping

adjective: persistently petty and unjustified criticism

destitute

adjective: poor enough to need help from others adjective: completely wanting or lacking (usually ""destitute of"")

grandiloquent

adjective: puffed up with vanity

bucolic

adjective: relating to the pleasant aspects of the country

germane

adjective: relevant and appropriate

analogous

adjective: similar in some respects but otherwise different তুলনীয় drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect (e.g. "I believe that his analogy, in which he compared me to a gorilla, was somewhat flawed.") সমতা , অনুরূপতা , সাদৃশ্য , উপমিতি

ARCHAIC

adjective: so old as to appear to belong to a different period, obsolete, anachronistic, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the times, antiquated, antique • Geoff's archaic leisure suit looked like it had been in storage for thirty years, and it probably should have stayed there. • The archaic instruments used in the village clinic shocked the visiting physicians.

aphoristic

adjective: something that is concise and instructive of a general truth or principle

eminent

adjective: standing above others in quality or position

besotted

adjective: strongly affectionate towards নেশায় বা প্রেমে বা গর্বে বুঁদ adjective: very drunk আচ্ছন্ন করা হয়েছে এমন

evanescent

adjective: tending to vanish like vapor

diabolical

adjective: to be extremely wicked like the devil

commensurate

adjective: to be in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount

demure

adjective: to be modest and shy

histrionic

adjective: to be overly theatrical

contrite

adjective: to be remorseful

errant

adjective: to be wandering; not sticking to a circumscribed path

blinkered

adjective: to have a limited outlook or understanding,oppsite of good insight

harried

adjective: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

disparate

adjective: two things are fundamentally different

dispassionate

adjective: unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

bereft

adjective: unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love adjective: sorrowful through loss or deprivation প্রি়য়জন - নিয়োগবিধুর

desiccated

adjective: uninteresting, lacking vitality

erratic

adjective: unpredictable; strange and unconventional

brazen

adjective: unrestrained by convention or propriety নির্লজ্জ,অপকর্ম করেও বেহায়ার মত আচরন

bellicose

adjective: warlike; inclined to quarrel যুদ্ধবাজ

dilatory

adjective: wasting time

cohesive

adjective: well integrated, forming a united whole

conspicuous

adjective: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

blatant

adjective: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious অনায়াসে চোখ পড়ে এমন "blatant lies"

evenhanded

adjective: without partiality

commendable

adjective: worthy of high praise

callow

adjective: young and inexperienced

fledgling

adjective: young and inexperienced; describing any new participant in some activity

equivocal

adjective:confusing or ambiguous

auspicious

adjective:favorable, the opposite of sinister সুপ্রসন্ন,propitious, successful, prosperous

frugal

adjective:not spending much money (but spending wisely)

amorphous

adjective:shapeless

egregious

adjective:standing out in negative way; shockingly bad

extant

adjective:still in existence (usually refers to documents).

gregarious

adjective:to be likely to socialize with others

disinterested

adjective:unbiased; neutral

askance

adverb: with a look of suspicion or disapproval তির্যকভাবে , আড়চোখে,suspiciously, (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy (e.g. "the passers-by looked askance at Bob after he asked a pedestrian whether he was a Martian")

angst

an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety (e.g. "as I entered the haunted house, a distinct feeling of angst pierced my soul") উদ্বেগ , আশঙ্কা

double entendre

an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate (e.g. "although at first glance the new novel may seem decent and respectable, in reality, it is full of double entendres with the most indecent meanings")

cherub

an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge, a sweet innocent baby (e.g. "although cherubim (pl. of cherub) are usually represented by winged babies, there is no indication in the Christian Bible -- the book which contains mention of cherubim -- that that is their physical appearance") দেবদূত , কিন্নর , চাঁদের কণা

forte

an asset of special worth or utility (e.g. "although he is reasonably good at everything, mathematics is his forte")

behest

an authoritative command or request (e.g. "at my mother's behest, I apologized to the person whom I had previously offended") আদেশ $ https://o.quizlet.com/a-x2iEYDhMN6ic3vEp0Mjg_m.png

contretemps

an awkward clash (e.g. "Nixon lost his job over a contretemps known as 'Watergate'") দুর্ভাগ্যজনক ঘটনা , দুর্ঘটনা

fatalist

anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny (e.g. "Ronald was a fatalist; he believed that his karma was unchangeable and that if he was destined to die that day, he would die, no matter what he did. As a result, he was very careless, and got hit by a car one day and died.")

generic

applicable to an entire class or group; (of drugs) not protected by trademark (e.g. "it is usually cheaper to buy a generic brand of a product than to buy a name-brand of the same product")

disaffect

arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness (e.g. "when I called my best friend an idiot, I disaffected him from myself")

estrange

arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness (e.g. "when I called my friend an idiot, I estranged myself from him")

chronology

arrangement of events in time (e.g. "My chronology mentioned in the last example was flawed.") কালপঞ্জি , কালক্রম

delude

be false to (e.g. "Jim deluded Bob into thinking Jim was his friend, when Jim was really a charlatan wanting to take his money")

congeal

become gelatinous (e.g. "the material in the test tube began to congeal, so what had formerly been a liquid was quickly becoming a gelatinous solid") াণ্ডায় জমাট বাঁধা , শিলীভবন ঘটা

blasphemy

blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) (e.g. "The chocolate lover claimed that the Healthy Food Convention was committing blasphemy by saying that chocolate could, in excessive amounts, make one fat.") ঈশ্বরীক/মহান ব্যাপার নিয়ে অশ্রদ্ধার সঙ্গে কথা বলা She was condemned by the church for uttering blasphemies. $ https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5008/5378613455_f5a58d5ed9_m.jpg

ballyhoo

blatant or sensational promotion; advertize noisily or blatantly (e.g. "All the ballyhoo about the new movie is rubbish; it was a poorly done, sloppily-edited R-rated film.")কুরুচিপূর্ণ বা বিভ্রান্তিকর প্রচার, বিজ্ঞাপন ইত্যাদি , অর্থহীন বাগাড়ম্বর

GAINSAY

c(GAM bul) v to skip about playfully, frolic • Every March, the students performed the rites of spring by gamboling about half naked. • Gamboling in the meadow, the lambs were the very embodiment of playful innocence.

delectable

capable of arousing desire; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste (e.g. "the food at the restaurant is delectable")

credible

capable of being believed (e.g. "The theory that the Earth is flat, not round, is not credible.") বিশ্বাসযোগ্য , বিশ্বাস্য , প্রত্যয়যোগ্য

fecund

capable of producing offspring or vegetation, intellectually productive (e.g. "Mark Twain was fecund; he was intellectually productive in that he produced many great works of literature")

appalling

causing consternation;very bad in a way that causes fear, shock, or disgust (e.g. "my friend's appalling lack of self-control at the bar led me to believe that he needs to take some classes on anger management") ভীত , শঙ্কিত , আতঙ্কগ্রস্ত করা , মর্মাহত করা

harp

come back to (e.g. "'why do you keep harping on that?' asked Samuel")

fathom

come to understand (e.g. "I could not fathom what could cause a man to commit such evil")

congregate

come together, usually for a purpose (e.g. "We have congregated together this day to ponder what would happen if a zombie apocalypse occurred tomorrow.") সমাবিষ্ট করা , একত্রিত করা বা হওয়া , জড়ো হওয়া , জড়ো করা

droll

comical in an odd or whimsical manner (e.g. "the street performers droll humor was charming and offbeat") (note: example sentence from WikiAnswers)

fastidious

giving and careful attention to detail (e.g. "Albert is very fastidious; when he starts a project, it will seem to take him forever before he finishes it, but it will be done correctly when he does finish")

corporeal

having material or physical form or substance (e.g. "I will not believe that this theory is correct until I have corporeal proof of it") দেহ-সম্পর্কিত , দেহগত , দৈহিক , আধিভৌতিক , বস্তুগত

commodious

large and roomy ('convenient' is archaic in this sense) (e.g. "the commodious hotel room was far larger than we had expected; it was a pleasant surprise") সুপ্রশস্ত , সুপরিসর , উপযোগী , সুবিধাজনক

capacious

large in capacity (e.g. "this capacious house feels lonely to me; I believe that a smaller one would suit me better") প্রশস্ত , সুপরিসর , ধারণক্ষম

erudite

learned; scholarly - জ্ঞানী Mnemonic: Consider the part Rude. Talented people are always Rude.

emigrate

leave one's country of residence for a new one (e.g. "in the 1800s, during the Irish potato famine, many emigrated from Ireland")

bequeath

leave or give by will after one's death (e.g. "The generous benefactor bequeathed $1,000,000 to the new university.") সম্পত্তি কাউকে উইল করে দান করা , আগামী প্রজন্মের হাতে তুলে দেওয়া He bequeathed his paintings to the museum. Lessons of the past are bequeathed to future generations.

forsake

leave someone who needs or counts on you (e.g. "after the aliens abducted Jim, Bob decided to forsake his friend and run for his life")

clemency

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice (e.g. "After President Nixon resigned, the next president offered him clemency: that is, he pardoned him.") অনুকম্পা , দয়া , ক্ষমাশীলতা

belittle

lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of (e.g. "My older brother constantly belittled me by telling me about how the subjects he was doing in school were so much more advanced than what I was doing, etc., etc.") ছোটো করে দেখানো , তুচ্ছজ্ঞান করা;হেয় প্রতিপন্ন করা

fickle

liable to sudden unpredictable change (e.g. "fashion is fickle; what is fashionable today will be anachronistic tomorrow")

equivocate

lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth - সত্য গোপন করা Mnemonic: Attitude like Advocates. They try to hide the truth or mislead the case.

consummate

make perfect (e.g. "He was the consummate politician: he never answered a question straight, but always resorted to circumlocutions to avoid really answering it.")সুসম্পূর্ণ , নিখুঁত , সর্বাঙ্গসুন্দর , অনিন্দ্য , অনবদ্য

habituate

make psychologically or physically used (to something) (e.g. "Alfred tried to habituate himself to his new lifestyle, but he could not")

discreet

marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint (e.g. "he was very discreet; he never gossiped")

genteel

marked by refinement in taste and manners (e.g. "his facade of genteelness was merely a covering for his inner crassness")

brusque

marked by rude (e.g. "'Come with me,' said the man brusquely") রূঢ় , স্থূল $ https://o.quizlet.com/M6TRLzEuMZlRZMuPgSQCOQ_m.gif

chauvinist

noun: a person who believes in the superiority of their group

arriviste

noun: a person who has recently reached a position of power; a social climber ভুঁইফোড়

heretic

noun: a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

corollary

noun: a practical consequence that follows naturally

atavism

noun: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic; throwback পূর্বগানুকৃতি

aphorism

noun: a short instructive saying about a general truth ভাবগর্ভ বা অর্থপূর্ণ সংক্ষিপ্ত উক্তি বা নীতিকথন

apothegm

noun: a short, pithy instructive saying, an aphorism

gaffe

noun: a socially awkward or tactless act

enmity

noun: a state of deep - seated ill - will

culpability

noun: a state of guilt

flux

noun: a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event)

diatribe

noun: a strong verbal attack against a person or institution

broadside

noun: a strong verbal attack কোন ব্যাক্তি বা গোষ্ঠীর বিরুদ্ধে কথা বা বিবৃতির মাধ্যমে জোড়াল আক্রমন criticism,denunciation, harangue, diatribe, tirade,্‌্‌্‌ "a broadside against the economic reforms

epiphany

noun: a sudden revelation or moment of insight

banality

noun: a trite or obvious remark মামুলিত্ব

conflagration

noun: a very intense and uncontrolled fire

epigram

noun: a witty saying

collusion

noun: agreement on a secret plot

cornucopia

noun: an abundant supply of something good

enormity

noun: an act of extreme wickedness

bastardization

noun: an act that debases or corrupts, adulterate, corrupt, contaminate, debase,

dilettante

noun: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

cataclysm

noun: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

glut

noun: an excessive supply verb: supply with an excess of

dispensation

noun: an exemption from a rule or obligation

empiricism

noun: any method that derives knowledge from experience, used in experimental science as a way to gain insight and knowledge

effrontery

noun: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

credence

noun: belief in something

duress

noun: compulsory force or threat

graft

noun: corruption, usually through bribery

exegesis

noun: critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text

duplicity

noun: deceitfulness, pretending to want one thing but interested in something else

decimation

noun: destroying or killing a large part of the population

apotheosis

noun: exaltation to divine status; the highest point of development দেবত্ব আরোপ , চরম বিকাশ "his appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career"

chauvinism

noun: fanatical patriotism; belief that one's group/cause is superior to all other groups/causes

apprehension

noun: fearful expectation আশঙ্কা

aplomb

noun: great coolness and composure under strain আত্মবিশ্বাস equanimity

avarice

noun: greed (one of the seven deadly sins)

cupidity

noun: greed for money

animosity

noun: intense hostility শত্রুতা , বৈরিতা ,

discord

noun: lack of agreement or harmony

clemency

noun: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

hauteur

noun: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

hubris

noun: overbearing pride or presumption

decorum

noun: propriety in manners and conduct

gumption

noun: resourcefulness and determination

firebrand

noun: someone who deliberately creates trouble

desideratum

noun: something desired as a necessity

chimera

noun: something desired or wished for but is only an illusion and impossible to achieve

constraint

noun: something that limits or restricts

eponym

noun: the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); the person for whom something is named

heyday

noun: the pinnacle or top of a time period or career

dispatch

noun: the property of being prompt and efficient verb: dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently

candidness

noun: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

exiguity

noun: the quality of being meager

ascendancy

noun: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another আধিপত্য (e.g. "A king has ascendancy over his people.")

gall

noun: the trait of being rude and impertinent noun: feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill will

diminutive

noun: to indicate smallness adjective: very small

capitulate

noun: to surrender (usually under agreed conditions)

harangue

noun:a long pompous speech; a tirade; verb: to deliver a long pompous speech or tirade

calumny

noun:making of a false statement meant to injure a person's reputation

extort

obtain by coercion or intimidation (e.g. "my elder sister tried to extort money from me by threatening to attack me with the Ping-Pong ball gun if I didn't")

concurrent

occurring or operating at the same time (e.g. "Their house had two TVs running concurrently, and each had a different show on; the result was extremely discordant.") একই সঙ্গে সংঘটিত , সহঘটিত , সমাপতিত , সহাবস্থিত , সমবর্তী

domestic

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation (e.g. "one of the lines in the Preamble to the American Constitution is, 'to ensure domestic tranquility'--one of the purposes of American government it to keep the nation tranquil")

exquisite

of extreme beauty; intense or sharp (e.g. "when stabbed, one feels exquisite pain")

grievous

of great gravity or crucial import; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; shockingly brutal or cruel; causing or marked by grief or anguish (e.g. "the grievous sins of the populous weighed heavily upon the king")

feline

of or relating to cats (e.g. "Some people, as opposed to those in the last example, consider felines to be man's best friend.")

equestrian

of or relating to or featuring horseback riding (e.g. "the sign read, 'this is an equestrian facility; according to state and federal law, any injuries which occur in this facility as a result of personal stupidity will be your own fault, so you will be unable to sue us'")

culinary

of or relating to or used in cooking (e.g. "The chef called his best dish his 'culinary delight', which was rather redundant, because all food is culinary.")

homogeneous

of the same kind - সজাতি

cosmopolitan

of worldwide scope or applicability (e.g. "His views were cosmopolitan, not limited to any one city or state.") বিশ্বজনীন , সর্বজনীন , বহুজাতিক , বিশ্বনাগরিক

destitute

poor enough to need help from others (e.g. "many religions say that their followers should help the destitute to survive")

delineate

portray; depict; sketch - অঙ্কিত করা

competent

properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient (e.g. "unfortunately, our company is littered with employee who aren't competent or even qualified for the job at all") যথেষ্ট যোগ্যতাসম্পন্ন , খুব সন্তোষজনক

disgruntle

put into a bad mood or into bad humor (e.g. "a disgruntled ex-employee attacked his former boss with a machete")

compose

put together out of existing material (e.g. "Jerry's plan to take over the world is composed of a whole bunch of nonsense.") রচনা করা , ছাপার হরফ সাজানো , সমাহিত করা

compile

put together out of existing material; use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed; get or gather together (e.g. "although compiling such a comprehensive list has taken me several weeks, I believe that the effort has been worth it")

contentious

quarrelsome - বিতর্কমূলক

conciliatory

reconciling; soothing - বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ

chronicle

record in chronological order; also such a record (e.g. "My attempt to write a chronicle of the history of the world was beset by problems, one of which was that I know nothing whatsoever about history.") ঘটনাপঞ্জি , পত্রিকা

dialectical

relating to discussions (e.g. "although he considered himself a great conversationalist, he was not dialectical at all: he always did all of the talking, and technically to have a conversation, the other person has to say something")

equine

relating to horses (e.g. "The barn had a big sign on the front: 'Attention: this is an equine facility'.")

chronological

relating to or arranged according to temporal order (e.g. "My chronological account of the history of the world has some problems; one of them would be that I said that World War II began in 1776.") কালানুক্রমিক

antipodal

relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth (e.g. "China is said to be at an antipodal location on Earth relative to the United States; this is why some benighted people say that if you dig a deep enough hole, you will pop out in China") একেবারে বিপরীত মেরুতে অবস্থানকারী লোকেরা

ghastly

shockingly repellent; gruesomely indicative of death or the dead (e.g. "Louis told the most ghastly ghost stories by the campfire")

anecdote

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) (e.g. "My anecdotes about John Smith and Timbuktu aren't really true.") কোনো ব্যক্তি বা ঘটনাকে কেন্দ্র করে ছোটোখাটো আকর্ষণীয় বা মজার গল্প , চুটকি

ephemeral

short-lived; fleeting - অল্পক্ষণস্থায়ী Mnemonic: sounds like e-funeral (অন্ত্যেষ্টিক্রিয়া). Electric funeral should be short.

cringe

shrink back as if in fear; cower (e.g. "I cringed before the purple alien with the huge ray gun to show that I was not a threat to it")

foment

stir up; instigate - প্ররোচিত করা; উসকে দেওয়া

extremity

the farthest or outermost point or part; the greatest degree; grave danger, necessity, or distress; an extreme measure (e.g. "I hoped that the situation wouldn't come to this dire extremity, but since it has, I urge the council to enact a new course of action")

criterion

the ideal in terms of which something can be judged (e.g. "Marie's sole criterion for a good meal is, 'is it eatable?'")

brink

the limit beyond which something happens or changes (e.g. "the country's monetary policies took it to the brink of destruction") দ্বারপ্রান্ত , কিনারা was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived

allegiance

the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) (e.g. "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America...") শাসকের প্রতি প্রজার অথবা দেশের প্রতি নাগরিকের কর্তব্য , যথাযোগ্য সম্মানবোধ

crux

the most important point (e.g. "the crux of the matter really is simply that you want to be selfish and do whatever you want, and I want to be selfish and do whatever I want, and so we have reached an impasse as our desires have conflicted")

hierarchy

the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body (e.g. "most companies have a hierarchy of power, culminating with the CEO at the top")

heyday

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity (e.g. "the heyday of the former movie star is long gone; now only people over sixty even recognize her name")

beneficiary

the recipient of funds or other benefits (e.g. "The beneficiary of the payment was the new university mentioned in the last example.") লাভবান

accede

to agree or express agreement (e.g. "after I laid out my proposal, the other members of the board acceded that it was indeed an excellent idea") সম্মত হওয়া , অঙ্গীভূত হওয়া

accost

to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way (e.g. "John Smith was accosted by three men with baseball bats and clubs, who the police subsequently arrested for aggressive action.") সম্বোধন

allege

to assert without proof or confirmation (e.g. "Allegedly, John Smith murdered Jane Doe and Richard Roe, but since the only person who claims to have seen the deed was John Smith's worst enemy, I really doubt it.") দৃঢ়তার সঙ্গে কোনো কিছু বলা , ঘোষণা করা

coerce

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means (e.g. "When John tried to coerce Ali into giving him a billion dollars, Ali called the police.") বল প্রয়োগ করে বাধ্য করা

absolve

to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt (ex. "The king absolved John Smith from any wrongdoing whatsoever.") বাধ্যবাধকতা থেকে মুক্তি , বিচারে নির্দোষ ঘোষণা করা

assert

to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully (e.g. "I asserted -- correctly -- that the moon was not made of green cheese; unfortunately, the person to whom I was speaking believed otherwise")সোজাসুজি বলা

foreclose

to deprive a mortgagor of his or her right to redeem a property; to shut out or exclude (e.g. "the banker foreclosed on the owner's property, because the owner hadn't paid his monthly payments in over a year")

canvass

to go through an area in order to procure votes, sales,; to look at or consider (something) carefully (e.g. "the pollsters canvassed the entire state, trying to predict whether the upcoming referendum would pass") ভোট, পণ্য সরবরাহের ফরমাশ, চাঁদা ইত্যদি সংগ্রহের প্রত্যাশায় কিংবা কোনো প্রশ্নে সাধারণের মতামত জানবার জন্য দ্বারে দ্বারে ঘোরা; $ https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3149/2958713060_3f02e3a140_m.jpg

circumnavigate

travel around, either by plane or ship (e.g. "Ferdinand Magellan is the first person proven to have circumnavigated the globe") জাহাজে করে প্রদক্ষিণ করা

fawning

trying to please by behaving obsequiously, flattering, or cringing - তোষামোদী Mnemonic: Read it Fao (ফাও কথা). Trying to impress by ফাও কথা which seems Fao-ning.

complaisant

trying to please; overly polite; obliging - অন্যকে খুশি করতে আগ্রহী

dissuade

turn away from by persuasion (e.g. "I tried to dissuade Bob from trying to drink a whole bottle of Tabasco sauce")

atone

turn away from sin or do penitence (e.g. "to atone for your actions, you must make restitution to all those who you have hurt") প্রতিকার বা প্রতিবিধান করা

foreswear

turn away from; do without or cease to hold or adhere to (e.g. "the former alcoholic foreswore strong drink")

avert

turn away or aside (e.g. "I averted my gaze from the scene of destruction and ruin") চোখ, মন ইত্যাদি সরিয়ে নেওয়া , এড়ানো

blanch

turn pale, as if in fear (e.g. "the other man blanched white as a sheet. 'Surely he wouldn't dare to do something so horrible!' he said") ভয়ে বা শীতে বিবর্ণ বা সাদা হওয়া বা করা $ https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4050/4418984360_8bbeafe25d_m.jpg

delve

turn up, loosen, or remove earth, usually metaphorically (e.g. "what are you waiting for? Delve into your SAT vocabulary preparation so that you can get a very good SAT score!")

converse

turned about in order or relation (e.g. "although the statement 'all men are fools' is untrue, its converse is true: 'all fools are men'") কথাবার্তা বলা , বাক্যালাপ করা , বিপরীত

convolution

turns, windings, circumventions (e.g. "I could not follow all the convolutions of the plot of the story; it was very complicated") কুণ্ডলী (N), ভাঁজ (N), মোচড়ান (N), সংবর্তন (N)

deplete

use up (resources or materials) (e.g. "once your stores of food are depleted, you will die of starvation")

forensic

used of legal argumentation (e.g. "although the defendant claimed that he was innocent, the forensic evidence showed otherwise: his fingerprints were found at the scene of the crime")

eke

verb: To live off meager resources, to scrape by

countermand

verb: a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

finagle

verb: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

flounder

verb: behave awkwardly; have difficulties

elicit

verb: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

disseminate

verb: cause to become widely known

crystallize

verb: cause to take on a definite and clear shape

denigrate

verb: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

circumvent

verb: cleverly find a way out of one's duties or obligations

glean

verb: collect information bit by bit

derive

verb: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example verb: reason by deduction; establish by deduction

enumerate

verb: determine the number or amount of verb: specify individually, one by one

deign

verb: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

extrapolate

verb: draw from specific cases for more general cases

decry

verb: express strong disapproval of

enjoin

verb: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

besiege

verb: harass, as with questions or requests; cause to feel distressed or worried,,,,, To harass or overwhelm, as with requests: a shop owner besieged by job applications. অনুরোধ ও আবদারে অতিষ্ট করে তোলা

frustrate

verb: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

encumber

verb: hold back

enthrall

verb: hold spellbound

construe

verb: interpreted in a particular way

guffaw

verb: laugh boisterously

hamstrung

verb: made ineffective or powerless

elucidate

verb: make clearer and easier to understand

embellish

verb: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; make more beautiful

compound

verb: make more intense, stronger, or more marked

exacerbate

verb: make worse

conflate

verb: mix together different elements or concepts

devolve

verb: pass on or delegate to another verb: grow worse (usually ""devolve into"")

exalt

verb: praise or glorify

hamper

verb: prevent the progress or free movement of

culminate

verb: reach the highest or most decisive point

discriminate

verb: recognize or perceive the difference

degrade

verb: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

debase

verb: reduce the quality or value of something

cede

verb: relinquish possession or control over

buck

verb: resist,oppose, "the shares bucked the market trend"

circumscribe

verb: restrict or confine

arrogate

verb: seize and control without authority অন্যায়পূর্বক দাবি করা (V), অন্যায্যভাবে আরোপ করা (V)

grovel

verb: show submission or fear

dissipate

verb: squander or spend money frivolously verb: to disperse or scatter

emulate

verb: strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; compete with successfully

conniving

verb: taking part in immoral and unethical plots

bridle

verb: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess ঘোড়ার লাগাম , সংযম , লাগাম পরানো verb: anger or take offense রোষ প্রকাশ করতে মাথা টান করে রাখা

deliberate

verb: think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons of an issue

espouse

verb: to adopt or support an idea or cause

eradicate

verb: to completely destroy

corroborate

verb: to confirm or lend support to (usually an idea or claim)

excoriate

verb: to criticize very harshly

execrate

verb: to curse and hiss at

fleece

verb: to deceive

hoodwink

verb: to deceive or trick someone

disabuse

verb: to persuade somebody that his/her belief is not valid

badger

verb: to pester বিরক্ত করা , জ্বালাতন করা , ব্যাজার করা "journalists badgered him about the deals"

contrive

verb: to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery

hound

verb: to pursue relentlessly

dog

verb: to pursue relentlessly; to hound

expurgate

verb: to remove objectionable material

chastise

verb: to reprimand harshly

ferret

verb: to search for something persistently

equivocate

verb: to speak vaguely, usually with the intention to mislead or deceive

exhort

verb: to strongly urge on; encourage

dupe

verb: to trick or swindle noun: a person who is easily tricked or swindled

desecrate

verb: to willfully violate or destroy a sacred place

deride

verb: treat or speak of with contempt

cosseted

verb: treat with excessive indulgence

fawn

verb: try to gain favor by extreme flattery

foment

verb: try to stir up public opinion

deter

verb: turn away from by persuasion verb: try to prevent; show opposition to

goad

verb: urge on with unpleasant comments

galvanize

verb:to excite or inspire (someone) to action

censure

verb:to express strong disapproval

belie

verb:to give a false representation to; misrepresent মিথ্যা বর্ণনা করা

castigate

verb:to reprimand harshly

betray

verb:to reveal or make known something, usually unintentionally অজ্ঞাতসারে সত্য প্রকাশ করে ফেলা, "she drew a deep breath that betrayed her indignation"

enervate

verb:to sap energy from

CORRIGIBLE

CORRIGIBLE (KOR uh juh bul) adj capable of being set right, correctable, reparable • Stuttering is often a highly corrigible speech impediment, which can be corrected through speech therapy. • The trend away from rehabilitative programming in prisons may indicate a decrease in the public's belief that inmates are corrigible. Corrigibility, a noun, is the capacity to be set right. • The corrigibility of the damage to the train could only be determined after extensive inspection and testing. The opposite of corrigible is incorrigible, meaning not reformable, uncontrollable, recalcitrant. • Julius was an incorrigible daydreamer; no matter how much his teachers scolded him, he would much rather be hanging out in his own imaginary world than paying attention to his lesson.

CRESCENDO

CRESCENDO (kruh SHEN doh) n a gradual increase in intensity, particularly in music Usually, crescendo is used to describe music or sound, but it can be used in more figurative ways, as well. • The audience's attention was held rapt as the orchestra worked its way to a crescendo, filling every nook in the hall with thunderous sound. • The crescendo of RSVPs seems to have passed, as we now are receiving only one or two replies per day.

CULPABLE

CULPABLE (KUL puh bul) adj deserving blame • Pat could hardly be thought culpable for spilling the cranberry juice on the floor, since he wasn't even in the room at the time. • If she is judged culpable of improper conduct, the governing board will decide her punishment. Culpability is blameworthiness. • His culpability was never in doubt once the auditors traced the embezzlement back to his department. For a realted word, see exculpate.

CYNICISM

CYNICISM (SIN uh si zum) n an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness • Tricia's cynicism was matched only by her own selfishness; she believed no one else was altruistic because she never was herself. Someone who displays cynicism is called a cynic. • The cynics say that these donations were made to receive public praise, but if that's true, why were they made anonymously?

exculpate

Clear from blame - দোষক্ষালন করা Mnemonic: Ex-Cuprit. He who is no more culprit by clearing his blame.

DEBACLE

DEBACLE (di BAH cul) n rout, fiasco, complete failure • The performance was a complete debacle; not only did I end up singing, but the cloud props we were using also fell down mid-way through the play, prompting the audience to shout "the sky is falling, the sky is falling." • Trying to avoid a debacle, the candidate decided to withdraw from the race shortly before election day.

DECORUM

DECORUM (di COR um) n politeness or appropriateness of conduct or behavior • In Shaw's Pygmalion, Henry Higgins attempts to train Eliza Doolittle in proper decorum for high society, with often very funny results. • Where did we ever get the notion that extending one's pinky finger while drinking tea was the height of decorum? Something marked by decorum is decorous. • Olivia's decorous decline of our invitation was so politely and perfectly said that we could hardly take offense.

DELETERIOUS

DELETERIOUS (del uh TEER ee us) adj injurious; harmful • The symptoms originally seemed to indicate something as innocuous as the common cold, but eventually the disease's deleterious effects were better understood. • Though it originally seemed like a good idea to cut the quality of the product, the overall effect on customer relationships has been deleterious. Do you see delete inside of this word? It's no accident something that is deleted is erased, and something deleterious is likely to have a similar harmful effect.

DEMUR

DEMUR (di MUR) v to question or oppose • I hesitated to demur from the professor, until he said something factually inaccurate, at which point I felt I had to speak up. • Bob demurred at the suggestion that he clean the house while we swim.

DENIGRATE

DENIGRATE (DEN i grayt) v blacken, belittle, sully, defame, disparage • Though some might have denigrated our efforts at cooking breakfast, which consisted of cold eggs, bitter coffee and burnt toast, our mother was very appreciative of our attempt and bravely ate all of it. • Edna was notorious for denigrating everyone else's work, but never being willing to hear the slightest criticism of her own. Denigration is the act of denigrating, or the act of making denigrating comments. • William's confidence was so shaken by the months of denigration at the hands of his former boss, that he almost didn't believe the praise he was getting now.

DENOUEMENT

DENOUEMENT (day noo MA) n an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot • Receiving the Nobel Prize was a fitting denouement to his brilliant research. • The denouement seemed completely contrived; the happy ending didn't fit with the tone of the entire rest of the movie.

DEPRECATE

DEPRECATE (DE pri kayt) v to disparage or belittle • You can deprecate his work all you want but it won't affect my opinion; I don't care if his writing is sometimes amateurish, I still like it. To be self-deprecating is to belittle yourself or your accomplishments. • We worried that his self-deprecating humor wasn't as light-hearted as it seemed, but was instead a sign of deeper insecurity.

DEPREDATE

DEPREDATE (DE pruh dayt) v to plunder, pillage, ravage or destroy; to exploit in a predatory manner • The pirates depredated every ship that came through the straits for two years, until no captain was willing to risk that route and the port town became deserted. Depredations are attacks, or ravages. • Ten years of the dictator's depredations had left the country a wasteland. • The depredations of time and hard living have left his once handsome face a mass of wrinkles and broken blood vessels.

DERISION

DERISION (di RI zhun) n scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment • Her derision was all the more painful because I suspected that her review of my performance was accurate. To deride is to express contempt. • The media derided her attempted comeback, calling her a "has been," even though she had been their darling only a few months before.

DERIVATIVE

DERIVATIVE (di RI vuh tiv) adj unoriginal, obtained from another source • Some people claim that there is nothing new under the sun, and that all contemporary art is therefore derivative of work that came before it.

DESICCATE

DESICCATE (DES u kayt) v to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull • Pemmican, a food developed by Native Americans, is made by desiccating meat so that it can be preserved for long trips, then pounding it and combining it with other ingredients • His skin was so desiccated by sun exposure that it looked like parchment. • The desiccated prose of the old volume of stories I found in the attic was as dull in style as its actual pages were dry and brittle.

DESUETUDE

DESUETUDE (DES wi tood) n disuse • After sitting abandoned for years, the house's desuetude came to an end when the county bought it and turned it into a teen center.

DESULTORY

DESULTORY (DES ul tor ee) adj random; thoughtless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose • His desultory efforts in studying for the test were immediately obvious to his teacher as soon as she began to score his exam. • We abandoned our desultory attempts to form a book club once our primary instigator gave up on us and joined another group.

DETRACTION

DETRACTION (di TRAK shun) n slandering, verbal attack, aspersion • Apparently the mayor's campaign of detraction backfired, since a record number of people voted for his opponent, many of them citing the vitriol of the mayor's attacks as the reason they voted against him. • Terrence's detraction of Raul's performance only served to reveal how jealous he was of Raul's success.

DIAPHANOUS

DIAPHANOUS (dy AF uh nus) adj transparent, gauzy • Her diaphanous gown left little to the imagination. As we stood behind the waterfall, the cascade of water formed a sort of diaphanous veil in front of us.

DIATRIBE

DIATRIBE (DY uh tryb) n a harsh denunciation • What started out as seemingly normal discussion about what to have for lunch, rapidly and somewhat bizarrely turned into a diatribe about the difficulty of finding a decent pickle. • His anti-development diatribe was well-received by local residents who wanted to see the field preserved as an open space rather than turned into a shopping center.

DIDACTIC

DIDACTIC (dy OAK tik) adj intended to teach or instruct • Rachel's attempt to hide the activity's didactic intent by wrapping it in the guise of a fun game didn't fool the third graders for a minute; they could always smell something educational a mile off. • His didactic tone grated on me; whom did he think he was to try to teach me something while we were on a date?

DIFFIDENT

DIFFIDENT (DIF uh dint) adj reserved, shy, unassuming; lacking in self-confidence • He was a diffident reader of his own poetry, and which sometimes kept his audience from recognizing the real power of his writing. The noun, diffidence, means a lack of confidence. • I began to suspect that her diffidence was merely an act, and that this seemingly meek woman was really plotting to take over not only the department, but also the entire world.

DIGRESS

DIGRESS (dy GRES) v to stray from the point; to go off on a tangent • My aunt's tendency to digress is legendary; she can get so far off topic that no one can remember the starting point, but the journey is always fascinating. A digression is something that has digressed. • The speaker asked our indulgence while he made a short digression, the point of which would become clear eventually.

DILATE

DILATE (DYE layt) v to become wider or more open • Until Khoa's eyes dilated to let in more light, he couldn't find an empty seat in the darkened theater. To dilate can also mean to speak or write about something at length.

DILATORY

DILATORY (OIL uh tor ee) adj causing delay, procrastinating • The legislator was able to create the dilatory effect he sought by means of a twenty-three-hour-long filibuster. • His dilatory habits were a source of exasperation for his boss, who never knew whether something would be finished on time or not.

DILETTANTE

DILETTANTE (OIL uh tahnt) n one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge • The negative connotation of a dilettante as one whose interest in a subject is trivial is relatively recent; it hasn't always been a bad thing to be a dilettante. • Dilettantes did much of the scientific work in early America; professional positions for scientists are largely a phenomenon of the twentieth century. A dilettantish effort or interest is one that is frivolous or superficial. This can also be spelled "dilettanteish." • Even though she didn't take it very seriously at the time, her dilettantish interest in the arts while in college laid the framework for a satisfying career as curator of a major art museum years later.

DIN

DIN (din) n loud sustained noise • Because we couldn't hear each other over the din coming from the kitchen, I thought she said she had met Sasqautch, when she had really asked whether I was wearing my watch. • The din of the faulty muffler drowned out all the other noises that would have confirmed the very poor odds of my car making it another five miles. For a related word, see cacophony.

DIRGE

DIRGE (durj) n a mournful song or poem for the dead • Because Grandma wanted no dirges sung at her funeral, we hired a singer to reinterpret some of her favorite popular music from her teen years. Dirge can also be used figuratively, to describe something that sounds like a funeral lament. • The only sound on the dark prairie was the dirge sung by the wolves.

DISABUSE

DISABUSE (dis uh BYOOZ) v to undeceive; to set right • The screws left over after he had assembled the bookcase, along with its tendency to tip over, disabused Joe of the idea that reading the instructions was optional. • I hate to disabuse you of the notion of your own genius, but you just got a "D" on that midterm that you said you were going to ace.

DISCOMFIT

DISCOMFIT (dis KUM fit) v to defeat, put down Nowadays, discomfit also means to embarrass or make uncomfortable, but its original meaning is to thwart the plans of. • The enemy's superior planning and resources discomfited us. They defeated us easily, despite our hopes of discomfiting their attack.

DISCORDANT

DISCORDANT (dis KORD int) adj conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound • Because the group had been fractured by discord for so long, it was surprising, to say the least, to watch them put aside their discordant views and begin to get along as if they had never disagreed. • As one discordant note followed another, I started to get a headache from the noise.

DISCRETION

DISCRETION (dis KRE shun) n cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions • The matchmaker's discretion was the key to her remarkable success; her clients knew she would not reveal their identities inappropriately. • The discretion required of the agent should not be underestimated; he will need to make critical decisions under severe time constraints and often at considerable risk to himself.

DISINTERESTED

DISINTERESTED (dis IN ter est ed) adj free from self-interest; unbiased This one gets a little complicated. Disinterested and uninterested have a pretty convoluted history. Uninterested, when it first showed up in the seventeenth century, meant "impartial." At some point, though, that meaning was replaced in popular usage with its current meaning: "not caring or having an interest in," as in the sentence, "I am completely uninterested in attending the concert." At about the same time, the original use of disinterested to mean "not caring or having an interest in" was changing in favor of "free from bias." Confused yet? It gets worse. To recap: disinterested means "unbiased" and uninterested means "uncaring," right? However, increasingly writers are switching them back around. The people who police the proper usage of words in English say this isn't allowable, but the writers do it anyway. Usually you can tell from context which definition someone intends. • We need a disinterested party to arbitrate the property dispute, since each of the participants has too much at stake to remain unbiased. • Her disinterested assessment was that the food was terrible, which we had to believe since she had no reason to lie.

DISPARAGE

DISPARAGE (dis PAR aj) v to slight or belittle • I don't think you have any right to disparage his attempts until you have tried riding the mechanical bull yourself. Disparaging remarks are those that express a negative, usually dismissive, opinion of something or someone.

DISPARATE

DISPARATE (DIS puh rut) adj fundamentally distinct or dissimilar • I found it amazing that two people with such disparate tastes could decorate a house together. • The disparate results of the two experiments confused the scientists who had conducted both in exactly the same manner; the only explanation seemed to be that the samples used were fundamentally different in a way the scientists had not previously realized.

DISSEMBLE

DISSEMBLE (di SEM bul) v to disguise or conceal; to mislead • Her coy attempts to dissemble her plagiarism were completely transparent; no one believed her. • Dissembling on your grad school application is an absolute no-no.

DISSOLUTION

DISSOLUTION (dis uh LOU shun) n disintegration, looseness in morals • The dissolution of the warlord's power left a power vacuum in its wake that many minor chieftains competed to fill. • The company would be threatened with dissolution if it were judged to be operating as a monopoly. • Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, shows all the consequences of the protagonist's dissolution as a result of his excessive vanity. The adjective dissolute means licentious, libertine. • His dissolute indulgence in every form of hedonism horrified his morally conservative colleagues. For related words see libertine and hedonism.

DISSONANCE

DISSONANCE (DIS uh nunts) n lack of harmony; conflict. Literally, dissonance refers to sounds, such as musical notes, that lack harmony. However, it can also refer to any conflict in a figurative sense. • The dissonance in the grunge album suited Kumiko's foul mood perfectly. • There is so much dissonance among the team members that it is difficult to reach consensus on even the smallest points of the proposal. Something with dissonance can be described as dissonant.

DISTRAIT

DISTRAIT (dis TRAY) v distracted; absent-minded, especially due to anxiety • When he kept forgetting what he was talking about during dinner, it became clear that he was distrait, and was no doubt preoccupied with the meeting planned for the next day. Be careful not to confuse this with the somewhat similar distraught, which means extremely agitated with emotion.

DIVULGE

DIVULGE (di VULJ) v to disclose something secret • She believed she had been fired because she had threatened to divulge information about the company's mismanagement. • It is a basic tenet of most secret societies that members are not allowed to divulge anything about the initiation rites to outsiders. • His journal divulged a side of his personality that no one had ever seen.

DOGGEREL

DOGGEREL (DAW guh rul) n trivial, poorly constructed verse • For some reason, I could always remember the bit of doggerel I read on the bathroom wall, though I had long since forgotten all the exquisite poetry I read in my classes in college.

DOGMATIC

DOGMATIC (dawg MAtik) adj authoritatively and or arrogantly assertive of principles, which often cannot be proved; stubbornly opinionated • Evelyn's dogmatic insistence on the importance of following procedure to the letter frustrated her coworkers who were willing to cut a few corners in the interest of saving time. • Percy always became dogmatic when it came to any discussion of music; he absolutely insisted that jazz was the only music worth listening to and that all other kinds were completely devoid of merit. Dogma is a related word that you may be familiar with, and it means a statement of ideas that is considered to be absolutely true. Though these ideas can be set forth by a religious order; they don't have to be; the definition here is purely secular.

DROSS

DROSS (drahs) n slag, waste or foreign matter, impurity, surface scum • We discarded the dross that had formed at the top of the cider during the fermentation process. • Howard has convinced himself that his poor memory is a consequence of all the unnecessary information his brain has accumulated over the years; that's why he is busy cataloguing all the dross, especially the obsolete telephone numbers and advertising jingles, that he plans to forget systematically in order to create space for more important information.

DULCET

DULCET (DUL sut) adj melodious, harmonious, mellifluous • The dulcet tones of the dulcimer were exquisite and made the performance particularly memorable. • The fact that I thought her voice a dulcet wonder shows you how infatuated I was; most people thought she sounded like a sick moose.

DUPE

DUPE (doop) n one who is deceived • What do I look like—a dupe? No one with any sense could possibly believe the story you're trying to sell. Dupe can also be a verb. • No one will ever be able to dupe Sara into giving out her social security number again; that one case of identity theft was enough.

DYNAMO

DYNAMO (DY nuh moh) n generator; forceful, energetic person The technical definition of a dynamo is a generator of current, which gives rise to the metaphorical use for describing a person as forceful or energetic. • Courtney was truly the dynamo of the group; without her we'd probably still be sitting on the couch instead of being three days into our road trip. It's no accident if this word reminds you of dynamite or dynamic; all three words have roots in the Greek word for power.

gainsay

Deny - অস্বীকার করা Mnemonic: Girls GAIN weight but does not SAY it which means, she is denying the fact.

assiduous

Diligent - পরিশ্রমী

EBULLIENCE

EBULLIENCE (ih BOOL yunts) adj the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings • Vivian's ebullience was contagious, which is what made her such a great tour guide; her infectious enthusiasm for her subject always communicated itself to her listeners. • Allen's love of birds was clear from the ebullience with which he described them.

ECCENTRIC

ECCENTRIC (ek SEN trik) adj departing from norms or conventions • Although he was often described by colleagues as a bit eccentric, it was precisely the unconventionality of his bedside manner that made the doctor so beloved by his young patients. Something or someone eccentric demonstrates eccentricity. • The big purple flower tied to the antenna of Felicia's car is hardly a mark of eccentricity; it's there so she can easily find her car in a parking lot.

ECLECTIC

ECLECTIC (ek LEK tik) adj composed of elements drawn from various sources • It was easy to get a sense of Alison's eclectic taste from looking at her music collection, which contained everything from Mahler to Metallica. • The house's eclectic architectural style somehow managed to combine elements of seemingly incongruous periods into one cohesive design.

EDIFYING

EDIFYING (ED i fy ing) adj enlightening, informative • The lecture we attended on the consequences of globalization was highly edifying, but what I learned only made me want to know more. Edification is the process of edifying. • Upon his promotion, Krishna attended a seminar on being a first-time manager that his boss recommended for professional development and edification. Some people incorrectly use edifying to mean satisfying, and while being enlightened can be satisfying, the two are not the exactly the same.

EFFICACY

EFFICACY (EF ih kuh see) n the ability to produce an intended result • Though anecdotal stories abound regarding the efficacy of the herb, its effectiveness has not been studied scientifically in any major way. • The efficacy of the ad campaign cannot be definitely measured at this stage in the game, but already the public response seems positive. Efficacy shares a root with effectiveness, and means pretty much the same thing.

EFFRONTERY

EFFRONTERY (i FRUNT uh ree) n extreme boldness; presumptuousness • The effrontery of her demand astonished everyone; no one had ever dared ask the head of the department to explain his reasoning before. • Gary's effrontery in inviting himself to the party said a lot about his inflated sense of himself as well as his lack of sense about how others saw him. • Teresa couldn't believe her boss's effrontery in asking her to start a new project at eight o'clock on a Friday night.

EFFUSIVE

EFFUSIVE (i FY00 siv) ad] gushing; excessively demonstrative • Her effusive good wishes seemed a bit forced; it was hard to believe she was no longer bitter about having had her own grant proposal turned down. • The effusiveness of the review from a critic known for his stinginess with praise might have had something to do with the VIP treatment from the entire restaurant staff.

EGRESS

EGRESS (EE gres) n exit Egress can either be a noun, meaning an exit or going out, or a verb, meaning to exit or emerge. Ingress is the opposite of egress. • The dancer's final egress from the stage brought the audience to its feet in a standing ovation. • Although the egress was clearly marked with a big green sign saying "EXIT," I still had trouble locating it because I had lost my glasses by the time I was ready to leave.

ELEGY

ELEGY (EL uh jee) n a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead; any mournful writing or piece of music • His elegy for the long-lost carefree days of his youth was moving, if somewhat cliched. • It seemed a little silly for him to compose an elegy for his pet tadpole, especially since it hadn't died, even if now it was a frog instead of the tadpole he once loved. It's very easy to confuse elegy with eulogy, which is also in this book, but the two aren't exactly the same.

ELOQUENT

ELOQUENT (EL uh kwent) ad] well-spoken; expressive; articulate • It was hard to believe English wasn't her native language given her eloquent use of it. • Admittedly, it's hard to be eloquent with peas in your mouth and mashed potatoes on your nose, but I think you communicated your ideas quite clearly nonetheless. • The eloquence of his prose is even more incredible given its simplicity; he conveys his meaning clearly and beautifully without any frills at all.

EMOLLIENT

EMOLLIENT (i MAHL yint) adj soothing, especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying • Oatmeal's emollient qualities when added to bath water make it an effective aid in soothing the discomfort of poison oak. • Her kind words had an emollient effect on us, soothing our bruised egos.

EMPIRICAL

EMPIRICAL (im PIR i kul) adj based on observation or experiment • Skeptics demanded empirical evidence before accepting the psychic's claims that he was communicating with representatives from beyond the grave. • The empirical data produced by the study was surprising to many; it contradicted the assumptions researchers had been operating under for decades.

ENCOMIUM

ENCOMIUM (en KOH mee um) n glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric, tribute, eulogy • The recently released tribute album was created as an encomium to the singer many considered the grandfather of soul music. • The encomiums swelled to a torrent as details of the philanthropist's billion-dollar donation became known; each newspaper tried to outdo the others in praising her.

ENDEMIC

ENDEMIC (en DEM ik) adj characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people; restricted to or peculiar to that region; indigenous • Some pundits argue that the corruption endemic to politics today is responsible for the public apathy evident in record low voter turnouts. • The species of badger endemic to the region has recently been placed on the endangered species list; its territory is being encroached upon by housing developments and that specific habitat is the only one in which it can survive. For a related word, see pandemic.

ENERVATE

ENERVATE (EN ur vayt) v to weaken; to reduce in vitality • We were so enervated by the heat and humidity that we didn't even have the energy to turn on the fan. • Having braved the malls on the day after Thanksgiving, we were so enervated by the time we got home that we didn't even make it all the way into the house; we had to take a nap on the front steps first. • Enervation is a common symptom of anemia. Be careful! Enervate is extremely easy to confuse with innervate, which is also in this book. Although their spellings are similar, their meanings and pronunciations are very different. See innervate for more information.

ENGENDER

ENGENDER (en JEN dur) v to cause, produce, give rise to • Clyde's announcement that he plans to retire at the end of the year engendered intense speculation about whom he will appoint as his successor. • Technical manuals, ostensibly designed to make things easier, can sometimes engender even more confusion than they prevent.

ENIGMATIC

ENIGMATIC (en ig MAT ik) adj mysterious, obscure, difficult to understand • The only clue to the famous economist's disappearance was an enigmatic message left on his desk that said "gone home"; it took hours for anyone to realize that it meant nothing more mysterious than that she had gone home to feed the dog. • Some archaeologists speculate that the enigmatic markings on the cave wall may be the earliest known human representations of religious worship. • Enigma is the noun form of enigmatic and means a mystery or puzzle.

ENNUI

ENNUI (ahn WEE) n dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy • The end-of-summer ennui had set in, making Hannah and Jeremy almost look forward to the distraction of going back to school... almost. • Serena's claim that a rousing game of Go Fish would cure us of our ennui left us somewhat skeptical.

ENORMITY

ENORMITY (i NOR mi tee) n excessive wickedness, evilness Be very careful not to confuse this with enormousness. Enormousness means huge size; enormity does not. Thus, if we talk about the enormity of a crime we are never talking about its size; we're talking about its wickedness. • The enormity of the terrorist act stunned and outraged the world.

EPHEMERAL

EPHEMERAL (i FEM uh rul) adj brief; fleeting, short-lived • My ephemeral first romance lasted precisely as long as summer camp did. • The effects of the treatment were powerful but ephemeral, so that patients had to return to the hospital to repeat the procedure as often as once a day. • Oh, how ephemeral is fame! It lasts but fifteen minutes, it seems!

EPICURE

EPICURE (EP i kyur) n one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand, sybarite • After watching too many cooking shows, Larry became such an epicure that he lost his ability to appreciate the gustatory pleasures of a frozen pizza. Epicurean means appropriate to an epicure's tastes. • The exotic epicurean pleasures provided at the five star restaurant made it very popular despite its exorbitant prices. • Because of the high levels of humidity in the region, equable temperatures are maintained almost year-round.

EQUIVOCATE

EQUIVOCATE (ee KWI vuh kayt) v to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent • She argued that the company was guilty of equivocating when it claimed it could "teach you to type in one hour or less" because it was unclear whether that meant they guaranteed you would be able to hit a single key or type fifty words a minute at the end of that hour. • The equivocal language of the contract was designed to deceive gullible buyers—caveat emptor indeed!

ERRANT

ERRANT (ER unt) ad] traveling, itinerant, peripatetic • A knight-errant was a guy in armor who wandered around looking for adventures to prove his general studliness. • Travels with Charley is Steinbeck's account of his errant journey across America with his French poodle, Charley. Be careful! Errant doesn't have anything to do with errors, despite its appearance and even though inerrant means infallible.

ERRATIC

ERRATIC (ur RAT ik) ad] without consistency • Chau's capability to regulate her movements seems to evaporate when she hits the dance floor, and she flails around to an erratic rhythm only she can hear. • Though Lorne's boss always came up with wonderful ideas, Lorne sometimes found it difficult to follow her erratic trains of thought. Erratic comes from a root meaning to wander, and that's just how you can think of this word: wandering off the steady course. Eccentric is a close synonym.

ERUDITE

ERUDITE (ER yuh dyt) adj very learned; scholarly • All six volumes of Gibbon's erudite Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire have long been required reading in Professor Smith's course on the history of classical scholarship. Erudition is profound learning or extensive knowledge, learned primarily through books. • Although his dissertation was generally hailed as a masterpiece of erudition, some critics who acknowledged the virtuosity of its scholarship nonetheless took issue with its lack of reference to the lived experience of actual people.

ESCHEW

ESCHEW (e SHEW) v to shun or avoid • Daniel was unwilling to eschew her company even though I reminded him of how many times she had stood him up in the past. • Some vegans eschew all forms of animal products, refusing to wear leather or use lotions containing lanolin in addition to not eating anything that comes from animals

ESOTERIC

ESOTERIC (e soh TER ik) adj intended for or understood by a small, specific group • Even though most of the sect's practices were well-documented by anthropologists, some of its most esoteric rites had never been witnessed by outsiders. • The most esoteric course offering this spring seems to be Advanced Pig Latin.

ESSAY

ESSAY (e SAY) v to test or try; attempt, experiment • It was incredible to watch Valerie essay her first steps after her long convalescence; we were so proud of how hard she had worked at her rehabilitation. Essay can also be a noun, meaning the attempt itself. • My frequent essays at organization were always successful for a few weeks but fell apart shortly thereafter.

ESTIMABLE

ESTIMABLE (EST uh muh bul) adj worthy, formidable • Despite his estimable efforts, Alvin was unable to finish his spinach; it really was an impressive attempt, though. • Garry Kasparov's estimable opponent in the famous man versus machine chess game was a computer named Deep Blue.

EULOGY

EULOGY (YOO luh jee) n a speech honoring the dead • It was impossible for Sonya to conceal her grief at the funeral; she started weeping during the delivery of the eulogy. • The eulogy briefly mentioned his many public accomplishments, but focused far more on how much he had meant to his friends and family. You may have already seen the word elegy in this book. It is easy to confuse elegy with eulogy, but they're not entirely the same.

EVANESCENT

EVANESCENT (e vahn E sunt) adj tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing • All trace of the evanescent first snow vanished as soon as the midday sun appeared. • Thankfully, the pain of my first heartbreak was as evanescent as the romance itself; we fell in love on the way to school one morning, broke up on the monkey bars during lunch, and I was sufficiently recovered to fall in love with someone else on the way home.

EVINCE

EVINCE (i VINTS) v to show clearly, to indicate • The expression on Jane's face evinced what she thought of the proposal; it's amazing how clearly "you must be kidding" can be communicated without speaking a word. • Although Victor's work evinced great potential, he had significantly more to do before his article would be ready for publication. • Yolanda evinced great heroism during the fire, reentering the house twice to save the children trapped inside.

EXACERBATE

EXACERBATE (ig ZA sur bayt) v to make worse or more severe • My mother insisted that going outside with wet hair would only exacerbate my cold, and she was probably right since now I have pneumonia. • The government's refusal to recognize the new ambassador exacerbated an already tense situation; many feared it could lead to war.

EXACT

EXACT (ig ZAKT) v to demand, call for, require, take • Celebrities often complain that fame exacts a heavy price in loss of privacy, but their fans don't seem to care much, perhaps thinking that this is a reasonable exchange for the money and glory. • In the Merchant of Venice, a pound of flesh is exacted in exchange for money.

EXCORIATE

EXCORIATE (ex KOR ee ayt) v to censure scathingly, to upbraid • The editorial excoriated those artists who attended the event instead of observing the boycott called for by human rights groups. • Even though the mayor was excoriated by many for his role in the scandal, he nonetheless chose to run for reelection and seemed to have a reasonable chance of winning, which many found appalling.

EXCULPATE

EXCULPATE (EX cul payt) v exonerate; to clear of blame • Far from exculpating him as he had hoped, the new evidence only served to convince the jury of his guilt. • I was able to exculpate myself from the charges of cheating by taking another exam and receiving the same grade on it as I had on the first one. For some examples of words with the same root, see culpable.

EXEMPLAR

EXEMPLAR (ig ZEM plar) n typical or standard specimen; paradigm, model • We were excited to find the perfect exemplar of the species of beetle we had studied in school; it conformed to the description in the guidebook in every way. • He was the exemplar of success; if you looked up "successful" in the dictionary, you would probably find his picture next to the definition. Exemplary means worthy of imitation, so an exemplar can be exemplary, but doesn't have to be.

EXHORT

EXHORT (ig ZORT) v to incite, to make urgent appeals • At the last second I realized that he was waving his arms frantically to exhort me to look down before I fell off the cliff. • Our coach exhorted us to greater and greater efforts, urging us not to give up even in the face of a twenty-point deficit. • His exhortations failed to motivate us; we were just too tired from moving boxes all day.

EXIGENT

EXIGENT (EX i junt) ad] urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention • Exigent circumstances require extreme action; if we didn't act soon we would lose the scavenger hunt, so we just went to the store and bought the rest of the items. It may have been cheating, but we felt the situation required it. Exigencies are urgent or pressing situations. • The exigencies of the food shortage brought out a level of altruism and compassion in the townspeople that they didn't demonstrate under ordinary circumstances.

EXPIATE

EXPIATE (EX pee ayt) v to atone or make amends for • He feared that nothing could expiate the insensitivity of his comments. • Elvira tried to expiate her lateness by bringing flowers. • In the Middle Ages, it became a common practice to expiate one's sins by buying indulgences.

EXPURGATE

EXPURGATE (EX pur gayt) v to remove obscenity, purify, censor • The expurgated version of the novel was incredibly boring; it turned out that the parts the censors removed had been the only interesting ones. • The editorial committee removed some sections of the essay that it found morally objectionable, and it also expurgated a significant number of factual errors. Expurgate shares a root with purge, which means to cleanse or make pure.

EXTANT

EXTANT (EK stunt) adj existing, not destroyed or lost • There are forty-eight copies of the Gutenberg Bible extant today. • Since there are no portraits extant of the famous general, we have only written descriptions to tell us how he looked.

EXTEMPORANEOUS

EXTEMPORANEOUS (ek stem por AY nee us) adj improvised; done without preparation • Her extemporaneous remarks at the reception demonstrated that her speechwriter must largely be responsible for her reputation for eloquence. • Their skit was pure comic genius; I couldn't believe it was extemporaneous.

EXTIRPATE

EXTIRPATE (EK stur payt) v to destroy, exterminate, cut out, pull out by the roots • The dodo bird was extirpated by a combination of hunting by humans and predation by non-native animals. • She set out on a self-improvement plan to extirpate every single one of her bad habits, but quickly realized she would have nothing left to do if she cut them all out. • My worst summer job ever involved extirpating an entire acre of weeds.

FATUOUS

FATUOUS (FAT yoo us) adj silly, inanely foolish • We suspected that the fatuous grin on Amy's face was evidence of a chocolate chip cookie overdose; she had eaten so many that she had become completely goofy. • Despite the sitcom's fatuous dialogue, it continued to be number one in the ratings. Fatuous often has a connotation of smugness to go along with the foolishness. • The politician's fatuous remarks revealed that he was not only pompous, but also not very bright.

FAWN

FAWN (fawn) v to flatter or praise excessively • Hector used to think it would be great to be a rock star and have groupies fawning all over him; he changed his mind the first time the fans tore all his clothes off. • Even though the press fawned over him incessantly, Brian was able to see through the flattery and realize that only his close friends really respected him.

FECKLESS

FECKLESS (FEK lus) adj ineffectual; irresponsible • My feckless brother managed to get himself grounded again, proving one more time that I am the more responsible sibling.

FELICITOUS

FELICITOUS (fi LI suh tus) adj apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos; delightful • She can always be counted on for the most felicitous remark; she has something appropriate for every occasion. • We found our favorite restaurant by a felicitous accident; we misread the directions to our planned destination and ended up someplace much better. Felicity is the state of or something that causes happiness. Infelicitous, on the other hand, means unfortunate or inappropriate. • It was an infelicitous mix-up when the clown and the exotic dancer got the addresses mixed up for the birthday parties at which they were supposed to perform.

FELL

FELL (fel) n a barren or stony hill; an animal's hide • The cabin stood isolated on the wind-swept fell. Fell has a wide variety of meanings. In addition to the past tense of "to fall," it can also be a verb meaning "to cut down," as in "The lumberjacks felled many trees that day." As an adjective it can mean cruel, savage, or lethal.

FERVENT

FERVENT (FUR vunt) adj greatly emotional or zealous • It looks as if it is going to be a long night of polka, since the band rejected our fervent pleas for a change in musical selection. • Her fervent support of environmental protection policies led her to write over a thousand letters to Congress last year alone. Fervor is a related word that means passion or intense emotion.

FETID

FETID (FE tud) adj stinking, having a heavy bad smell • We were never able to determine exactly what the fetid green substance we found in the refrigerator was; no one was willing to get close enough to that horrible smell to investigate. • The fetid swamp that lay between the beach and us led us to reconsider our plans for the day; staying inside with all the doors closed started sounding—and smelling—pretty good.

FETTER

FETTER (FWE tur) v to shackle, put in chains, restrain • Fran was fettered in her attempts to find the hotel by her inability to speak French. Fetters are literally shackles that are used to bind someone's feet or ankles together, but the word can also be used figuratively to mean anything that restrains. • The image of the freedom fighter tearing off the fetters that bound her became a worldwide symbol of liberation. • Responsibilities to her family and caring for her younger brothers and sisters were the fetters that kept Connie from pursuing her dream of acting. Unfettered means free or unhampered.

FILIBUSTER

FILIBUSTER (FIL uh bus tur) n intentional obstruction, usually using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action • Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster in the history of the U.S. Senate, speaking for more than twenty—four hours to block a bill. Filibuster can also be used as a verb. • The senator threatened to filibuster in order to stop the bill from reaching a vote.

FILIGREE

FILIGREE (FIL uh gree) n an ornamental work, especially of delicate lacelike patterns; resembling such a pattern • The decorative filigree of its design disguised the wrought iron fence's practical purpose. As a verb, to filigree means to adorn. • The brooch was filigreed with a delicate pattern of vines and grapes.

FLAG

FLAG (flag) v to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline • The fans' spirits flagged when the opposing team intercepted the ball in the last few minutes of the game and scored. • Our unflagging efforts, aided by a few pots of coffee, were rewarded when we finished the project in time for the competition.

FLIP

FLIP (flip) adj sarcastic, impertinent • His flip remarks were intended to keep anyone from realizing how much he actually cared. • One more flip answer out of you, young man, and you're going to your room without supper. Flippant and flippancy probably come from this word and have related meanings. • Her flippant attitude made her beloved by her classmates and distrusted by her teachers.

FOMENT

FOMENT (FOH ment) v to stir up, incite, rouse • Although they accused Kayla of fomenting the protest, she had actually been the one trying to calm everyone down. • When Eris, the goddess of discord, threw the golden apple into the wedding to which she had not been invited, she fomented the conflict that would result in the Trojan War. Be careful not to confuse this with ferment. Both can mean to agitate, but ferment usually means to cause to undergo the chemical change of fermentation.

FORBEARANCE

FORBEARANCE (for BAYR unts) n patience, willingness to wait • Lacy hoped that her professor's reputation for forbearance was well founded and that she would get an extension on her paper. • You have tested my forbearance as far as it can go; if you don't stop drinking my milk I'm going to pour it over your head. Forbearance can also be a legal term describing a creditor's agreement not to demand payment of a debt when it is due. For instance, if a forbearance is granted, you might be able to pay your student loans over a longer period of time than originally allowed. Forbear means to refrain from and the past tense is forbore. The noun forbear is a variation of forebear, which is an ancestor.

FORESTALL

FORESTALL (for STAHL) v to act in a way to hinder, exclude or prevent an action; to circumvent or thwart • Thank goodness Louise forestalled any further discussion of what we were going to eat for dinner by ordering a pizza; otherwise we'd still be hungry and talking five hours later. • The famous actress was trying to forestall aging by undergoing ever more bizarre therapies and cosmetic surgeries.

FORSWEAR

FORSWEAR (for SWAYR) v to renounce, disallow, repudiate • Forswearing all previous alliances, the paranoid dictator vowed to allow no one to share his power. • Even though she forswore all other vices, Gina knew she wouldn't be able to give up smoking cigars.

FORTUITOUS

FORTUITOUS (for TOO uh tus) adj happening by fortunate accident or chance • The movie's reliance on the heroine's fortuitous meeting with her long lost brother in order to provide a happy ending displeased many critics. • How fortuitous that I happened to be home when the sweepstakes people stopped by to give me a million dollars!

FRACAS

FRACAS (FRAY kus) n noisy fight or quarrel, brawl • Every good honky tonk needs a fracas now and again in order to maintain its reputation. • The fracas that started between the two cab drivers gradually grew until it included most of the bystanders as well and turned into a small riot.

FRACTIOUS

FRACTIOUS (FRAK shus) adj quarrelsome, rebellious, unruly, cranky • Vince's fractious response to my suggestion was completely uncharacteristic, given his usually easygoing and agreeable attitude. • The party's fractious internal politics made it difficult for it to gain influence, since all its members' time was spent quarreling. • Nothing makes me more fractious in the morning than not being able to find a parking space when it's raining.

FROWARD

FROWARD (FROH urd) adj intractable, not willing to yield or comply, stubbornly disobedient • Two year-olds have a reputation for being froward; they've discovered the pleasure of saying no. • No matter how much I pleaded and prodded, my froward mule refused to take a single step. Don't confuse this with forward!

default

Failure to act - অক্ষমতা

GAUCHE

GAUCHE (gohsh) adj crude, awkward, tasteless • In some cultures it is considered gauche to belch loudly at the end of dinner; in others it is the height of courtesy. This word comes from a French word meaning left, because left-handedness used to be synonymous with clumsiness and awkwardness. These days, it would be gauche to make fun of someone for being left-handed!

GERMANE

GERMANE (jur MAYN) adj relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter • I love reading her column because her remarks are always germane and central to the most important issues of the day. • Although his stories were seldom germane to the topic at hand, it was impossible not to enjoy his entertaining tangents.

GLIB

GLIB (glib) adj marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial • Although everyone had thought he was virtually guaranteed the position, his glib attitude during the interview made the director think he didn't care and cost him the job. • Laurence glibly dismissed his critics' attacks, refusing to take them at all seriously.

GOSSAMER

GOSSAMER (GAH suh mur) ad] delicate, insubstantial or tenuous; insincere • The kite was made out of a gossamer substance that seemed hardly substantial enough to let it survive even the lightest of breezes. • His gossamer promises of justice turned out just to be a way to fool everyone into thinking he planned to be true to his word.

GRANDILOQUENCE

GRANDILOQUENCE (gran DI luh kwunts) n pompous speech or expression • His grandiloquence made him an easy target for ridicule once we all figured out he didn't even know most of the big words he used. • The author's grandiloquent style gave me a headache; it was so hard to wade through all the flowery language to get to the real meaning that I gave up after an hour. For a related word, see bombastic.

GREGARIOUS

GREGARIOUS (gri GAYR y us) ad] sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people • Cherie's gregarious nature always made her the life of the party. • Although they are not usually known as gregarious creatures, some cats love to be the center of attention and want to hang out with everyone who comes to visit.

GROUSE

GROUSE (grows) v to complain or grumble • Although I always grouse about my roommates and their tendency to eat all the food and leave dirty dishes and laundry lying around, I still wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. • Ferdinand's constant grousing about my violin playing has finally convinced me I might need lessons.

burgeon

Grow forth; send out buds - বাড়িয়া উঠিতে আরম্ভ করা grow and flourish

HACKNEYED

HACKNEYED (HAK need) adj rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage • Every hackneyed phrase began as something other than a cliche; it only ended up on the greeting card circuit because enough people repeated it over and over. • Despite the often hackneyed writing, some pulp fiction can still be fun to read. Want to insult a writer? Then call her a hack, which is a writer for hire (and often carries the connotation of being worn out). The word comes from horses that were hired out to drive hackney carriages, or taxicabs.

HALCYON

HALCYON (HAL see un) adj calm and peaceful, prosperous • I always hated it when the halcyon days of summer were interrupted by the start of school in the fall. The halcyon was a legendary bird that was thought to be able to calm the waves so that it could nest on the sea.

HALLOW

HALLOW (HAL oh) v to set apart as holy • The site for the new church was set aside and hallowed in a special ceremony. As an adjective, hallowed means consecrated, or highly venerated. • Abraham Lincoln remains one of the nation's most hallowed heroes. • Graceland is hallowed ground for Elvis's legions of fans.

HARANGUE

HARANGUE (huh RANG) v to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade • After having been harangued for hours about the superiority of his methods, we should be forgiven for laughing when his demonstration failed. A harangue is what you deliver when you are haranguing someone.

HARROW

HARROW (HAR oh) v to distress, create stress or torment • The sadistic professor loved to harrow his students with harrowing tales of the upcoming final exam that no student in the school's history had ever passed.

HEDONISM

HEDONISM (HEE dun izm) n devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses • Spring break is popularly known as a festival of hedonism when thousands of college students gather for a week of debauchery in the sun. • He had to give up his hedonistic lifestyle once he had a full-time job; it was just too hard to get up in the morning after a long night of partying. Someone who embraces hedonism is called a hedonist. For an antonym to hedonist, see the entry for ascetic.

HEGEMONY

HEGEMONY (hi JEM uh nee) n the consistent dominance or influence of one group, state, or ideology over others • It has been argued that the United States has achieved global hegemony in the post-Cold War era. • Many people point to the growing power of multinational corporations as evidence of the hegemony of globalization and capitalism. • The company's hegemonic control over the market was threatened by the gains its competitors were making as well as by the changing economy.

HERETICAL

HERETICAL (huh RET i kul) adj violating accepted dogma or convention, unorthodox • Galileo was brought before the Inquisition because of his heretical agreement with Copernicus that the earth moved around the sun. • The once heretical notion that computers would become more than calculating machines or toys is now so obvious that it's hard to remember when we ever thought differently. A heresy is an idea that is heretical.

HOMOGENOUS

HOMOGENOUS (hu MAHJ un us) adj same throughout • The town had so little influx of new people and ideas that its population seemed homogenous to outsiders. • What seemed like a homogenous coating from a distance was really a swirl of different colors and textures when you examined it up close. Homogeneous is a less common way of expressing the same idea; the current usage of homogenous probably came from the word homogenize, which is to process a liquid so that its particles do not separate.

HUBRIS

HUBRIS (HYOO brus) n arrogant presumption or pride • Icarus was destroyed by the sun god, who melted the wax in Icarus's wings as punishment for his hubris in daring to fly so close to the sun. • The company president's hubris turned out to be his downfall when he ignored all of the warnings of the coming depression, thinking that he could predict the future on his own. Hubris is frequently used in describing classical and epic characters, such as humans who wish to be gods and kings who think they are infallible, but the word has just as many applications in the modern world.

HYPERBOLE

HYPERBOLE (hy PUR buh lee) n an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech • I should have realized she was using hyperbole when she promised me the moon and stars; that way I wouldn't have been disappointed when I only got the moon. Something or someone that uses hyperbole is hyperbolic. • His hyperbolic claims for what the company could produce next quarter made him seem unreliable, since everyone knew he was wildly exaggerating.

BLANDISH

BLANDISH (BLAND ish) v to coax with flattery, toady or fawn • The minister was famous for his ability to blandish his way from obscurity to vicarious power; it seemed as if every ruler was receptive to bootlicking. Blandishment is flattery intended to cajole or coax. • Blandishment plus a really big present might convince me to forgive you. Be careful not to confuse this with brandish, which means to shake or wave menacingly.

BLITHE

BLITHE (blithe) ad] carefree, merry • Stephanie's blithe disregard for what her peers might think made her the perfect hero for a clever yet moving coming-of-age teen movie. • Paul's blithe attitude toward his housecleaning led to a comfortable, if sometimes dusty, clutter.

discordant

Not harmonious; conflicting - মিলহীন

apocalypse

An event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale; also: the end of the world as given by Revelation from the Christian Bible (e.g. "Although people have claimed for years that someday all dead people will rise up from their graves and there will be a zombie apocalypse, I don't believe that it will happen anytime soon.") রহস্যদঘাটন , রহস্যউন্মোচন , আবরণ উন্মোচন , অপারবণ , অনাবৃতকরণ , অলৌকিক-উন্মোচন

aver

Assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact - সত্য বলিয়া প্রতিপাদন করা • When the suspect solemnly averred that he had been on another planet when the burglary occurred, the investigators didn't know whether he meant it literally or figuratively, but they could tell he meant it. • Although Michelle averred that she would never be late again, her friends remained understandably skeptical.

disposition

Attitude or mood (e.g. "a stomachache did not sweeten his already choleric disposition")

BANE

BANE (bayn) adj cause of injury, source of harm; source of persistent frustration • Even for those who recognize that smoking is far more of a bane than a benefit, quitting can be a struggle. • Paolo's little sister was the bane of his existence; she followed him everywhere and told their mom whenever he did anything he wasn't supposed to. Baneful means causing harm or ruin, pernicious, destructive. • The baneful effect of the curfew on my social life cannot be overestimated.

BEDIZEN

BEDIZEN (bi DY zun) v to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner; festoon, caparison • The speakeasy was bedizened with every manner of tawdry decoration. • Sophie the cow came wandering home after the festival, bedizened with a wreath of flowers over each horn and somewhat the worse for wear.

BENT

BENT (bent) n leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency • Puck was notorious for his mischievous bent; wherever there was trouble to be stirred up, he was certain to be found. • Mike's bent for self-destructive behavior worried his friends.

disparage

Belittle - সম্মানহানি করা

denigrate

Blacken - কলঙ্কিত করা

benediction

Blessing (e.g. "after the man gave a brief benediction asking God to bless the food, he started to eat") গির্জার উপাসনার পর পুরোহিত কর্তৃক উচ্চারিত আশীর্বচন $

CACOPHONY

CACOPHONY (ca CAH fo nee) n harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance • The cacophony coming from the construction site next door made it impossible to concentrate on the test. • It was a testament to unconditional love that the parents of the kindergartners could call the cacophony of the band recital "music." Some of them even seemed to enjoy the screeching racket. For a related word see dissonance.

CADGE

CADGE (kaj) v to sponge, beg, or mooch • He was always cadging change from me, which added up to a lot of money over time, so eventually I presented him with a loan statement and started charging interest.

CAJOLE

CAJOLE (kuh JOL) v to inveigle, coax, wheedle, sweet-talk • Even though I resolve not to give in, my dog is always able to cajole an extra dog biscuit out of me just by looking at me with his big brown eyes. • I can't believe Wendy cajoled her way out of another mess; all she has to do is smile sweetly and everyone agrees to her every demand.

CALUMNIATE

CALUMNIATE (kuh LUM nee ayt) v to slander, make a false accusation • Tom calumniated his rival by accusing him of having been unfaithful, but it backfired because when the truth came out, Tom ended up looking petty and deceitful. Calumny means slander, aspersion. • Whenever she was afraid someone would discover her own incompetence, she would resort to calumnies and claim everyone else was doing a bad job.

CANON

CANON (KA nun) n an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature • She was forever violating the canons of polite conversation by asking questions that were far too personal for the circumstances. • Adhering to the dictates of his religion's canon meant that he couldn't eat pork. Canonical means following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards. • The canonical status of the standard literary classics has been challenged by the emergence of the work of feminist and third-world scholars, among others.

attenuate

Make thinner - কৃশ করা Mnemonic: ATTENtion when you ATE will make you thin/slim

discerning

Mentally quick and observant; having insight - উপলব্ধি করতে সক্ষম প্রাজ্ঞ এমন

alleviate

Relieve -উপশম করা

enervate

Weaken - শক্তিহীন করা

bacchanal

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity (e.g. "the bacchanal was not an event that people with any sense of morality should attend; on the contrary, only those without any sense of decent behavior were there") গ্রীক্দের সুরাদেবতা ব্যাকাস বা তাঁর পূজা সংক্রান্ত , উন্মত্ত , পানোন্মত্ত

epigram

a witty saying (e.g. "in the book, 'The Secret Garden,' the playmates of the main character, Mary, invent a rhyme about her: 'Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?'. Although they might have considered this an epigram, it really wasn't all that witty at all")

cliché

a worn-out idea or overused expression (e.g. "'A penny saved is a penny earned' is a well-known cliché.")

assimilate

become similar to one's environment (e.g. "The teacher was surprised at the student's ability to assimilate data: he learned it very quickly.") অঙ্গীভূত করা , একত্রিত করা , সম্মিলিত করা

haphazard

adjective: marked by great carelessness; dependent upon or characterized by chance

effervescent

adjective: marked by high spirits or excitement

forlorn

adjective: marked by or showing hopelessness

furtive

adjective: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

endemic

adjective: native; originating where it is found

austere

adjective: practicing self - denial adjective: unadorned in style or appearance adjective: harsh in manner of temperament without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

ascetic

adjective: practicing self-denial noun: one who practices great self-denial

factious

adjective: produced by, or characterized by internal dissension

futile

adjective: producing no result or effect; unproductive of success

efficacious

adjective: producing the intended result

choleric

adjective: prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered

exacting

adjective: requiring and demanding accuracy

contemptuous

adjective: scornful, looking down at others with a sneering attitude

complaisant

adjective: showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

flippant

adjective: showing inappropriate levity

diffident

adjective: showing modest reserve; lacking self - confidence

deferential

adjective: showing respect

dolorous

adjective: showing sorrow

empathetic

adjective: showing understanding and ready comprehension of other peoples' states and emotions

colossal

adjective: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

fell

adjective: terribly evil

base

adjective: the lowest, class were without any moral principles নীচ,হীন

discredit

defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve - অখ্যাতি, সুনামের হানি

explicit

definite, clearly stated (e.g. "Jim explicitly told Bob to burn down Jones's barn; he told Bob plainly that he wanted Jones's barn burned down")

elicit

draw out by discussion - বাহির করা

flag

droop; grow feeble - নিস্তেজ হত্তয়া Mnemonic: Normally Flags dont fly strongly. It needs strong wind.

desiccate

dry up - শুষ্ক করা

amorous

inclined toward or displaying love (e.g. "His amorous manner caused her to believe that he thought she was in love with him; she showed him in no uncertain terms that she didn't: she slapped his face and walked out of the room.") প্রণয়ঘটিত , প্রণয়সংক্রান্ত , কামজনিত , প্রেমঘন , প্রেম-বিষয়ক

comprise

include or contain (e.g. "Jerry's plan to take over the world basically comprised a whole bunch of nonsense.") অংশীভূত করা , গ�� িত করা

comprehensive

including all or everything (e.g. "The teacher enjoyed her student's comprehensive summary of Theodore Roosevelt's life that he gave as an oral report; so she gave him an A on that assignment.") বিস্তৃত , ব্যাপক , সর্বাঙ্গীণ , প্রভূত বোধশক্তিসম্পন্ন

annuity

income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments (e.g. "in the Chilean privatized Social Security system, after one retires, his money, formerly in a pension fund, may be transferred into an annuity with an insurance company") বার্ষিক বৃত্তি , বার্ষিক প্রাপ্য সুদ

enhance

increase; improve - উন্নত করা

augur

indicate by signs; (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy (e.g. "the moral decay of society does not augur well for those reformers in society who seek to improve societal morality") ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী করা , ভবিষ্যত পরিণাম বলে দেওয়া , আভাসিত করা , গুণে বলা , পূর্বাভাস দেওয়া

arid

lacking vitality or spirit; lacking sufficient water or rainfall (e.g. "the climate here is particularly arid; less than eight inches of rain fall here per year") শুষ্ক , শুকনো , তাপদগ্ধ , অনুর্বর , নীরস , রসকষহীন

debilitate

make weak (e.g. "he was debilitated by the alien death-ray")

exasperate

make worse (e.g. "I exasperated my mother by not doing any of the household chores")

avid

marked by active interest and enthusiasm (e.g. "he's an avid mountain-biker; it seems that all he ever does in his spare time is mountain-bike") আগ্রহী , উত্সুক , ব্যগ্র

coherent

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts (e.g. "Walter's incoherent speech failed to convince anyone in the audience that he was right.")

decadent

marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay (e.g. "the meeting of the delinquent teens, mentioned two examples ago, was decadent")

astute

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence (e.g. "His astuteness, combined with a lack of scruples, caused him to be able to make a fortune unrivaled in the country.") তীক্ষ্ণবুদ্ধি , চতুর , বিচক্ষণ , ধূর্ত , ধুরন্ধর , সূক্ষ্ম বিচারশক্তির পরিচায়ক

convene

meet formally, call together (e.g. "after the meeting had convened, I brought some matters to the attention of the group which I considered extremely important")

dotage

mental infirmity as a consequence of old age (e.g. "his grandmother is well into her dotage; she cannot look after herself and has to live in a nursing home")

euphemism

mild expression in place of an unpleasant one - শ্রুতিকটু পদের পরিবর্তে কোমলতর পদের প্রয়োগ Mnemonic: Read it Feminism (নারীবাদ). You know, Women are soft/mild.

disinformation

misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.) (e.g. "the one country disseminated disinformation about the size of its armed forces so that the country with which it had a very tenuous peace wouldn't consider it prudent to attack it")

dissipate

move away from each other (e.g. "as the toxic gas dissipated, everyone who was still alive was able to breathe again")

brawn

muscular strength (e.g. "'I didn't hire you for your brains,' said the supervisor, 'I hired you for your brawn.'") পেশি , শক্তি $ https://o.quizlet.com/aKo1D8Bs5zc4LHtoqLpbag_m.jpg

faux

not genuine or real (e.g. "the necklace contains merely faux diamonds")

extricate

release from entanglement of difficulty (e.g. "after I got stuck in the giant toaster oven, my sister had a hard time extricating me from it, and she eventually had to call the police to get me out")

deluge

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (e.g. "if a dam breaks, a town near it may be swept away by the deluge")

dubiety

the state of being unsure of something (e.g. "I expressed dubiety when my friend told me that the moon was made of green cheese")

demise

the time when something ends (e.g. "curiosity killed the cat; curiosity was the cat's tragic flaw and played a direct role in his demise")

coalition

the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; also such a group (e.g. "The teacher's coalition advocated higher pay for teachers all over the country.") সংযুক্তি , জোট , মোর্চা

ebb

to fade away, recede (e.g. "his interest in his new toy ebbed, and eventually he forgot about it completely")

commiserate

to feel or express sympathy or compassion (e.g. "I commiserated with Peter; I could empathize with him, for I had gone through a similar trial myself") সমবেদনা অনুভব করা , সমবেদনা প্রকাশ করা

ascribe

verb: attribute or credit to দায়ী করা (e.g. "when the Olympic champion was asked by reporters how she accomplished what she did, she ascribed her success to her coach")

eschew

verb: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

differentiate

verb: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait (sometimes in positive sense) verb: evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

flummox

verb: be a mystery or bewildering to

denote

verb: be a sign or indication of; have as a meaning

browbeat

verb: be bossy towards; discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner চোখ রাঙ্গানো hector,্‌,"a witness is being browbeaten under cross-examination"

exemplify

verb: be characteristic of verb: clarify by giving an example of

confound

verb: be confusing or perplexing to verb: mistake one thing for another

dissemble

verb: conceal one's true motives, usually through deceit

besmirch

verb: damage the good name and reputation of someone কলুষিত করা

gainsay

verb: deny or contradict; speak against or oppose

disenfranchise

verb: deprive of voting rights

delineate

verb: describe in detail

flag

verb: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness; become less intense

bowdlerize

verb: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate কোনো বইয়ের অশ্লীল অংশ বাদ দেওয়া censor

hail

verb: enthusiastically acclaim or celebrate something

elude

verb: escape understanding

banish

verb: expel from a community, residence, or location; drive away বিতাড়ন

debunk

verb: expose as false ideas and claims, especially while ridiculing

bemoan

verb: express discontent or a strong regret শোক প্রকাশ করা

dovetail

verb: fit together tightly, as if by means of a interlocking joint

coalesce

verb: fuse or cause to grow together

entice

verb: get someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises

delegate

verb: give an assignment to (a person)

engender

verb: give rise to

behooves

verb: to be one's duty or obligation কর্তব্য হত্তয়া "it behoves the House to assure itself that there is no conceivable alternative"

hector

verb: to bully or intimidate

fete

verb: to celebrate a person

chortle

verb: to chuckle, laugh merrily

devout

very religious (e.g. "his aunt is very devout; she prays before every meal and tries to be nice to everyone, even those who aren't nice to her")

exhaustive

very thorough (e.g. "even though this list is not an exhaustive list of vocabulary words, they are still ones you should know for the SAT")

hegemony

adjective: dominance over a certain area

humdrum

adjective: dull and lacking excitement

amiable

adjective: friendly

embroiled

adjective: involved in argument or contention

cerebral

adjective: involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

fractious

adjective: irritable and is likely to cause disruption

ebullient

adjective: joyously unrestrained

benign

adjective: kind adjective: (medicine) not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive

anemic

adjective: lacking energy and vigor, insipid,

churlish

adjective: lacking manners or refinement

bumbling

adjective: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands আনাড়ি move or act in an awkward or confused manner.

catalyst

noun: something that speeds up an event

exemplar

noun: something to be imitated

celerity

noun: speed, rapidity

chagrin

noun: strong feelings of embarrassment verb: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

credulity

noun: tendency to believe readily

access

noun: the ability to go into (when somebody or something must allow you to enter) verb: to go into something when allowed to enter (e.g. "access to the scene of the crime is restricted; it is available only to those with appropriate security clearance") কোনো জায়গায় পৌঁছানোর রাস্তা , অধিগম্যতা

contrition

noun: the feeling of remorse or guilt that comes from doing something bad

denouement

noun: the final resolution of the many strands of a literary or dramatic work; the outcome of a complex sequence of events

apex

noun: the highest point

acme

noun: the highest point of achievement

guileless

without deceit - ছলাকলাশূন্য Mnemonic: Guilty+Less

eminent

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation (e.g. "Albert Einstein was eminent in the field of physics for many years")

convey

(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to (e.g. "I found it hard to convey Einstein's Theory of Relativity to the four-year-old")

citadel

(n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place (e.g. "the citadel was well fortified and virtually impregnable to any form of attack") দুর্গ , ভরসাস্থল

apparition

(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance (e.g. "the apparition that appeared in my living room at midnight said that he was the ghost of my father's brother-in-law's aunt; I didn't believe him") আকস্মিক আবির্ভাব , অলৌকিক আবির্ভাব

chutzpah

(Yiddish) unbelievable gall (e.g. "after eating six plates of spaghetti, I cannot believe that even you could have the chutzpah to pretend that you are still hungry")

bromide

(a drug that makes a person calm); a statement that is intended to make people feel happier or calmer but that is not original or effective (e.g "the essay was full of bromides and not much original thought") গতানুগতিক নীরস মন্তব্য,মামুলি

adverse

(adj) unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile (e.g. "The adverse economic conditions caused our investments to lose money.") বিরোধী , পরিপন্থী , বিমুখ , প্রতিকূল , অসুবিধাজনক , ক্ষতিকর , বিপ্রতীপ

awry

(adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction;not in the correct position(e.g. "The best laid plans have gone awry.") স্থানভ্রষ্ট হয়ে , লক্ষ্যভ্রষ্ট হওয়া A picture on a wall that is not hanging straight is an example of a picture that is awry. His damp hair was all awry.

demeanor

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people (e.g. "nobody found the curmudgeon's grumpy demeanor to be particularly endearing")

attribute

(n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; (v.) to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from (e.g. "the Olympic champion attributed his success to his excellent upbringing, as his family had encouraged him to develop his physical abilities") কোনো ব্যক্তি বা বস্তুর বিশেষ গুণ

accord

(n.) agreement, harmony; (v.) to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on (e.g. "although I thought that I would have to force Dick to eat his vegetables, to my astonishment he did so of his own accord")

embargo

(n.) an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; (v.) to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with (e.g. "the United States has a limited trade embargo with Cuba; it is illegal to bring Cuban cigars into the country for this reason")

decree

(n.) an order having the force of law; (v.) to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully (e.g. "the king decreed that no one in the kingdom could eat anything other than spaghetti without his express written approval")

extrovert

(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings (e.g. "Tom possesses an extroverted personality; that is, he socializes well and makes friends easily")

avail

(v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value (e.g. "the extra fortifications for the castle which were built in preparation of the coming attack were of no avail to the castle members, for the enemy bypassed them completely by digging a tunnel under them") কাজে লাগা , কার্যকরী হওয়া , সহায়ক হওয়া , লাভজনক হওয়া , সাহায্য করা , উপকার করা

consolidate

(v.) to combine, unite; to make solid or firm (e.g. "after the rebels captured the country, they consolidated their rule by killing all people who had been associated with the previous regime")

denounce

(v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally (e.g. "when a member of the 'Moon is Made of Green Cheese Society' admitted that the moon is probably not made of cheese, the president of the society condemned him for believing absurd things")

disclaim

(v.) to deny interest in or connection with; to give up all claim to (e.g. "he disclaimed all right to the first piece of apple pie")

embody

(v.) to give form to; to incorporate, include; to personify (e.g. "the biblical figure of Satan embodies pure evil")

depict

(v.) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture (e.g. "I believe that the artist's depiction of the pastoral scene is really very good; it seems almost lifelike")

deploy

(v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up (e.g. "the king deployed all of his troops for battle")

excise

(v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service (e.g. "the surgeon excised the tumor from the patient's rear")

conviction

A fixed or strong belief (e.g. "Jeremy held the conviction that the moon was made of green cheese; his conviction was incorrect") অপরাধী সাব্যস্ত হওয়া , দণ্ডাজ্ঞা , দৃঢ় বিশ্বাস

expedient

A means to an end; advantageous, useful (e.g. "John wanted all of Mary's money; he deemed that marrying her would be an expedient to acquiring the money")

ASPERSION

ASPERSION (uh SPER zhun) n an act of defamation or maligning • Pete resented the aspersions cast by his opponent, who called Pete a low-down, no good snake who didn't eat his vegetables. • She had to resort to aspersions when she realized her argument wouldn't hold up against close scrutiny.

catalyst

Agent that increases the pace of a chemical action - অনুঘটক

BROACH

BROACH (brohch) v bring up, announce, begin to talk about • To broach the subject of her truly hideous brooch would have been impolitic. There's no way I could have managed to say anything nice about it.

COUNTENANCE

COUNTENANCE (KOWN tuh punts) v to approve of or tolerate • Her refusal to countenance any of what she called "backtalk" made her an unpopular babysitter, but even the children had to admit that things were less chaotic when she was around. • The dean fully countenanced the addition of the new athletic complex, saying that a healthy body would only aid in the development of a healthy mind. Countenance can also be a noun, in which case it means mien, face, composure. • The countenance of the woman in Dorothea Lange's famous photograph, "Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California" is one of the most powerful and enduring images of the Great Depression; the woman's face communicates such fear and despair, and yet also strength, that it has become iconic.

COZEN

COZEN (KUH zun) v to deceive, beguile, hoodwink • The corrupt televangelist cozened millions of dollars out of his viewers by convincing them that he would perform miracles to make them all win the lottery. For a related word, see guile.

CRAVEN

CRAVEN (KRAY vun) adj contemptibly fainthearted, pusillanimous, lacking any courage • His craven cowardice in refusing to admit his mistake meant that a completely innocent person was punished. • Steve lived in craven fear of being found out as a fraud.

CREDULOUS

CREDULOUS (KRE juh lus) adj tending to believe too readily; gullible • That sculpture in the lobby was so obviously a fake that it would convince only the most credulous person; after all, the "gold" left something that looked suspiciously like paint on our fingers when we touched the sculpture. • Nathan was so credulous that he believed us when we told him that naugahyde comes from horse-like creatures called naugas, who eat plastic grass.

equanimity

Calmness of temperament; composure - মনের স্থিরতা Mnemonic: equal+enemy (ity). Remember to stay calm seeing an enemy.

convoluted

Coiled around; involved; intricate - কুণ্ডলিত

coda

Concluding section of a musical or literary composition; summarizes or concludes - শেষভাগের বর্ণনা

deference

Courteous regard for another's wishes - অন্যের মতামত মানিয়া নেয়া,অন্যের ইচ্ছার কাছে নতি স্বীকার

craven

Cowardly - কাপুরূষ

DAMP

DAMP (damp) v to diminish the intensity or check something, such as a sound or feeling • Her hopes were damped when she checked the mailbox and there was still no letter for the fourth day in a row. • The mattresses and foam placed around the room damped the noise to a sufficient degree that the band could play without disturbing the neighbors.

DAUNT

DAUNT (dawnt) v to intimidate or dismay • At first, the protagonist of the fairy tale was daunted by the task given to him; he didn't know how he would ever sort the grains of wheat and barley until the ants arrived to help him. The adjective daunting means dismaying, disheartening. • The daunting prospect of getting all our laundry done by Sunday afternoon was so overwhelming that we decided to put it off yet again. There's another related adjective, dauntless, which means fearless, undaunted, intrepid. • Robin Hood and his dauntless henchmen defeated the bad guy, Sheriff Nottingham.

DEARTH

DEARTH (durth) n smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; lack • The dearth of snow this winter increases the likelihood of a drought next summer. • Since there is a dearth of talented singers who auditioned for the part, I may actually end up singing, which isn't good at all!

DIE

DIE (dye) n a tool used for shaping • When coins are made by hand, a die is usually used to press the design on each coin

EXONERATE

EXONERATE (ig ZAHN ur ayt) v to remove blame • The number of death row inmates exonerated by DNA tests in the last few years has caused some to call for a moratorium on executions. • Kim was exonerated of having taken her sister's shoes when the missing boots were discovered under a pile of dirty laundry. Exculpate is similar in meaning to exonerate.

EXPATIATE

EXPATIATE (ex PAY shee ayt) v discuss or write about at length; to range freely • My aunt and uncle expatiated on the subject of their Florida vacation for three hours, accompanied by slides, until we were all crazy with boredom. • His ability to expatiate on such a variety of subjects without notes made watching him speak something like taking a trip without a map; the journey set its own course.

dismiss

Eliminate from consideration; reject - বরখাস্ত করা

eulogy

Expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death - প্রশংসাত্মক লেখা Mnemonic: Read it You+Logy (বিদ্যা). If there could be a Logy only for you then it must be about your praise.

FACETIOUS

FACETIOUS (fuh SEE shus) adj playful; humorous; not serious • It took me a while to figure out that his offer to pay me a million dollars for doing the dishes was facetious; it wasn't all that funny since I didn't get the joke until after I had spent an hour cleaning up. • I hope his comment about the thirty page paper due tomorrow was facetious, or I'm going to be up all night writing.

FALLACY

FALLACY (FAL uh see) n an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief • Penny refused to listen to any attempts to explain the Easter Bunny fallacy; every spring she went looking for a big pink fuzzy rabbit carrying baskets of chocolate eggs. • Unfortunately, the fallacies of diet programs promising effortless weight loss continue to find plenty of people willing to be fooled.

FLORID

FLORID (FLOR id) adj flushed with color, ruddy, ornate • Glen always became a little florid when he drank; his face became bright red. • His florid prose style was perfect for romance novels, but not very well suited to his current job writing for a business magazine.

FALLOW

FALLOW (FAL oh) adj untitled, inactive, dormant • The farmer hoped that leaving the field fallow for a season would mean that next year he could grow a bumper crop of Brussels sprouts. • Joe's experiment in applying agricultural principles to self-help was unsuccessful; it turns out that a mind left fallow for two months is not rejuvenated the way soil is.

FANATICAL

FANATICAL (fuh NAT ik ul) adj zealous; single-mindedly obsessed with one thing • Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch tells the story of a true fanatic: a man so obsessed with his favorite team that major life events have to be scheduled around its games. Fanatic originated from the Latin word for temple, because possession by a god or demon could cause someone to behave fanatically. Fanatic is also the source of a very common word in today's speech: fan.

FLOUT

FLOUT (flowt) v to demonstrate contempt for • Gertrude's reputation for flouting the rules was so well known that she was no longer able to get away with anything at all. • Alice flouted convention by showing up for the wedding in a bathing suit and the picnic in a tuxedo.

FORD

FORD (ford) v to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream • I may have lost my shirt and my pants while trying to ford the river, but at least I still had my hat when I got to the other side.

FULMINATE

FULMINATE (FUL muh nayt) v to attack loudly or denounce • Since he had been fulminating against corporate misconduct for years, his enemies were gleeful to uncover evidence of the million-dollar payoff he received from the state's largest company. • Grandpa Joe's favorite activity was fulminating against the decline of modern civilization, as evidenced by heavy metal bands and game show hosts.

FURTIVE

FURTIVE (FUR tiv) adj marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious • The dog's furtive attempts to steal food from the table while no one was looking were thwarted when a whole turkey came crashing to the floor. • His furtive glances around the room made him look guilty, even if he wasn't really trying to hide anything.

GAINSAY

GAINSAY (gayn SAY) v to deny, dispute, contradict, oppose • It is difficult to gainsay the critics when every new movie the director makes is a flop. • Joel refused to be gainsaid, insisting all along that he was right despite the evidence to the contrary.

GARNER

GARNER (GAHR nur) v to gather and save, store up, acquire • The ants garnered food for the winter while the cricket spent the whole summer playing. • Lester was the class clown, always playing practical jokes in an obvious attempt to garner attention.

GARRULOUS

GARRULOUS (GAR uh lus) adj pointlessly talkative, talking too much • It was easy to see how nervous Gary was by how much he was talking; he always gets garrulous when he is anxious. • My garrulous neighbor is very sweet, so I try not to act too impatient when she tells me yet another long meandering story.

GUILE

GUILE (GYE uhl) n trickery, duplicity, cunning • The wily con man used guile to part us from our money, but at least we ended up with this lovely snake oil. • I always admired his preference for guile over hard work; if I'd been able to get away with it I might have tried to accomplish things by trickery instead of effort as well. Guileless, as you might expect, means naive or free from guile. • His guileless answers convinced everyone of his complete innocence and he was acquitted of any wrongdoing. Beguile means to deceive by guile, or to charm. • She beguiled us all by batting her lashes, right before she picked our pockets. Another related word is gullible, which means able to be beguiled. A person who believes anything he or she is told would be known as a gullible person.

GUY

GUY (gye) n a rope or cord attached to something as a brace or guide • We were all nervous that the guy for the pulley would give way, but the platform stayed intact, so it must have been fine.

fervor

Glowing ardor; intensity of feeling - আবেগের তীব্রতা Mnemonic: Read it fever. You got excited about exam and fever comes.

HERMETIC

HERMETIC (hur MET ik) adj airtight, impervious to outside influence • The tomb's hermetic seal allowed its contents to be perfectly preserved for thousands of years. • The hermit's hermetic existence in a cave kept him from hearing any news of the outside world. • We discovered that the jar had not been hermetically sealed when we finally identified it as the source of the nasty smell in the cupboard. Don't confuse this with hermeneutic, which means explanatory or interpretive.

HETERODOX

HETERODOX (HET ur uh dahks) adj unorthodox, heretical, iconoclastic • Einstein's heterodox theories changed our fundamental understanding of time and space forever. • The designer's heterodox assertion that it is perfectly fine to wear white after Labor Day shocked the fashion world. A heterodoxy is an idea that departs from what is accepted.

HIRSUTE

HIRSUTE (HUR soot) adj hairy, shaggy • If he hadn't been so hirsute, the werewolf might have escaped detection forever and settled down into a nice, quiet life in the suburbs. • My hirsute dog sheds life-size replicas of himself and still has more hair left over.

HOMILY

HOMILY (HAH muh lee) n a sermon or morally instructive lecture, a platitude • The subject of the minister's homilies ranged from the importance of compassion to the virtues of brushing one's teeth three times a day. • Spare me the homilies; I already know why I should do the right thing. Homiletics is the art of preaching. • She was famous for her homiletic skill; people came from all of the surrounding counties to hear her preach.

aghast

Horrified (e.g. "Lucy was aghast at the sight of the really big spider; she hates spiders") ভীত , ভয়ার্ত , আতঙ্কগ্রস্ত , বিস্ময়বিমূঢ়

daunt

Intimidate ;frighten - ভয় দেখানো

disjointed

Lacking coherence; separated at the joints - অসংলগ্ন

disingenuous

Lacking genuine candor; insincere - কৃত্রিম,আন্তরিকতার অভাব

dirge

Lament with music - অন্ত্যোষ্টিগাথা

connoisseur

Person competent to act as a judge of art; a lover of art - শিল্পকলা প্রভৃতির সমঝদার

endemic

Prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country - জাতিগত

ebullient

Showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm - উচ্ছ্বাসিত

dupe

Someone easily fooled - প্রতারিত ব্যক্তি

ANACHRONISM

Something or someone misplaced in time - একযুগের বস্তু, ব্যক্তি, ঘটনা ইত্যাদিকে ভুল করে অন্য যুগের সংগে জড়িয়ে ফেলা • The wristwatch worn by one of the characters in the period movie set in Rome in 25 B.C. was just one of the many anachronisms that spoiled the movie's credibility. • Mr. Jones' students felt his insistence on strict classroom discipline was an anachronism and that he should "get with the times."

abeyance

Suspended action - সাময়িক অক্রিয়তা

concede

To admit as true; to yield, submit (e.g. "my opponent in the argument finally conceded the fact that the moon is not made of green cheese") মেনে নেওয়া , স্বীকার করা , মঞ্জুর করা , খেলা বা প্রতিযোগিতায় হার মেনে নেওয়া

cleave

To cut or split open; to cling to (e.g. "using his ax, the man cleaved the piece of wood in two") ভেঙে ফেলা , কেটে ফেলা , বিদারিত করা

disinterested

Unprejudiced - নিরপেক্ষ

exigency

Urgent situation; pressing needs or demands; state of requiring immediate attention - জরুরি অবস্থা

adjudicate

V-bring to an end; settle conclusively -put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of আইন মোতাবেক মীমাংসা করা

digression

Wandering away from the subject - মূল বিষয় থেকে সরে যাওয়া

churl

a bad-tempered person; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend; a crude, uncouth, ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement (e.g. "to call someone a churl is tautological to calling him/her a philistine") চাষাভুসো , নিচু জাতের লোক

foible

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual (e.g. "one of Johanna's foibles was that she absolutely refused to touch anything round")

coup

a brilliant and notable success (e.g. "Brock winning the math contest was a real coup, because he was never particularly good at math.") গাট্টা

affliction

a cause of great suffering and distress (e.g. "in 'Anne of Green Gables', Anne Shirley, the protagonist, states that her lifelong affliction is the fact that she has red hair") যন্ত্রণা , দুর্দশা

chameleon

a changeable or inconstant person (e.g. "I dislike chameleons: they will always mouth the party line, but they don't seem to have any opinions of their own") এক জাতীয় গিরগিটি , সুবিধাবাদী লোক $ https://o.quizlet.com/hI4V9x4uaBn1.E-36h-pGg_m.gif

anthology

a collection of selected literary passages (e.g. "I own several anthologies of poetry; my favorite is one with poems only by Robert Frost") সাহিত্যসংকলন , রচনাসংগ্রহ , সঞ্চয়ন , চয়নিকা

gamut

a complete extent or range (e.g. "the buffet contains the whole gamut of options for food, from french fries to filet mignon")

adage

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people (e.g. "'a penny saved is a penny earned' is an adage attributed to Benjamin Franklin") প্রবাদবাক্য , প্রবচন

continuum

a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts (e.g. "Einstein came to the conclusion that time and space should not be viewed as separate and distinct from each other, but as components of a unified continuum")

grimace

a contorted facial expression; contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state (e.g. "when his mother asked him if he had eaten his vegetables, he grimaced and replied, 'no, but I don't like them'")

figment

a contrived or fantastic idea (e.g. "I don't believe that you really saw flying cows; I think that they're a figment of your imagination")

blight

a disease that causes plants to wither and die; a condition of disease or ruin; (v.) to destroy, ruin (e.g. "the blight of the cotton crops that year caused the price of cotton to skyrocket.") গাছপালার রোগ , রহস্যময় অশুভ প্রভাব the city's spreading urban blight $ https://o.quizlet.com/3xXvLEb11vESMou9Hp2vIA_m.jpg

facet

a distinct feature or element in a problem (e.g. "it appears that we have not been working on separate problems; on the contrary, we have merely been working on different facets of the same problem!")

duplicity

a fraudulent or duplicitous representation (e.g. "the interpreter for the two people had great duplicity: he would say to each person that the other had said something which, in fact, the other had truly not said")

hiatus

a gap, opening, break (e.g. "schoolchildren are given a hiatus from their studies around Christmastime")

conservatory

a greenhouse or place where plants are raised; a school for music and art (e.g. "the conservatory has plants of all kinds, from the common to the exotic") স্পর্শকাতর গাছপালা রক্ষা করার কাচঘর , সংগীত শিক্ষালয়

cohort

a group (e.g. "the rebel leader and his cohort besieged the fort") দল

edict

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) (e.g. "the king made an edict decreeing that no people could eat or drink anything without his express permission; this law was disobeyed almost immediately")

crevice

a long narrow opening; a long narrow depression in a surface (e.g. "as the mountain-climber's foot slipped and he began to fall, he frantically grasped for a crevice to slip his hand into to hold him up; he missed, and fell to his death")

gambit

a maneuver in a game or conversation; an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker (e.g. "Jamie has a rather competitive outlook on society; he sees all actions to be committed for the sole purpose of gaining an advantage in life; he even saw normal conversation as an endless procession of gambits and counter-gambits")

gravity

a manner that is serious and solemn, a solemn and dignified feeling (e.g. "when the teenager burped loudly at the funeral, he got in trouble because the pastor giving the sermon thought that the teen's behavior was inconsistent with the intended gravity of the scene")

correlation

a measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other (e.g. "it seems that there is a strong correlation between how much a person eats, and how much he weighs") পারস্পরিক সম্পর্ক , পারম্পর্য , সংগতি , সামঞ্জস্য

bourgeois

a member of the middle class (e.g. "According to Karl Marx, someday the working class is going to overthrow the bourgeois in every country on earth.") মধ্যবিত্ত শ্রেণীর লোক

appendage

a part that is joined to something larger (e.g. "spiders have the ability to lose appendages and still function; for example, if a spider were to lose two or three legs, it could still manage to function") উপাঙ্গ , লেজুড় , সংযোজন

archetype

a perfect example of something (e.g. "Although John Smith's archetype of a death ray machine he wanted to invent worked, when he tried to make the real thing, it blew up and killed him.") ব্যক্তির অচেতন মতে স্থিত সমগ্র জাতির অভিজ্ঞতাপ্রসূত ধারণা , আদিরূপ

forebear

a person from whom one are descended (e.g. "Jim is very interested in his ancestry; he is certain that one of his forebears was Albert Einstein")

buffoon

a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior (e.g. "after little Jimmy finished standing on his head on top of the restaurant table, his mother rebuked him: 'Jimmy, you're acting like a buffoon!'") ভাঁড় , জোকার $ https://o.quizlet.com/M1HTpQxvZmef8hvUuoX7YQ_m.png

egalitarian

a person who believes in the equality of all people, favoring social equality (e.g. "Beverly was a fervent egalitarian: she believe in equal economic opportunity and equal access to education for all")

agnostic

a person who doubts truth of religion (e.g. "C.S. Lewis, formerly an agnostic, eventually became one of the most well-known Christians of all time.") অজ্ঞেয়বাদ

dolt

a person who is not very bright (e.g. "when I called my best friend a dolt, he immediately became my ex-best friend")

arsenal

a place where arms are manufactured; a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms; all the weapons and equipment that a country has (e.g. "the country's arsenal includes a formidable array of nuclear weapons, so I wouldn't recommend provoking war against them") অস্ত্রাগার (N),

confluence

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) (e.g. "Quebec was built on the confluence of two rivers.")

confluence

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) (e.g. "Quebec was built on the confluence of two rivers.") সংগমস্থল , সংগম , সমপ্রবাহী হওয়া , বিপুল জনসমাবেশ

corollary

a practical consequence that follows naturally (e.g. "In geometry, a theorem which can be proved easily from an existing theorem is called a corollary, because it follows naturally from the existing theorem.") অনুসিদ্ধান্ত , উপসিদ্ধান্ত

bulwark

a protective structure of stone or concrete (e.g. "the castle was fortified with protective bulwarks all around it") বুরুজ $ https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3523/3307368040_35828ff421_m.jpg

epigraph

a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing (e.g. "All of my books began with an epigraph by Mark Twain; he was my favorite author")

elaborate

adjective: marked by complexity and richness of detail verb: explain in more detail

cadence

a recurrent rhythmical series (e.g. "The cadence of his voice was smooth, but held hidden menace beneath the surface.") শব্দের ছন্দময় দোলা $ https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5289/5257975217_09d5dfe1e9_m.jpg

effigy

a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) (e.g. "the effigy of the man is not true-to-life; I believe that the real man has a much larger nose than the depiction here")

caricature

a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect (e.g. "Caricatures of the current President of the United States usually draw him with a very thin head and extremely large ears; such caricatures are intentionally inaccurate.") অতিরঞ্জিত , মজাদার অনুকরণ $ https://o.quizlet.com/enoSSGxGCxIqs3XBkEijnA_m.jpg

egocentric

a self-centered person with little regard for others; also an adjective to describe such a person (e.g. "William's egocentric personality did not win him any lifelong friends; all the people he came into contact with walked away with the impression that William was merely a conceited jerk")

critique

a serious examination and judgment of something (e.g. "my English teacher's critique of my paper left me elated, as she had said nothing but compliments about it")

foolhardy

adjective: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

cascade

a small, steep waterfall; especially : one that is part of a series of waterfalls;a large number of things that happen quickly in a series (e.g. "on Black Friday, the moment Walmart opened, a cascade of people stampeded inside to get the best deals on items") জলপ্রপাত $ https://farm1.staticflickr.com/77/155833207_148416b95d_m.jpg

apartheid

a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites (e.g. "Until recently, apartheid was practiced in South Africa; those of African descent were discriminated against.") দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার বর্ণবৈষম্য নীতি

gaffe

a socially awkward or tactless act (e.g. "when Howard burped loudly at the table, everyone else at the table considered it to be a gaffe")

chortle

a soft partly suppressed laugh (e.g. "Uncle Joe chortled. 'I don't think that you will get very far, if you do it that way,' he said") উৎকট চাপা হাসি

enmity

a state of deep-seated ill-will (e.g. "I feel enmity towards Joe Smith, because he insulted me")

doldrums

a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) (e.g. "honestly, it seems that their economy is in the doldrums; nothing is really happening, no new businesses are starting, and generally things aren't doing so well economically over there")

armistice

a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms (e.g. "considering that the country against which we are warring has enough firepower to blow us off of the face of the planet, I would recommend that we campaign for an armistice between our country and theirs") সাময়িক সন্ধি , সাময়িক যুদ্ধবিরতি , অস্ত্রসংবরণ

agenda

a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to (e.g. "The first item on the city council's agenda was to perform a roll call.") সম্পাদ্য কার্যাবলী , সভায় আলোচ্য বিষয়তালিকা

bedlam

a very noisy and confused state or scene (e.g. "the word 'bedlam' originates from an insane asylum in England named 'Bedlam'; to say that a place was in a state of bedlam is to say that it figuratively reminded one of an insane asylum") পাগলা গারদ;হট্টমেলা The Pahela boishakh never had so many visitors at one time. It was total bedlam. $ https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1436/613445810_2249c2d193_m.jpg

compatible

able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system (e.g. "although the computer program was written for Windows, it is compatible with Linux") সংগতিপূর্ণ , সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ , একযোগে ব্যবহারযোগ্য

celibacy

abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) (e.g. "Most monks in the early Catholic Church were supposed to practice celibacy.") কৌমার্য $ https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3106/3145932283_1ce14570f7_m.jpg

accouterments

accessories (e.g. "our accouterments were few, as our monetary funds were so limited that anything more than the bare necessities would have been a most prodigal extravagance")

arraign

accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy; call before a court to answer an indictment (e.g. "I arraigned my enemy with the accusation that he was an idiot; he did not deny the charge") অভিযুক্ত করা , বিচারের জন্য আদালতে হাজির করা

comply

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes (e.g. "I complied with my mother's wishes by setting the table as she had asked") কারো অনুরোধ, আদেশ বা ইচ্ছা অনুসারে কাজ করা

disparate

adj. basically different; unrelated - অসদৃশ

commensurate

adj. corresponding in extent, degree, etc.; proportionate - সামানুপাতিক

discrete

adj. separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts - পৃথক্

diffuse

adj. wordy, rambling, spread out (like a gas) - ছড়াইয়া পড়া

creditable

adjective: deserving of praise but not that amazing

capricious

adjective: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

cumbersome

adjective: difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

disaffected

adjective: discontented as toward authority

baleful

adjective: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments, threatening, unfriendly hostile, antagonistic, acrimonious, malevolent, malicious, malignant, malign, sinister, deadly, harmful,vitriolic, vindictive; maleficent অমঙ্গলসূচক , অনিষ্টকর, মারাত্মক • The basilisk is a notoriously cranky, albeit mythical, creature whose baleful glare is fatal. Looks, glances, and glares are more often baleful than anything else is, but other things can be baleful too. • A sort of baleful miasma lingered in the room after the infamous Sir Evildoer departed in a swirl of black and red cape.

arch

adjective: to be deliberately teasing, showing that you think it is amusing that you know more about something than someone else does সকৌতুক চাহনি

flush

adjective: to be in abundance

avow

admit openly and bluntly (e.g. "The defendant avowed that he was the murderer.") কবুল করা

embellish

adorn; ornament; enhance, as a story - অলঙ্কৃত করা===em(BELL)ish Merry Christmas (in advance)! It is time to decorate the christmas tree with Bells and lights.

adduce

advance evidence for (e.g. "the man tried to adduce evidence to prove that the moon was made of green cheese; however, he couldn't come up with any") প্রমাণ স্বরূপ উল্লেখ করা (V), নজির স্বরূপ উল্লেখ করা (V)

brusquely

adverb: in a blunt, direct manner রূঢ়ভাবে

amok

adverb: in a frenzied or uncontrolled state মারাত্মক উন্মত্ত rampage, "stone-throwing anarchists were running amok"

amply

adverb: more than is adequate অঢেল

dejected

affected or marked by low spirits (e.g. "I felt dejected after getting an F on my paper")

demure

affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way (e.g. "Lovisa demurely asked Harry to dance with her")

consensus

agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole (e.g. "After we reached a consensus, we decided to inform our teacher of our idea for our project.") সর্বসম্মতি , ঐক্যমত্য , অধিকাংশের মত , সংখ্যাগরিষ্�� ের মত

desultory

aimless; haphazard; digressing at random - নিয়মশৃঙ্খলাহীন

compromise

an accommodation in which both sides make concessions (e.g. "the treaty ending the war was really a compromise; because neither side had definitively won, both side made unreasonable demands") আপস , রফা , সমঝোতা , বোঝাপড়া , মিটমাট

disservice

an act intended to help that turns out badly (e.g. "his mother did him a disservice by overfeeding him; he now weighs 500 pounds and is liable to have a heart attack")

capitalism

an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, esp. as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth (e.g. "John Smith is a great believer in capitalism, probably because he made a million dollars through it.") পুঁজিবাদ , ধনতন্ত্র

botch

an embarrassing mistake; make a mess of, destroy or ruin (e.g. "the criminals tried to murder Mr. Smith; however, they botched the job and merely wounded him") খারাপ ভাবে নিষ্পন্ন কোন কাজ/জোড়াতালি দিয়ে কাজ করা

calamity

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune (e.g. "after the calamity -- a tsunami -- in which the woman lost her husband and both sons, she withdrew into seclusion and mourned her loss") বিরাট দুর্ভাগ্য $ https://o.quizlet.com/sZ12LsbzFQqFLubtc4hPDg_m.jpg

coterie

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose (e.g. "our coterie exists for no other reason but to prove to the world that the moon does indeed consist largely of green cheese")

allegory

an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances (e.g. "'The Pilgrim's Progress', by John Bunyan, is an allegory describing the travels of a man, Christian, on a journey to the Celestial City") রূপক , রূপকধর্মী রচনা , রূপককাহিনী

harbinger

an indication of the approach of something or someone (e.g. "Eustace always smells awful; his stench is a harbinger of his approach. One can smell it when he is more than a mile away")

herald

an indication of the approach of something or someone (e.g. "an economic downturn usually heralds an upcoming recession or depression")

epitaph

an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there (e.g. "Hilbert was the most annoying person I've ever met; even the people at his funeral seemed glad he was dead, and his epitaph read, 'Thank goodness he's gone'")

arrears

an unpaid overdue debt (e.g. "your arrears total to over $500,000 dollars, and since you cannot pay the debt, I would recommend that you either declare bankruptcy at once or else start working immediately to pay off your debt") বকেয়া (N), বাকি (N), বাকি পাত্তনা (N),

bilious

angry or bad-tempered;irritable as if suffering from indigestion; (e.g. "I did not find his bilious nature pleasing; I never heard him say a kind word to anyone") খিট্খিটে মেজাজবিশিষ্ট , পিত্ত-এছিড সঙ্ক্রান্ত a bilious old dog who snaps at everyone

converge

approach; tend to meet; come together - একই বিন্দুতে মিলিত হত্তয়া

heresy

any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position (e.g. "several centuries ago, the Catholic Church was considered absolutely correct, and everyone who differed was considered a heretic, and a believer of heretical views -- they were considered guilty of heresy")

deity

any supernatural being worshiped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force (e.g. "some animistic cultures regard virtually everything as a deity -- trees, water, the sky, etc.")

atrophy

any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) (e.g. "the former weightlifter reminisced on his better days, trying not to look at his badly atrophied muscles") ক্রমিক ক্ষয়প্রাপ্তি , অবনতি , অবক্ষয় , পতন

felicitous

apt; suitably expressed; well chosen - সুনিরবাচিত, সুপ্রযুক্ত

alienate

arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness (e.g. "I alienated my best friend when I said that I thought that he had behaved really stupidly") উদাসীন , বিচ্ছিন্ন বা শত্রুভাবাপন্ন করে তোলা , দূরে সরিয়ে দেওয়া , বিচ্ছেদ বা বিভেদ সৃষ্টি করা , ঘুরিয়ে দেওয়া

aesthetic

artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful - শিল্পরুচিসম্মত

entreat

ask for or request earnestly (e.g. "the beggar entreated the rich businessman to give him a few pennies")

beset

assail or attack on all sides (e.g. "The zebra was beset by leopards.") পরিবৃত করা

engaging

attracting or delighting (e.g. "his engaging personality ensures that he will always have friends")

attest

authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity, provide evidence for (e.g. "the witness attested to the fact that the defendant was indeed miles away from the scene of the crime when the crime was committed")

frugal

avoiding waste (e.g. "the difference between frugality and stinginess is this: the frugal person will spend only enough money to buy what he really needs, but the stingy person won't buy anything at all")

barrage

barrier laid down by artillery fire; dam; large volume of something(e.g. "the troops leaped out of the trenches and attempted to storm the enemy's trench lines amidst a barrage of gunfire") বাঁধ , বেড়াজাল the star athlete was barraged with requests for an autograph $ https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6959600957_691178cdac_m.jpg

empirical

based on experience - অভিজ্ঞতাজনিত

hypothetical

based on hypothesis (e.g. "hypothetically, wormholes may exist in outer space; however, there is no empirical proof for this")

abound

be abundant or plentiful (e.g. "weeds abound in my garden, but there are flowers") প্রচুর পরিমানে

elusive

be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind, skillful at eluding capture (e.g. "in Dickens's book 'Oliver Twist', one character, known as 'the Artful Dodger', is very skilled at eluding police; he is very elusive")

flounder

behave awkwardly (e.g. "after we caught the fish, it floundered awkwardly on the deck for a few minutes before expiring because of a lack of oxygen")

chronic

being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering (e.g. "He has chronic asthma: it has lasted his entire life.") দীর্ঘস্থায়ী , দুরারোগ্য

apt

being of striking appropriateness and pertinence (e.g. "if you put the question to him directly, he is apt to say 'yes'; I can't guarantee that that will be his answer, but it will probably be") যথাযথ , উপযুক্ত , সুসংগত ,জুতসই

fatuous

brainless; inane; foolish, yet smug - বোকা

compendium

brief, comprehensive summary - সংক্ষিপ্তসার

crestfallen

brought low in spirit (e.g. "I was somewhat crestfallen when I discovered that I had not gotten anything for my birthday") স্ফটিকের মতো , স্ফটিক-স্বচ্ছ

caustic

burning; sarcastically biting - দগ্ধকারক পদার্থ Mnemonic: caustic soda is very common and its "harmful" for health such as Burns

cloy

cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing (e.g. "the smell of the sweet-smelling perfume began to cloy as it became heavier and heavier") ক্লান্ত করা , ভোগক্লান্ত করা

abash

cause to be embarrassed (e.g. "He was abashed after his date told him he was as ugly as a toad.") লজ্জা দেওয়া , অপ্রস্তুতে ফেলা

disconcert

cause to lose one's composure (e.g. "the presidential candidate felt disconcerted when he came in last in the polls")

engender

cause; produce - জন্ম দেত্তয়া

dire

causing fear or dread or terror (e.g. "I was in a dire situation when the aliens abducted me")

carcinogenic

causing or tending to cause cancer (e.g. "cigarettes are carcinogenic") ক্যান্সারজনক $ https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6447341369_db970e431f_m.jpg

castigate

censure severely (e.g. "Peter castigated John for investing all their money in a bankrupt company.") শাস্তি দেওয়া , কড়া সমালোচনা করা

chastise

censure severely (e.g. "The children's mother chastised them for jumping on the bed.") গুরুতর শাস্তি দেওয়া

autocratic

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule (e.g. "The king and queen were autocratic: they held absolute power over their people.") স্বৈরাচারী (Adj.), স্বেচ্ছাচারী (Adj.), স্বৈরতন্ত্রী (Adj.)

belligerent

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; aggressive (e.g. "The belligerents have been fighting for four hours straight and have shown no sign of letting up.") যুদ্ধভাবাপন্ন;আক্রমণাত্মক He was drunk and belligerent.

colloquial

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation (e.g. "It is my firm belief that colloquial speech has a highly negative effect on one's IQ: one should always speak very formally.") সাধারণ কথাবার্তায় ব্যবহৃত

forthright

characterized by directness in manner or speech; directly and without evasion (e.g. "to avoid getting into further trouble, when asked by his parents how the lamp had gotten broken, Jimmy answered with forthright honesty")

ardent

characterized by intense emotion (e.g. "Mary Jones is an ardent lover of baseball; it's all she ever talks about") উত্তপ্ত , জ্বলন্ত , সহজদাহ্য , অনুরক্ত , উত্সাহিত , উদ্দীপ্ত , ব্যাকুল

ethereal

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality (e.g. "clouds could be considered ethereal--they are very light")

decorous

characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct (e.g. "Hannah's dinner was decorous; it was very proper")

contention

claim; thesis - যুক্তি

exemplify

clarify by giving an example of (e.g. "Please notice that I exemplify each vocabulary word by having an example next to its definition")

adjourn

close at the end of a session (e.g. "the judge adjourned the court after he stated his decision") স্থগিত রাখা , মুলতুবি রাখা

cordial

courteous and gracious; friendly; warm (e.g. "he was greeted with a cordial welcome by the inhabitants of the house") আন্তরিক , বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ , উত্তেজক , আরামদায়ক

fodder

coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop (especially metaphorically) (e.g. "all of the books in the house became fodder for the voracious reader")

clandestine

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods (e.g. "although the stated mission of the secret agent was simply to retrieve some non-classified papers that had been misplaced, he had clandestine orders to attempt to rescue a fellow agent who had been captured by enemy forces") গোপন , গুপ্ত , লুকোনো , চোরাগোপ্তা

confound

confuse; puzzle - ধাঁধা লাগান

heterogeneous

consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature (e.g. "if I were to randomly select 100 people, their personalities would probably be heterogeneous -- that is, their personalities would be widely disparate")

fragmentary

consisting of small disconnected parts (e.g. "although we have only fragmentary evidence regarding that civilization, we at least know that it at one time existed")

flagrant

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible (e.g. "Bob stole from a nursery; he is now held in disrepute by the entire town for the flagrant act")

concert

contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement (e.g. "by acting in concert, the Green Beret team was able to accomplish a mission that certainly none of them would have been able to accomplish alone") দুই বা ততোধিক যন্ত্রবাদনের সংগীতানুষ্�� ান , সমবেত কণ্�� ধ্বনি

cogent

convincing - অকাট্য

coddle

cook in nearly boiling water; treat with excessive indulgence (e.g. "his mother really coddles that child; unfortunately, I do believe that he will grow up to be a spoiled brat") বেশি যত্ন করা , আদুরে গোপাল করে তোলা

disabuse

correct a false impression; undeceive - ভুল ধারণা বা মোহ থেকে মুক্ত করা

eclipse

darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse (e.g. "my admiration turned to jealousy as his achievements rapidly eclipsed my own")

abnegate

deny or renounce (e.g. "The CEO abnegated his right to arbitrarily change his employees' wages.") বিলোপ করা , রদ করা , খারিজ করা

dismal

depressing in character or appearance (e.g. "the dreary, dismal weather outside did nothing to raise my spirits")

distinguish

detect with the senses (e.g. "even at this distance the man was able to distinguish that the mountain was considerably taller than any he had ever climbed before")

disfranchise

deprive of voting rights (e.g. "after the American Civil War, some southern states tried to disfranchise those of African-American persuasion by forcing voters to pay a tax, called a poll tax, which prevent the poor--including some African-Americans--from being able to vote")

hapless

deserving or inciting pity (e.g. "the character Oliver Twist from the book 'Oliver Twist' is hapless -- his early life circumstances are very poor -- he doesn't know who his mother is, and he lives in a poorhouse in England")

discern

detect with the senses (e.g. "despite John's quiet demeanor, James discerned the surging tides of emotions which lay beneath the surface")

contingent

determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established (e.g. "My getting to watch a movie tonight is contingent upon my finishing my homework early.") অনিশ্চিত , অনিয়ত , আকস্মিক , শর্তসাপেক্ষ , নির্ভরশীল

depose

dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify (e.g. "the rebels deposed the current king and placed one of their number on the throne as his replacement")

abstruse

difficult to understand (e.g. "John Smith's theory was very abstruse; even he had a hard time understanding it.") দুর্বোধ্য , দুর্জ্ঞেয় $ https://o.quizlet.com/YhPzPS-NxjTb0z.waj9R5A_m.gif

exhume

dig up for reburial or for medical investigation (e.g. "the dead body of the rebel was exhumed from his grave so that he could be 'formally' tried and convicted and sentenced to death, even though he was already dead")

channel

direct the flow of (e.g. "Bob had difficulty channeling his natural competitiveness into useful areas like sports or academics; all he ever seemed to do with it was get into fights") গতিপথ , নদী পথ

dissonance

discord; opposite of harmony - বেসুর , অসংগতি

bandy

discuss lightly (e.g. the two physicists bandied complicated formulas and other complicated things") কথাকাটাকাটি করা , না ভেবেচিন্তে কারো বা কোনকিছুর সম্পর্কে আলোচনা করা bandied around the idea of going out to dinner for their anniversary $ https://o.quizlet.com/79Y3a4r9RI4SX1zw5Uwv6w_m.jpg

dissolution

disintegration; looseness in morals - অবসান (morals),অবলুপ্তি

disarray

disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder (e.g. "the nuclear explosion in the middle of the city threw the city -- what was left of it, that is -- into disarray")

apportion

distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose (e.g. "the meager supply of soup was apportioned out to the people at the table") বণ্টন করা , প্রাপ্য অনুযায়ী ভাগ করে দেওয়া

disseminate

distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) - প্রচার করা Mnemonic: DIStribute by a SEMINAr

disquiet

disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed (e.g. "I was disquieted when I realized that the house that I was living in was haunted")

condescend

do something that one considers to be below one's dignity (e.g. "When I asked the prince to loan me 50 dollars, he said condescendingly, 'I never deal in small change.'") নিজের অভ্যস্ত উচ্চ অবস্থান থেকে স্বেচ্ছায় নেমে আসা

gullible

easily deceived - অতিসরল Mnemonic: Gulli (গুল্লি ) goes straight. Just for reminding (অতিসরল)

conspicuous

easy to notice; obvious (e.g. "one conspicuous change which occurred directly after the rebels captured the country is that the country suffered an economic downturn") দৃষ্টি-আকর্ষণকারী , স্পষ্টলক্ষিত

corrosive

eating away gradually, acid-like; bitterly sarcastic (e.g. "his corrosive comments about the state of modern politics and government in general left all of the politicians in the room feeling either infuriated or depressed") ক্ষয়কারী

effectual

effective; adequate (e.g. "although our methods may seem crude to some, they are effectual")

elliptical

elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out (e.g. "Daniel's confession to his mother about why he had blown up their toilet was elliptical: it was so ambiguous that at the end she knew no more than she had to start with")

culminate

end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (e.g. "The Shakespearean play culminated in everybody dying.")

augment

enlarge or increase (e.g. "A good knowledge of chemistry augments one's knowledge of biology.") বর্ধিত করা বা হওয়া

acclaim

enthusiastic approval (e.g. "the scientist's theory met widespread acclaim among fellow scientists") অভিনন্দিত করা , অভিবন্দনা

corroborate

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (e.g. "Jim's new evidence corroborates Jacob's old theory: it strengthens it.") অনুমোদন করা , সমর্থন করা , সুনিশ্চিত করা

antedate

establish something as being earlier relative to something else (e.g. "although Thomas Edison is credited with the invention of the light bulb, he did not invent it, but only invented a practical version of it; the very first light bulb ever invented antedates Edison's version by a considerable time") আরো আগে ঘটা , প্রকৃত তারিখের পূর্ববর্তী কোনো তারিখ

conjure

evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic (e.g. "In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest,' the character Prospero has the ability to conjure up spirits.") সনির্বন্ধ অনুরোধ করা , মিনতি করা

antithesis

exact opposite (e.g. "The book 'War and Peace' seems to contain two items, both of which seem to be the antithesis of the other: war and peace.") বিরোধ , বিরোধিতা , দ্বন্দ্ব , বৈপরীত্য , ভিন্নতা , বিভেদ

hyperbole

exaggeration; overstatement - অতিশয়োক্তি Mnemonic: hyper(beyond the limit)+bole(means speak)..so someone who gives the statement beyond his limit..overstating basically.

fetish

excessive or irrational devotion to some activity (e.g. "he made fastidiousness his fetish, and now he can't even go into a dirty room without shuddering")

frenetic

excessively agitated (e.g. "in 'Around the World in Eighty Days,' when one setback occurs after another, Passepartout becomes frenetic, but Phileas Fogg stays as calm as a rock")

harass

exhaust by attacking repeatedly; annoy continually or chronically (e.g. "my little brother was harassing me, trying to get me to allow him to eat my chocolate bar")

distend

expand; swell out - স্ফীত হওয়া বা করা

encroach

impinge or infringe upon (e.g. "one of the main rules of law is that a person is not allowed to encroach upon another person or their property")

debunk

expose while ridiculing (e.g. "the scientist easily debunked the claim that the moon was made of green cheese")

deplore

express strong disapproval of (e.g. "I deplore laziness")

decry

express strong disapproval of (e.g. "the early American patriots decried the idea of taxation without representation")

concise

expressing much in few words (e.g. "Concision was not one of Joan's virtues: she couldn't seem to say the simplest thing without at least two hours of time and 10,000 words.") সংক্ষিপ্ত , সংক্ষিপ্ত অথচ দ্যোতক অর্থবহ

derogatory

expressive of low opinion (e.g. "I was derogatory of his theory when he said that he had been able to prove that the moon was made of green cheese; I apologized later, but I told him I still thought he was crazy")

anguish

extreme mental distress (e.g. "Her anguish at realizing her microwave oven was really a secret death-ray weapon was very great.") নিদারুণ যন্ত্রণা বা উদ্বেগ , মনোবেদনা , মনস্তাপ

abortive

failing to accomplish an intended result (e.g. "The CIA's plan to assassinate Fidel Castro was abortive; he survived.") নিষ্ফল , ব্যর্থ , অপরিণত

equitable

fair (e.g. "the buyers of the new house paid an equitable price for it")

fallacious

false; misleading - প্রতারণাপূর্ণ Mnemonic: Read it Falsious. False-ious.

conversant

familiar with; having knowledge of (e.g. "Einstein was more than simply conversant with his Theory of Relativity; after all, he basically built the Theory of Relativity") ভালোরকম পরিচিতি , অভিজ্ঞ , সু-অবহিত , ওয়াকিবহাল

consternation

fear resulting from the awareness of danger (e.g. "to his mother's consternation, Jimmy was abducted by aliens") ভয়জনিত হতাশা , হতবুদ্ধি অবস্থা , বিহ্বলতা , আতঙ্ক

exult

feel extreme happiness or elation (e.g. "Bob was exultant when, contrary to all expectations, he won an Olympic medal")

doleful

filled with or evoking sadness (e.g. "after Jimmy's mother refused to give him seconds for dessert, he said in a doleful voice, 'well, then, I guess I'll die of starvation'")

ascertain

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort (e.g. "I had great difficulty in ascertaining exactly what species the specimen before me belonged to") নিশ্চিত করে জানা , নিশ্চিত হওয়া

conventional

following accepted customs and proprieties (e.g. "Juliette's idea to have people pay their taxes by giving all politicians twenty free meals during the year was not conventional; it was unusual.")

folly

foolish or senseless behavior (e.g. "one folly of modern society is its emphasis on fashion; fashion is fickle, and unworthy of emphasis")

embroil

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (e.g. "as the Soviet Union became embroiled in Afghanistan, they slowly realized one thing, the same thing that America had realized in Viet Nam -- a guerrilla war simply cannot be won without overpowering brutality on the part of the invading force")

connive

form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner, encourage or assent to illegally or criminally (e.g. "the conniving criminals pondered about how they were going to invade Fort Knox") উপেক্ষা করা , দেখেও না দেখা , প্রচ্ছন্নভাবে প্রশ্রয় দেওয়া , চক্রান্ত করা

anterior

front (e.g. "the historic sinking of the Titanic in 1912 began when its anterior collided with an iceberg") সামনের দিকের , সামনের , আগের , অগ্রাবস্থিত , পূর্বঘটিত

auxiliary

functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity (e.g. "the normal motor and the auxiliary motor on the boat both ceased to function about the same time; unfortunately, the boat was about 50 miles from shore at the time and there were no oars")

aggregate

gather; accumulate - সমষ্টিগত

address

give a speech to (e.g. "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is considered one of the high points of American History.")

empower

give or delegate power or authority to (e.g. "the king empowered the nobleman to do whatever the nobleman chose to do to the rebels, in the name of the king")

allot

give out (e.g. "I was allotted two dollars -- a mere two dollars -- with which I had to buy a Christmas present for my brother") বণ্টন করা , বিলি করা ভাগ করে দেওয়া , বেঁটে দেওয়া , নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া

consign

give, transfer, or deliver, as if by signing over; hand over; commit (e.g. "after the dictator was captured by the rebels, he consigned rulership of the country to them in exchange for his life") কাউকে কিছু পা�� ানো , চালান দেওয়া , অর্পণ করা

enfranchise

grant voting rights (e.g. "the 15th amendment of the United States Constitution enfranchised African-American people--they were given the right to vote")

brouhaha

great excitement or concern about something (e.g. "after the man finished his startling remark, brouhaha ensued") উত্তেজনা, হৈচৈ,

clout

great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist (e.g. "the president of the United States holds great political clout over Congress")

exorbitant

greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation (e.g. "whenever a glutton eats, he always consumes exorbitant amounts of food")

emaciate

grow weak and thin or waste away physically (e.g. "since the boy refused to eat, he quickly became emaciated and died")

degenerate

grow worse (e.g. "the mental patient's behavior slowly degenerated from semi-normal to raving lunacy")

complicity

guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense (e.g. "Although Sharon's complicity in the crime is disputed by some -- mostly her relatives -- it is accepted by the police that she was an accomplice to the murderer.")দুষ্কর্মে সহায়তা বা অংশগ্রহণ

banal

hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality - আকর্ষণহীন, repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

esoteric

hard to understand; known only to the chosen few - নিগূঢ় Mnemonic: Read Historic. History is really hard to understand and remind cleanly.

cursory

hasty and without attention to detail (e.g. "My teacher's cursory reading of my essay led me to think that he didn't think that it was very interesting.")

concentric

having a common center (e.g. "a dartboard has a number of concentric circles of various sizes on it") এককেন্দ্রিক , সমকেন্দ্রীয়

diurnal

having a daily cycle or occurring every day (e.g. "most human behavior is modeled after a diurnal routine")

averse

having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling (e.g. "Amazingly, he seemed averse to the idea of being a guinea pig for the scientists' highly dangerous experiments.") বিরোধী , বিরূপ , বিমুখ , অনিচ্ছুক

cryptic

having a puzzling terseness (e.g. "Hans's cryptic statement had us all puzzled for weeks; we had no clue what it meant.")

baroque

having many details or too many details; a dramatic style of art and music that was common in the 17th and early 18th centuries and that featured many decorative parts and details; (e.g. "I found that the architecture which had been touted as 'plain and simple' had an almost baroque quality to it -- that is, 'plain and simple' were two words which absolutely did not describe it") সপ্তদশ ও অষ্টাদশ শতকে প্রচলিত বিভিন্ন শিল্পকলায় প্রযুক্ত শৈলী $ https://o.quizlet.com/yFu3vE56TP9JMVOzPv-AdA_m.jpg

cognitive

having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding (e.g. "The newly discovered alien has a very low cognitive capacity: it has an IQ of 2.") জ্ঞান , অবগতি , চেতনা

facilitate

help bring about; make less difficult - সহজ করা

foster

help develop; help grow, promote the growth of (e.g. "the intellectual atmosphere of the Enlightenment fostered scientific advancement")

contraband

illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited (e.g. "the smugglers tried to sneak contraband into the country; however, the border guards caught them") চোরা চালান , বেআইনী কারবার

emulate

imitate; rival - অনুকরন করা "the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals/emulate that of the Viennese"

entail

impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result (e.g. "unfortunately, a feasible plan for capturing the enemy city must by necessity entail the killing of all of its soldiers; considering that I am a pacifist, I do not feel that I can agree to such a plan")

grandiose

impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur (e.g. "John Smith, the main architect of Timbuktu, wanted to build a ten-kilometer-tall skyscraper; however, his advising board told him that that sounded unnecessarily grandiose")

effrontery

impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousness - নির্লজ্জতা

dilapidated

in deplorable condition (e.g. "the dilapidated, old barn has not been used for decades; now, no one uses it because everyone is afraid that it would collapse on them if they tried to use it")

apprehensive

in fear or dread of possible evil or harm (e.g. "Leo was apprehensive about what his parents would say after he got an F on his history test.") শঙ্কিত , শঙ্কাকুল , উদ্বিগ্ন , সন্দিগ্ধ

bauble

inexpensive piece of jewelry;a shiny ball that is hung on a Christmas tree as a decoration (e.g. "although I do enjoy examining antique baubles, I have better things to do with my time") আপাতসুন্দর ও ঝকমকে কিন্তু নেহাৎই সস্তা , নকল গয়না picked up some cheap baubles at the fair $ https://farm1.staticflickr.com/134/339918145_b56fc79b3a_m.jpg

fledgling

inexperienced - অনভিজ্ঞ লোক Mnemonic: Mind it Sledging. Your cricketers (bowlers) sledge the talented one if he can't out him. Huh, lack of experience.

hypocrisy

insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have; an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction (e.g. "the character Mr. Bumble from 'Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens exhibits great hypocrisy; he lauds the virtue of humility and then goes on to prove himself to be a prideful bigot")

fiscal

involving financial matters (e.g. "Arnold, you need to learn fiscal responsibility; otherwise you'll bankrupt the whole company!")

consonant

involving or characterized by harmony (e.g. "The musicians sounded consonant: the instruments sounded good together.") সংগতিপূর্ণ , ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ , সুসংগত , সুসমন্বিত

ensue

issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.) (e.g. "after the atomic bomb blew up in the center of the city, mayhem ensued in all parts of the city that still had anyone alive in them")

facetious

joking (often inappropriately); humorous - ফাজলামি বা ইয়ারকিতে ভরা

exuberant

joyously unrestrained (e.g. "his exuberant attitude was appropriate, considering that he had just won the Nobel Prize")

deem

keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view (e.g. "when explaining to the police my account of the murder to which I had been an eyewitness, I deemed it unnecessary to explain to them that I had been an accomplice to the murderer")

decimate

kill in large numbers (e.g. "in ancient Rome, if an army had shown cowardice, it was common practice to have the army decimated: one out of every ten would be beaten to death. This is where the word 'decimated' comes from; deci- means one-tenth; one-tenth of the whole army would be beaten to death")

benevolent

kind and generous (e.g. "The generous benefactor mentioned two examples ago was benevolent.") হিতৈষী, , দানশীল; পরোপকারী. a gift from a benevolent donor He belonged to several benevolent societies and charitable organizations. $ https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3087/2531588471_cd2a72ba8d_m.jpg

beneficent

kindly; doing good - ক্ষমাপরায়ণ

discrepancy

lack of consistency; difference - অনৈক্য

disdain

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike (e.g. "the wine connoisseur mentioned in the last example has a feeling of disdain for all lesser wines")

dissonant

lacking in harmony (e.g. "The musicians sounded dissonant: the instruments did not sound as if they were meant to be played together.")

harangue

long, passionate, and vehement speech - বাগাড়ম্বরপূর্ণ বক্তৃতা Mnemonic: Her + Anger. What she does while anger? Nothing but but some vehement speech.

garrulous

loquacious; talkative; wordy - অতিভাষী Mnemonic: Read it Girl-ous (Girlish). Girls talk so much & its an attitude of them.

depreciate

lose in value (e.g. "In the adverse economic climate, all of my stocks depreciated")

downcast

low in spirits (e.g. "I was understandably downcast after I got an F on my exam")

dispirit

lower someone's spirits (e.g. "I was dispirited when I got all Fs on my report card")

degrade

lower the grade of something; reduce in worth or character, usually verbally (e.g. "Harry considered janitorial work to be degrading to him")

farcical

ludicrous (e.g. "when Bob dared Jim to eat 200 doughnuts at one sitting, he was being farcical; there was no way anyone could eat 200 doughnuts at once. Jim, however, was not aware of this, and tried it")

harry

make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartime; annoy continually or chronically (e.g. "my little brother was harrying me, trying to get me to allow him to eat my chocolate bar")

forebode

make a prediction about (e.g. "the explosion of the atomic bomb over the capitol building does not forebode well for the future of our nation")

endear

make attractive or lovable (e.g. "his irascible personality did not aid his attempt to endear himself to me")

feign

make believe with the intent to deceive (e.g. "the girl feigned happiness at her Christmas present, but in reality, she was bitterly disappointed that she had not gotten something else")

diatribe

n. bitter scolding; invective - তীব্র সমালোচনা

altercation

noisy quarrel (e.g. "unfortunately, my mother heard the altercation between my brother and myself, so both my brother and I got in big trouble") কথাকাটাকাটি , তর্কাতর্কি , ঝগড়াঝাঁটি , বচসা

cipher

nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V. (e.g. "if one has three apples, and then he eats three of his apples, how many uneaten apples does he have left? Cipher") শূন্য , সামান্য ব্যক্তি , সংকেতলিপি পা�� োদ্ধারেরে চাবিকা�� ি

forbear

not do something (e.g. "Bob decided to forbear having a fifth piece of chocolate cake")

figurative

not literal but metaphorical; using a figure (impression) of speech (e.g. "Donald believes that the moon is made of green cheese. Figuratively speaking, this could be considered an intellectual fetter.")

disproportionate

not proportionate (e.g. "the unfair treasurer of the company divided the profits disproportionately; he let everyone else have 1% of the profits, and he took 99% for himself")

civil

not rude (e.g. "Knights are supposed to be civil when conversing with ladies.") মানবসমাজ সংক্রান্ত , নাগরিক সভ্যতা সংক্রান্ত , অসামরিক , দেওয়ানি

distinct

not the same; different or separate (e.g. "there are two distinct and separate parts to the test: a multiple choice section and a free-response section")

capacity

noun noun: the amount or volume something can hold ability (especially mental)

gambit

noun: a maneuver or risk in a game or conversation, designed to secure an advantage

dissolution

noun: 1.separation into component parts 2.dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure 3.the process of going into solution

foible

noun: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

constituent

noun: a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes noun: an abstract part of something

egotist

noun: a conceited and self - centered person

hodgepodge

noun: a confusing mixture or jumble

despot

noun: a cruel and oppressive dictator

canard

noun: a deliberately misleading fabrication

boon

noun: a desirable state আশীর্বাদ স্বরূপ "the route will be a boon to many travellers" adjective: very close and convivial হাসিখুশি ও ফুর্তিবাজ

conundrum

noun: a difficult problem

euphoria

noun: a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation

charlatan

noun: a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

contingent

noun: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group adjective: possible but not certain to occur

curmudgeon

noun: a grouchy, surly person

dearth

noun: a lack or shortage

aristocratic

of noble birth; snobbish (e.g. "Louis XVI was aristocratic, so the leaders of the French Revolution cut off his head.") সম্ভ্রান্ত (Adj.), অভিজাত (Adj.), খানদানী (Adj.), আভিজাতপূর্ণ (Adj.), আভিজাতিক (Adj.), কুলীন (Adj.), ধ্রুপদী (Adj.)

ecclesiastical

of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) (e.g. "'although I would enjoy staying longer, I have my ecclesiastical duties to attend to,' said the bishop politely")

draconian

of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws (e.g. "my draconian math teacher has given the entire class all sorts of extremely difficult math problems that Einstein himself probably couldn't solve")

climatic

of or relating to a climate (e.g. "most scientists believe that over the last few centuries, there have been some major climatic changes, one of which is known as 'global warming'") জলবায়ু - সংবন্ধীয় (Adj.)

charlatan

one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others ("Bernie Madoff was a charlatan: he managed to swindle billions and billions of dollars out of people's pockets.") হাতুড়ে , চালিয়াত

equivocal

open to two or more interpretations (e.g. "when reporters in Timbuktu asked John Smith, the monarch, to elaborate on why he had recently imposed a law that everyone had to eat peanut butter and pickle sandwiches for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, John Smith's answer was equivocal, probably because he didn't want people to know the truth")

dogmatic

opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal - উদ্ধত

bureaucracy

over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape (e.g. "Modern governmental bureaucracy is so complicated compared to how it was in George Washington's day that if he saw our modern government, he'd probably be surprised.") আমলাতন্ত্র

gouge

overcharge or swindle (someone). "drugs sold by the same manufacturers who are gouging patients in this country"

condone

overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse - ক্ষমা করা

appease

pacify or soothe; relieve - শান্ত করা

allusion

passing reference or indirect mention (e.g. "His numerous allusions to Shakespeare in his speech led me to believe that he was a very well-read man.") পরোক্ষ উল্লেখ বা ইঙ্গিত

abridge

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (e.g. "The editor of the children's versions of the great classics abridged them ruthlessly; after she got through with them, not even the basic story-line was intact.") সংক্ষিপ্ত করা

contrite

penitent- Her contrite tears did not influence the judge when he imposed sentence - অনুতপ্ত

divine

perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers (e.g. "he actually seems to have the ability to divine the upcoming vicissitudes of the stock market; he's made a fortune in it")

epoch

period of time (e.g. "the beginning of the Atomic Age signaled both the end of an epoch and the beginning of a new one")

bemused

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements (e.g. "Mary Jones was bemused by the United States tax code: she wasn't sure how much money she had to pay.") বিভ্রান্ত , বিমূঢ় , বিহ্বল , হতবুদ্ধি; বোকচদ the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress $

cull

pick out; reject (e.g. "the nasty teacher culled all of the most difficult mathematics problems from the entire textbook and assigned them all to her students on the first day of class")

appraise

place a value on (e.g. "the jeweler appraised the diamond") মূল্য নির্ধারণ করা , মূল্যায়ন করা , দাম নিরূপণ

assess

place a value on (e.g. "the jeweler assessed the gem, and finally declared its value to be about $5300") ধার্য করা

bracing

pleasantly cool or cold; invigorating (e.g. "I find a bracing wind to be very healthful") চাঙ্গা করে এমন; স্বাস্থ্যকর

felicity

pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression), state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy (e.g. "Bob told Jim, with great felicity, that he had just won the lottery")

elegy

poem or song expressing lamentation - শোকসঙ্গীত

grandiloquent

pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language - জাঁকজমকপূর্ণ Mnemonic: Grand (Huge/Large audience)+ Eloquent (বাক্পটু)

efficacy

power to produce desired effect - নিশ্চিত ফলদানের ক্ষমতা

exalt

praise, glorify, or honor (e.g. "I exalted Mr. Smith by kowtowing before him")

extol

praise, glorify, or honor (e.g. "I extolled Albert Einstein for being the greatest genius in the world")

despite

preposition: even with (when an event is surprising because of some difficulty)

forestall

prevent by taking action in advance - কিছু আগে করা Mnemonic: fore = front/before. Stall = Stop. Stop before anything bad happened.

fruitful

productive or conducive to producing in abundance; productive of profit (e.g. "his period as a writer was especially fruitful; he produced over a dozen novels and short stories during this period")

extrapolation

projection; conjecture - বহির্পাতন

acquit

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges (e.g. "the defendant was acquitted of all charges brought against him") বেকসুর খালাস দেওয়া

decorum

propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners - শোভনতা

document

provide written evidence - প্রমাণপত্র

castigation

punishment; severe criticism - কঠোর ভর্ত্সনা

chaste

pure and simple in design or style; morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) (e.g. "the artist's chaste, unadorned style stood out from all of the baroque paintings in the same gallery") শুদ্ধাত্মা , নির্মলচিত্ত , সংযত

distill

purify; refine; concentrate - পাতন করা

deduce

reason by deduction (e.g. "in Sherlock Holmes novels, Holmes always deduces the identity of the murderer by the end")

expostulate

reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion (e.g. "when my friend decided that he wanted to try to drink the entire bottle of Tabasco sauce, I expostulated with him, hoping to dissuade him from a course of action which could have no end result but utter ruin of his gastrointestinal system")

conjecture

reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence (e.g. "My theory is just conjecture; I don't have any evidence to support it.") অনুমান করা , আন্দাজ করা , আঁচ করা

discriminate

recognize or perceive the difference (e.g. "the wine connoisseur has a discriminating palette; he only drinks the best")

forgo

refrain from consuming (e.g. "I decided to forgo having a sixth piece of cake")

flout

reject; mock; show contempt for - বিদ্রুপ,তাচ্ছিল্য করে উড়িয়ে দেয়া Mnemonic: Read it Flirt. Flirt Girls means make fun of them and reject them.

canine

related to dogs; doglike;a pointed tooth (e.g. "Some people consider canines to be man's best friend.") কুক্করসুলভ;ছেদক দন্ত;কুকুরে দাঁত $ https://o.quizlet.com/i/qQIqFCWdIp7ppPDZIrdVjg_m.jpg

cerebral

related to the mind rather than to feelings : intellectual and not emotional ("a very cerebral jurist who has given much thought to what makes our nation's constitution work") মস্তিষ্কসংক্রান্ত;intellectual

exacting

requiring precise accuracy (e.g. "creating the mirror in the Hubble Space Telescope required exacting precision: being off by even one fifth of the width of a hair would cause a dramatic decrease in the telescope's ability")

homage

respectful deference (e.g. "I paid homage to the monarch of Timbuktu")

conundrum

riddle; difficult problem - ধাঁধা

deride

ridicule; make fun of - উপহাস করা

fester

ripen and generate pus (usually metaphorically), a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus (e.g. "his anger and hatred festered within him, until finally they burst out in a rage of malice and ill-will")

audacity

risks,daring; bold - দুঃসাহসী aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery (e.g. "The manager of the store had the audacity to ask the robbers to give him their ID. Amazingly, they did!") দুঃসাহস , ঔদ্ধত্য

contempt

scorn, extreme dislike or disdain (e.g. "I feel contempt for all those people in the country who are not interested in what they can do for their country, but only about what their country can do for them") অবজ্ঞা , ঘৃণা , হেনস্থা , অবমাননা

collusion

secret agreement (e.g. "The collusion between Jim and Bob basically states that if one of them wins the lottery, he'll share half of the winnings with the other.") অশুভ আঁতাত , তলায় তলায় বোঝাপড়া

eclectic

selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources - সর্বদর্শন সংগ্রহকারী ব্যক্তি

autonomous

self-governing; independent - স্বশাসিত

composed

serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress (e.g. "considering that he had just been abducted by aliens, he seemed reasonably composed") ক্ষান্ত (Adj.), মীমাংসিত (Adj.), স্থির (Adj.), শান্ত (Adj.), স্থিরীকৃত (Adj.), গ্রথিত (Adj.), চিতু (Adj.), প্রণীত (Adj.), ধীরস্থির (Adj.), অবিক্ষুব্ধ (Adj.), অপ্রমত্ত (Adj.), রচিত (Adj.), গুম্ফিত (Adj.), নির্মিত (Adj.), কৃত (Adj.), নিবন্ধিত (Adj.), অবিস্তৃত (Adj.)

discourse

serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V. (e.g. "while the revered physicist was discoursing about quantum theory and relativity, I had a glazed look over my face, and I wasn't understanding a word of what he said")

constitute

set up or lay the groundwork for (e.g. "Whacking someone over the head with a baseball bat constitutes a federal assault.") অধিষ্�� িত করা , নিয়োগ করা , সৃষ্টি করা , স্থাপন করা , বৈধ ক্ষমতা দেওয়া

corrugated

shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges (e.g. "the corrugated iron siding to the house looks tacky") ঢেউখেলান (Adj.), ঢেউ - তোলা (Adj.)

heinous

shockingly brutal or cruel (e.g. "members of the Nazi party who were accused of committing heinous crimes were tried at the Nuremberg trials")

cower

show submission or fear (e.g. "I cowered before the purple alien with the huge ray gun") জড়োসড়ো হওয়া , গুটিসুটি মেরে থাকা

gesticulate

show, express or direct through movement (e.g. "pantomimes do not speak; to communicate, they gesticulate")

hoary

showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair (e.g. "his hoary pet turtle was well over 22")

contrived

showing effects of planning or manipulation (e.g. "Johnny's speech sounded contrived; it didn't sound as if it came from his heart.") কৌশল উদ্ভাবন করা , মাথা খাটিয়ে কিছু বার করা , ফন্দি করা , গৃহস্থালির কাজ চালানো

flippant

showing inappropriate levity (e.g. "the pastor seemed almost flippant at the funeral of one of the members of his congregation")

diffidence

shyness - কুণ্ঠা Mnemonic: it is like opposite of confidence means you are shy not confident

dexterous

skillful in physical movements (e.g. "if a person is ambidextrous, then he is skillful at writing in both hands")

deft

skillful in physical movements (e.g. "the criminal deftly opened the safe without making any noise")

dormant

sleeping; lethargic; latent - সুপ্ত

emissary

someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else (e.g. "the emissary of Sparta commanded the Athenians, in the name of the Spartan king, to surrender to the Spartans; the Athenians refused, beginning the Peloponnesian War")

confidant

someone to whom private matters are confided (e.g. "although the king had many sycophants, he had no true confidants with whom he could reveal his inner struggles and challenges") অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু , প্রাণের বন্ধু , সখা

adherent

someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another (e.g. "Hitler's adherents called themselves Nazis.") সংলগ্ন , অনুগত

cynic

someone who is critical of the motives of others (e.g. "my sister from the previous example was a cynic: she didn't believe my motives were pure when I accidentally killed the cat; she insisted the killing was intentional")

entrepreneur

someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it (e.g. "the entrepreneur thought that his new advertising technique would help him to sell millions of dollars' worth of his products; he was wrong, and his business was a failure")

enigma

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained (e.g. "Albert's behavior this past week was an enigma; of course, Albert's behavior every week is enigmatic, so this week was pretty normal")

balm

something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment (e.g. "her soothing words were balm to his seared(জালা ধরানো) heart") বেদনা উপশমকারী সুগন্ধি মলম , আরামদায়ক প্রভাব যা প্রাণ মন শীতল করে Art can be a balm to the soul. She shows that laughter is a balm for difficult times.

bereaved

sorrowful through loss of close one; a person who has suffered a loss or deprivation (e.g. "She is bereaved as a result of the murder of her husband.") স্বজন হারানোর বেদনা, বঞ্চিত করা the grief of the bereaved parents seemed to be without limit

expedite

speed up the progress of (e.g. "the fact that our car had a rocket engine inside of it expedited our journey to the post office")

dichotomy

split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) - দ্বিবিভাজন

defile

spot, stain, or pollute; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (e.g. "I will not defile my integrity by committing such an unseemly act")

dilemma

state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options (e.g. "Jamie was in a dilemma: would he buy an ice cream cone, or a soda?")

fuel

stimulate (e.g. "the discovery of new evidence fueled the debate")

discord

strife resulting from a lack of agreement (e.g. "The music sounded discordant; that is, it sounded as if the various instruments did not belong together.")

divest

strip; deprive - অধিকারচ্যুত করা

acrid

strong and sharp (e.g. "The acrid smell of sulfur led me to believe that rotten eggs were nearby.") উগ্র , কটু , ঝাঁজালো , জ্বালাধরানো

anthropomorphic

suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things (e.g. "myths from uncivilized cultures may anthropomorphize inanimate objects; a legend from Hawai'i, for example, lends human attributes to rocks") প্রাণী বা বস্তুকে নরত্ব আরোপ সম্পর্কিত।

definitive

supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement (e.g. "Oxford publishes a definitive dictionary of the English language; it has every word in the language in it")

bolster

support and strengthen; reinforce - ঠেস দেত্তয়ান

amid

surrounded by; in the middle of (e.g. "I glimpsed my friend amid the crowd")ভিড়ের মাঝখানে

genocide

systematic killing of a racial or cultural group (e.g. "Hitler is infamous for his inhumane policy of genocide of Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, and other groups which he considered 'sub-human'")

husbandry

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock (e.g. "animal husbandry consists of raising animals for milk and food")

bivouac

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; temporary encampment (e.g. "after the soldiers constructed their bivouac, they tensely waited as the long night passed, each moment thinking that the enemy was about to attack") তাঁবু না খাটিয়ে খোলা আকাশের নীচে অস্থায়ীভাবে বাস করা $ https://farm1.staticflickr.com/228/519125422_f6fe118f4c_m.jpg

conducive

tending to bring about (e.g. "Toxic gases are not conducive to health.") ঘটানো , কোনো অবস্থা সৃষ্টিতে সহায়ক হওয়া

compelling

tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument (e.g. "His argument was compelling, but I was still unconvinced that the moon was made of green cheese.")

entity

that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) (e.g. "although no living entities are known to exist outside of Earth, that alone is not proof that none exist")

diminution

the act of decreasing or reducing something (e.g. "the diminution of popular support for the new government bill has caused it to be scrapped")

flaunt

the act of displaying something ostentatiously (e.g. "Darth Vader from 'Star Wars' flaunted his Force abilities")

armament

the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war; weaponry used by military or naval force (e.g. "the country in question has a formidable armament; it would be foolish to provoke war against it") যুদ্ধের জন্য সজ্জিত সামরিক বাহিনী , বিশেষ উদ্দেশ্যে প্রেরিত সৈন্যদল , যুদ্ধ চালনার সহায়ক বিশেষ সরঞ্জাম

dissent

the act of protesting (e.g. "in the United States, people have the right to verbally dissent from the official opinion of the government; this right is part of the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States")

curb

the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess (e.g. "he tried to curb his sweet tooth by abstaining from all foods with excess sugar")

aversion

the act of turning oneself (or one's gaze) away, a feeling of intense dislike (e.g. "in the book 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,' by Robert Louis Stevenson, those who look at Mr. Hyde feel an instinctive aversion towards him") ঘোর অপছন্দ , বিরাগ , বিমুখতা , বিতৃষ্ণা , বিরাগভাজন ব্যক্তি

brevity

the attribute of being brief or fleeting (e.g. "Brevity is not one of Leo's virtues: the shortest sentence he ever wrote was at least as long as three normal-sized paragraphs.") সংক্ষিপ্ততা

electorate

the body of enfranchised citizens (e.g. "the politician felt that he was the greatest thing since George Washington; the electorate felt otherwise, and the politician didn't get a single vote")

constituency

the body of voters who elect a representative for their area (e.g. "the politician did not win the election; his values did not align with those of his constituency, so he lost") নির্বাচনক্ষেত্র , নির্বাচনকেন্দ্র , নির্বাচকমণ্ডলী , সমর্থকবৃন্দ

demography

the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations (e.g. "the study of demography can be very informative because it can reveal patterns in human behavior for a specific subset of the population")

capital

the city that is the seat of government of a state, nation, or province; any human-made resource that is used to create other goods and services (e.g. "attaining the necessary capital for your business plan will require a substantial loan from the bank") রাজধানী , মূলধন , মৃত্যুদণ্ড সংক্রান্ত , মারাত্মক

fabrication

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth (e.g. "when my mother asked me how I became lodged in her giant toaster oven, I fabricated the truth to prevent her from figuring it out. However, my fabrication did not fool her")

cuisine

the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared (e.g. "the cuisine at the restaurant is really very good; I highly recommend it")

ethics

the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions (e.g. "I believe that societal ethics are being degraded; in fact, some would say that modern society has no ethics, since to have ethics one must have a standard of right and wrong, and some people nowadays don't even believe in right or wrong!")

deficit

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required (e.g. "the federal deficit is the amount of money that the government spends in a year minus the amount of money that the government collects in taxes in a year")

antiquity

the quality of being ancient; ancient times (e.g. "archaeologists have found artifacts from antiquity; that is, from ancient times") প্রাচীনত্ব , প্রাচীনতা , প্রাচীন যুগ , পুরাকাল , প্রাচীনকালের লোকেরা

glut

the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall (e.g. "10-year-old Johnny decided to open a lemonade stand during the summer; unfortunately for him, at least 2,000 other children had the same idea, so there was a lemonade glut, and no one was able to make very much money")

coagulate

thicken; congeal; clot - ঘনীভূত করা

frugality

thrift; economy - মিতব্যয়িতা Mnemonic: Read it as free+girl. If a girl comes for free, it saves waste of money.

acquiesce

to accept without protest; to agree or submit (e.g. "The man acquiesced to the dictator's demands.") মৌনভাবে সম্মত হওয়া , বিনা আপত্তিতে মেনে নেওয়া

annex

to add to, attach; to incorporate; an attachment or addition (e.g. "the United States annexed Hawai'i in 1898") গৌণ অংশ হিসেবে যুক্ত করা , নেওয়া , পাওয়া , অধিকার করা

evoke

to call forth or call to mind (e.g. "the word 'home' evokes different images for different people")

emanate

to come forth (e.g. "shock waves emanated from the epicenter of the earthquake")

enumerate

to count, list, or itemize (e.g. "as the entrepreneur tried to enumerate his losses, he was stunned to find that they amounted to over $10,000,000")

beget

to create; to become the father of (e.g. "Violence begets violence.") উৎপন্ন করা , জন্ম দেওয়া

curtail

to cut short (e.g. "my monologue about how I had accidentally killed the cat was curtailed by my sister, who denounced me as a cat-murderer")

dismay

to destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion (e.g. "I was dismayed when I was abducted by aliens")

careen

to go forward quickly without control;lurch(e.g. "the drunk driver careened down the road in his car") ঝোঁকা বা ঝোঁকানো । $ https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2709/4295460613_7cc1c96f1a_m.jpg

bestow

to grant or to give (e.g. "the king bestowed knighthood upon the honorable gentleman") অর্পণ করা;ভূষিত করা $ https://o.quizlet.com/3mqiE2tVkda7r9bXzQ00kg_m.gif

ad-lib

to improvise (e.g. "although I forgot some of my lines and had to ad-lib them, on the whole, I think that I did a pretty good job in the play")

denote

to indicate (e.g. "the asterisk at the end of the line of advertising denotes that the deal may not be as good as it seems, because the asterisk denotes the fact that there is pertinent small print at the bottom of the page, and the small print denotes that the deal is not as good as it seems to be at first glance")

edify

to instruct morally and spiritually ("the pastor's sermon didn't seem to be meant to edify its listeners, but merely to rail against television and modern telephones")

construe

to interpret (e.g. "I construed his statement to mean that he hated me; it turned out later that I had misconstrued his statement; that is, that I had construed incorrectly.") ভাষান্তরিত করা , শব্দ ধরে ধরে অনুবাদ করা , বিশেষভাবে বোঝা , বিশ্লেষণ করা

envision

to picture in the mind; to imagine (e.g. "I envisioned a utopian society without poverty or strife")

debase

to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate (e.g. "the federal government has debased the value of the actual metal in the penny; they used to be almost entirely copper; they have very little copper now")

balk

to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on (e.g. "I balked at the thought of being the test experiment for the scientist") বাধা , ভেস্তে দেওয়া,refuse to comply বেকে বসা the extravagant centerpiece proved to be a balk to the flow of conversation

desist

to stop; discontinue (e.g. "I asked the alien to desist from zapping people with his big laser gun")

commemorate

to serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner (e.g. "we commemorate December 7 as a memorial to all those who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor just before the start of America's involvement in World War Two") স্মারক হওয়া , স্মৃতিচিহ্ন হওয়া

emancipate

to set free (e.g. "Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation emancipated all slaves in Confederate territories")

belabor

to talk about (something) for too long unnecessarily (e.g. "The dull speaker belabored his point until everyone in the audience fell asleep and started snoring.") প্যচাল পেরে/অপ্রয়োজনীয় কোন কিছু করে ফালতু করে তোলা An example of belabor is to spend the entire night proofreading a two page paper.

brandish

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion (e.g. "the man brandished his knife threateningly, and I backed away, frightened") বিশেষভাবে অস্ত্র সঞ্চালন করা। $ https://o.quizlet.com/BdSGepE-gKkY2KcxpDSWag_m.jpg

classic

top-notch; of the highest quality; serving as a standard or model (e.g. "a classic example of a sentence using the word 'classic' would be this sentence") প্রথম শ্রেণীর , অতুলনীয় , সর্বোত্তম , অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ

absolute

total (e.g. "The king was an absolute ruler; that is, he could do whatever he wanted to his people; his rule was final.") চরম , পরম

chicanery

trickery; deception - ছলচাতুরি

empathy

understanding and entering into another's feelings (e.g. "his feelings of empathy for the wounded man arose from the knowledge that had circumstances been but slightly different, he too might have been badly wounded")

downplay

understate the importance or quality of (e.g. "his political opponents tried to downplay the importance of the new study which said that the political position they were holding was untenable because it caused economic disaster")

embryonic

undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development (e.g. "although the plan for the two countries to combine into one is still in the embryonic stages, we feel confidant that it will be satisfactory for all sides involved")

benighted

unenlightened (e.g. "all those benighted people in the Middle Ages didn't even know what uranium was!")অজ্ঞানতিমিরে আচ্ছন্ন; মুর্খ , জ্ঞানহীন

catholic

universal; broad and comprehensive (e.g. "His catholic plan to abolish all taxes was unfeasible.") রোমের চার্চের প্রতি অনুগত ব্যক্তি , উদারচেতা , বিশ্বজনীন

derivative

unoriginal; obtained from another source - অমৌলিক

capricious

unpredictable; fickle - অনির্ভরযোগ্য

goad

urge on - তাড়িত করা কোন কিছু করার জন্যে Mnemonic: GO + And + Do it. Inspires.

cogitate

use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (e.g. "as Sherlock Holmes cogitated over the mystery, I, Watson, was wondering how even Holmes could solve such a puzzler") গভীরভাবে চিন্তা করা , অনুধ্যান করা

futile

useless; hopeless; ineffectual - অকার্যকর Mnemonic: futile is not fertile, hence not fruitful.

dissemble

v. disguise; pretend - ছদ্মবেশ ধারণ করা

assuage

v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) - উপশম করা

buttress

v. support; prop up - পৃষ্ঠরক্ষা করা

diverge

vary; go in different directions from the same point - বিকীর্ণ হত্তয়া

concede

verb: acknowledge defeat verb: admit (to a wrongdoing) verb: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

expound

verb: add details or explanation; clarify the meaning; state in depth

assail

verb: attack in speech or writing - Also attack with physically or emotionally জর্জরিত করা

enamor

verb: attraction or feeling of love

expunge

verb: to eliminate completely

beg

verb: to evade or dodge (a question), a speech that begged the real issues.

censor

verb: to examine and remove objectionable material noun: an official who censors material

champion

verb: to fight for a cause

defray

verb: to help pay the cost of, either in part of full

hobble

verb: to hold back the progress of something

demean

verb: to insult; to cause someone to lose dignity or respect

cow

verb: to intimidate

exasperate

verb: to irritate intensely

check

verb: to limit (usually modifying the growth of something) noun: the condition of being held back or limited

hedge

verb: to limit or qualify a statement; to avoid making a direct statement

err

verb: to make an error

consecrate

verb: to make holy or set apart for a high purpose

conciliate

verb: to make peace with

gerrymander

verb: to manipulate voting districts in order to favor a particular political party

demur

verb: to object or show reluctance

desecrate

violate the sacred character of a place or language (e.g. "The teenager desecrated the moment by burping in the middle of the prayer.")

delinquent

wanting, failing, overdue (e.g. "the professor was delinquent in his teaching responsibilities; he spent so much of his time doing research that he almost completely neglected his students")

docile

willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed (e.g. "the pit bull looked very fierce; however, surprisingly enough, it was truly quite docile")

begrudge

wish ill or allow unwillingly (e.g. "'your performance was admirable,' my opponent said begrudgingly") কোনো ব্যাপারে অসন্তুষ্ট হওয়া;পরশ্রীকাতারতা You shouldn't begrudge her success.

covet

wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person) (e.g. "Mary coveted Julie's pearls; she envied her.") লোভ করা , লালায়িত হওয়া , ব্যাকুলভাবে কামনা করা

amoral

without moral standards or principles (e.g. "Many people today could be considered amoral: their lifestyle doesn't reflect any definite moral absolutes or ethics.") অনৈতিক ,নৈতিক চেতনা বর্জিত

despondent

without or almost without hope (e.g. "the heiress wannabe was despondent when she heard that her rich uncle had bequeathed all his money to someone else")

gratis

without payment (e.g. "the cookie is gratis with the meal")

exacerbate

worsen; embitter - অধিকতর খারাপ

chaff

worthless matter (e.g. "although your essay has some brilliant points, 99% of it is chaff") শস্যদানার খোসা , বাজে জিনিস $ https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2266/1517241128_f706d05d45_m.jpg

creditable

worthy of often limited commendation (e.g. "The theory that the Earth is flat is not creditable; it is worthy of absolutely zero commendation.") ক্রেডিটেবল (N), বিশ্বাসযোগ্য (Adj.), সম্মানজনক (Adj.), কুদরতী (Adj.)

compliant

yielding; conforming to requirements - বিনয়ী

aftermath

the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual (e.g. "the aftermath of the tsunami involved massive homelessness and general poverty for all in the immediate vicinity") পরিণাম

ABATE

ABATE (uh BAYT) v to lessen in intensity or degree Subside or moderate - হ্রাস পাত্তয়া • We realized with great relief that the storm had abated before breaking through the sea wall. • Attempts by the administration to abate the intensity of the controversy were mostly unsuccessful; it continued to consume everyone's attention. Abatement is a lessening in amount or degree. • The city's new noise abatement plan targeted live music venues, but many people felt the focus should be on decreasing the number of low flying airplanes passing over the city.

ABERRANT

ABERRANT (A bur unt) ad] deviating from the norm Abnormal or deviant • Jim's aberrant behavior at the dance raised some eyebrows; he was certainly the only one who spent the night walking (and dancing) on his hands. Someone or something aberrant is an aberration. • The D Jenny received on the chemistry test was just an aberration, since she has received only A's the rest of the semester.

ABJURE

ABJURE (ab JUR) v to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid verb: formally reject or give up (as a belief) বর্জন করা (a belief, cause, or claim) • The reformed socialite abjured her former lifestyle and all those with whom she had previously associated. • Steve had to abjure all indulgence when he entered the training camp. For a related word, see recant.

adventitious

associated by chance and not an integral part (e.g. "your arrival was adventitious; although it will be easier to pull off with you helping, I believe that my plan would have succeeded without you") বহিরাগত , উটকো , আকস্মিক , আপতিক

affable

adjective: likeable; easy to talk to মিশুকে , সদালাপী

adamant

adjective: refusing to change one's mind

affluent

adjective: wealthy প্রচুর , সমৃদ্ধিশালী

advent

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) (e.g. "the advent of tablet devices may eventually cause the traditional computer to become obsolete") আবির্ভাব

abstract

a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (e.g. "Surprisingly, John Smith's theory, which was based in abstract principles such as Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation, failed to explain various phenomena in the real world.") বস্তুনিরপেক্ষ , অমূর্ত , বিমূর্ত

affectation

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (e.g. "The rich man's apparent delight at the return of his long-lost sister was merely an affectation, because he didn't want to have to share any of his money with her.") ভান ছল

accentuate

put stress on (e.g. "in my explanation about how I knew that the moon was not made of green cheese, I accentuated the fact that astronauts had been there, and no cheese was to be found") আরো জোরালো করা

agrarian

relating to rural matters (e.g. "The Federal Government subsidizes agrarian industries.") কৃষিসম্পর্কীয়

ALCHEMY

ALCHEMY (AL kuh mee) n a magical or wonderful transformation Alchemy was originally a medieval science aimed at changing metals, particularly changing base metals into gold and silver, and the creation of a remedy that could cure all diseases. Though alchemy wouldn't be considered science today, alchemists did make some important strides in understanding chemistry. • The remarkable alchemy among the cast members transformed watching the familiar, and sometimes boring, play into a completely new experience. An alchemist practices or studies alchemy.

ALLOY

ALLOY (uh LOY) v to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior • Alloying the punch with prune juice turned out not to be such a good idea after all. • Alloy can also be a noun, in which case it is the mixture itself, as in an alloy between sitcom and game show. Unalloyed means pure. • The reviewer described the movie as an unalloyed pleasure, saying it was the first film in years in which every single minute was worth watching.

acronym

a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name (e.g. "although most people simply call the TV network 'CNN', 'CNN' is really an acronym for 'Cable News Network'") বিভিন্ন শব্দের আদ্যক্ষর দিয়ে সংক্ষিপ্ত নির্দেশক শব্দ

abstinent

abstaining; voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad reputation (e.g. "Mary Jones had no problem abstaining from chocolate for a month; she's allergic to it anyway.") পরিহারক (Adj.), মিতাচারী (Adj.), উপরত (Adj.) $ https://o.quizlet.com/GKF3PX1qoQkA5XQcBRV48A_m.jpg

aboveboard

adjective: open and honest

admonitory

adjective: serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

abomination

an action that is vicious or vile (e.g. "such acts as were committed by those like Pol Pot and Hitler are abominations to all humankind") তীব্র ঘৃণা ও বিরাগ

allocate

assign; set apart for a particular purpose (e.g. The government allocates a certain amount of money each year for various projects.") বণ্টন করা , বেঁটে দেওয়া , বরাদ্দ করা

abet

assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing (e.g. "the defendant is thought to have abetted the murderer, who is already in jail")অসৎ কাজে মদত দেওয়া

aboriginal

having existed from the beginning (e.g. "the aboriginal people of the island are rather primitive") আদিম , আদি

ambiance

the atmosphere of an environment (e.g. "The ambiance of the cafeteria was such that I never wanted to go back again: the entire time a woman was standing on top of her table and screaming for a waiter, everybody in the building was shouting to everyone else at the top of their lungs, and there was only one waiter in the entire restaurant.") বেষ্টনী , পরিবেষ্টনী , পরিব্যাপ্তি , পরিবৃতি

altruism

the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others (e.g. "Although the man was very poor, he was altruistic at heart; he gave every spare penny he had to charities.") পরহিতৈষণা , পরার্থবাদ , পরার্থপরতা

ABROGATE

ABROGATE (AB roh gayt) v to abolish or annul by authority; put down verb: revoke formally প্রত্যাহার করা • The court ruling abrogated the defendant's rights to any profit from the sale of the house. • Darren abrogated his responsibility to the paper when he went on vacation without submitting his article before the deadline.

ABSCISSION

ABSCISSION (ab SI zhun) n act of cutting off or removing • Dr. Carter recommended an immediate abscission of the abscess in order to minimize any further infection. Abscise means to cut off or remove. • When she called for the resignation of key legislators, the congresswoman claimed that it was the only way to abscise the corruption before it spread. Abscission can also mean the actual cut itself.

ABSCOND

ABSCOND (ab SKAHND) v to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide Depart secretly and hide - আত্মগোপন করে থাকা • Doug was left penniless when the two con men absconded with his life savings. • Raccoons are notorious for absconding and hiding shiny objects; no one knows why they need all those spoons and watches, though.

AMBIGUITY

AMBIGUITY (am big YOU uh tee) n uncertainty in meaning ambiguous অস্পষ্ট • The ambiguity of the poem's title allows scholars to interpret it many different ways. The adjective form of the word is ambiguous. • Samir left the note purposefully ambiguous, figuring that Sonya would give him the benefit of the doubt if she wished to. Be careful; ambiguity is frequently confused with ambivalence.

ABSTAIN

ABSTAIN (ub STAYN) v to refrain from an activity verb: choose not to consume or take part in (particularly something enjoyable) • Sheryl chose to abstain from eating chocolate, her favorite treat, for the season of Lent. The act of abstaining is called abstinence. • The old health textbook recommended abstinence from sexual activity as the primary means of birth control. Abstemious is a related word meaning marked by moderation, particularly where food and drink are concerned. • Though some regard the diet as a fad, in fact it recommends some very traditional habits, such as consuming sugar and alcohol abstemiously.

ACCOLADE

ACCOLADE (AK o layd) n an expression of praise; an award noun: an award or praise granted as a special honor প্রশংসা , সাধুবাদ • The diva received her accolades graciously, blowing kisses to her adoring fans. • Doris so craved her coach's accolades that she showed up an hour early to every practice. The word accolade comes from a French word meaning to embrace, which, logically enough, comes from the same root as collar. You can also associate lade with laud (meaning praise), though they probably don't have the same etymological backgrounds.

ACCRETION

ACCRETION (uh KREE shun) n growth, increase by successive addition, building up • Limestone is formed by the accretion of tiny particles from objects such as shells and coral over a very, very long time. • The accretion of dirt has changed the color of the kitchen floor from white to brown, which is pretty disgusting.

ACERBIC

ACERBIC (uh SUHR bik) adj having a sour or bitter taste or character adjective: harsh in tone কটু, ঝাঝালো • Dorothy Parker was famous for her wit, which could be quite acerbic; Parker could be devastating when she wanted to be. • I like my lemonade with very little sugar in it; the acerbic tang is refreshing when the weather's warm.

ACUMEN

ACUMEN (AK u men) n quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight • The media often comments on the CEO's business acumen, remarking on his company's financial successes, but I think his fashion sense is much more interesting. • Her acumen in anticipating her opponent's strategy is legendary; it's what makes her so hard to beat. If you think about it, you probably know several words with acu in them that mean "sharp." Acute is frequently used to describe sharp pain and sharp angles (less than 90 degrees). People with good acumen are often described as being sharp, too! That's because these words come from the Latin root acus, which means needle.

ADMONISH

ADMONISH (ad MAH nish) v to reprove; to express warning or disapproval warn; reprove - সাবধান করে দেওয়া • How many times has your roommate admonished you to put the toilet seat down? An admonition is a warning or a scolding and admonitory means expressing warning or disapproval. • He tried to admonish us not to open the secret passageway, but his admonition fell on deaf ears. Man, were we sorry we hadn't listened to him when all the monsters came rushing out! • Dad's admonitory tone made us feel guilty about ruining our appetites with pre-dinner cookies.

ADROIT

ADROIT (uh DROYT) adj adept, dexterous clever or skilful. • Karl had always been an adroit manipulator; even when he was a kid he could get people to do what he wanted. • Although her adroit handling of the situation minimized the damage, nothing could really save the conference after the room flooded. • Since he is ambidextrous, he is equally adroit at shooting marbles with either hand. Maladroit means clumsy or bungling. • Jerry Lewis was able to make a career out of playing maladroit characters.

ADULATION

ADULATION (a ju LAY shun) n excessive praise; intense adoration • Leif Garrett was the object of much adolescent adulation. • Samuel had taken his little brother's adulation for granted until his brother grew four inches taller and was no longer as easily impressed.

ADULTERATE

ADULTERATE (uh DUL tur ayt) v to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients বিশুদ্ধতা নষ্ট করা • There was a huge scandal when customers discovered that the health food store had been adulterating the wheat grass juice with clippings from the front lawn. • In an effort to determine why the house's foundation was crumbling, the inspectors tested the concrete to see if it had been improperly adulterated when it was mixed. Adulteration is the process or effect of adulterating. Unadulterated, appropriately enough, means pure. • I could tell that what her used car salesman was saying was one hundred percent, pure, unadulterated hogwash.

ADUMBRATE

ADUMBRATE (a DUM brayt) v to foreshadow vaguely, intimate, suggest, or outline sketchily • The possibilities for further cooperation between the two parties were adumbrated at the first, private meeting, but nothing was finalized until much later. • The first volume of the trilogy only adumbrates the basics of the story that will be developed in the next two books.

ADVOCATE

ADVOCATE (AD vuh cayt) v to argue for or support a cause • Though the senator did not advocate the bill openly, he voted for it because he thought it would save him some face among his critics. A person who advocates something is called an advocate, but be careful; the noun form is pronounced differently.

AGGRANDIZE

AGGRANDIZE (uh GRAND yz) v to increase in intensity, power, or prestige; to make appear greater • Michael's attempts to aggrandize his achievements produced the exact opposite effect; everyone ended up thinking he had accomplished less than he really had. In other words, he would have been better off without the self-aggrandizing. • The multi-million dollar advertising campaign was part of a plan to aggrandize the company's stock before it went public.

ALACRITY

ALACRITY (uh LAK ruh tee) n eager and enthusiastic willingness স্ফূর্তি • Amy responded to the invitation to join the planning committee with alacrity, and even volunteered to take on additional responsibilities. • The alacrity with which Calvin offered to do the dishes made his mother suspicious; usually he would only do chores kicking and screaming.

AMALGAMATE

AMALGAMATE (uh MAL guh mayt) v to combine several elements into a whole একত্র করা • A griffin, theoretically at least, is an amalgamation of an eagle and a lion into one mean-looking mythical creature. • It makes sense that the metal used in fillings is called an amalgam since it is a combination of mercury and silver.

AMBIVALENCE

AMBIVALENCE (am BIV uh lunts) n the quality of having opposing ideas or feelings the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes mixed or conflicting emotions about something • Nikki's ambivalence about the job offer was apparent; on one hand, the money and benefits would be better than at her current job, but on the other, she didn't want to risk losing the wonderful work environment she already had. Ambivalent is the adjective form of ambivalence. Be careful; ambivalence is often confused with ambiguity, probably because ambivalence can also mean uncertainty (par-ticularly about what course one should follow).

AMELIORATE

AMELIORATE (uh MEE lee or ayt) v to make better or more tolerable উন্নত করা make something bad better • Jonas was sure that nothing could ameliorate the taste of beets; brussels sprouts, on the other hand, could be made quite palatable with the introduction of plenty of butter. • All attempts to ameliorate the relationship between the longstanding adversaries seemed futile; they were as hostile toward one another as ever.