18/07/20(barron ) Flashcards
partisan
adj
পক্ষীয়
NOUN
1. a person who takes the part of or strongly supports one side, party, or person; often, specif., an unreasoning, emotional adherent
2. any of a group of guerrilla fighters; esp., a member of an organized civilian force fighting covertly to drive out occupying enemy troops
ADJECTIVE
3. of, like, or characteristic of a partisan
4. blindly or unreasonably devoted
5. of or having to do with military partisans
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈfollower
Does she feel that she has become partisan?
assessment
noun মূল্যায়ন NOUN 1. the act or an instance of assessing 2. an amount assessed The former chief executive of a rival offered an acerbic assessment.
conviction
NOUN 1. a convicting or being convicted 2. Rare the act of convincing 3. the state or appearance of being convinced, as of the truth of a belief,দৃঢ় বিশ্বাস to speak with conviction 4. a strong belief SIMILAR WORDS: ˈcertainty, oˈpinion
elevate
verb
1. to lift up; raise
2. to raise the pitch or volume of (esp. the voice)
3. to raise (a person) in rank or position; promote
4. to raise to a higher intellectual or moral level
5. to raise the spirits of; elate; exhilarate
ADJECTIVE
6. Archaic
elevated
SIMILAR WORDS: lift
Despite the poverty of his means he had been at pains to elevate the hut from a hovel.
inextricably
ওতপ্রোতভাবে
ADVERB [ADVERB with verb]
If two or more things are inextricably linked, they cannot be considered separately.
[formal]
Religion was for her inextricably linked with life itself.
Synonyms: inseparably, totally, intricately, irretrievably
militant
ADJECTIVE 1. at war; fighting 2. ready and willing to fight; esp., vigorous or aggressive in support or promotion of a cause NOUN 3. a militant person SIMILAR WORDS: aggressive
attainment
NOUN
1. an attaining or being attained
2. anything attained, as an acquired skill; accomplishment
These are the schools where pupils’ attainment in English and maths is commonly two years ahead of their age.
auspices
noun
পৃষ্ঠপোষকতা
But for the moment, at least, the auspices seem good.
subsequent
adj
পরবর্তী
egalitarian
adj
সমমাত্রিক
1. of, advocating, or characterized by the belief that all people should have equal political, social, and economic rights
NOUN
2. an advocate or supporter of this belief
This is the most egalitarian approach to a terrible proposition.
deprecatory
ADJECTIVE
1. deprecating
2. apologetic or belittling
I heard myself describe my car with the deprecatory affection with which people commonly speak of family curiosities, eccentricities.
recriminate
verb
পালটা নালিশ করা
to answer an accuser by accusing that person in return; reply with a countercharge
reiterate
verb to repeat (something done or said); say or do again or repeatedly But I do reiterate, anyone caught acting in breach of a prohibition order is liable to two years ' imprisonment.
urge
VERB TRANSITIVE
Word forms: urged or ˈurging
1.
a. to press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly
to urge caution
b. to entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or solicit earnestly; press; exhort
2. to stimulate or incite; provoke
3. to drive or force onward; press forward; impel
4. to ply ( oars, etc.) vigorously
VERB INTRANSITIVE
5. to make an earnest presentation of arguments, claims, charges, entreaties, etc.
6. to exert a force that drives or impels, as to action
NOUN
7. the act of urging
8. an impulse to do a certain thing; impelling influence or force, esp. an inner drive
We would urge people to refrain from such activity.
indifference
NOUN
the quality, state, or fact of being indifferent
; specif.,
a. lack of concern, interest, or feeling; apathy
b. lack of importance, meaning, or worth
This lack of indifference speaks volumes in itself.