19/07/2020(barron ) Flashcards
newfangled
ADJECTIVE 1. of a new kind or fashion newfangled ideas 2. fond of or given to novelty This was not a day for modern celebrations or any other newfangled gimmick.
endearment
NOUN
1. an endearing or being endeared; affection
2. a word or act expressing affection,love,caress
It was the first time she had used the endearment, and Rupert responded to it by taking her in his arms.
maiden
NOUN 1. Rare a. a girl or young unmarried woman b. a virgin 2. a race horse that has never won a race 3. [M-] a device like the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals 4. Cricket an over in which no runs are scored \: in full, maiden over ADJECTIVE 5. of, characteristic of, or suitable for a maiden 6. a. unmarried b. virgin now used only of older women 7. inexperienced; untried; unused; new; fresh 8. first or earliest a maiden speech, a maiden voyage 9. a. never having won a race a maiden horse b. for such horses a maiden race No wonder young gels and maiden aunts were prone to fainting back in the day.
esteem
VERB TRANSITIVE
1. to have great regard for; value highly; respect
2. to hold to be; consider; regard
we esteem it an honor to be invited
NOUN
3. favorable opinion; high regard; respect
to be held in high esteem
4. Archaic
an opinion; estimation
SIMILAR WORDS: appreciate, regard
What are the features of a life that warrant great esteem or admiration?
ascertainable
adj নিরূপণযোগ্য ( ascertain VERB TRANSITIVE 1. Archaic to make certain or definite 2. to find out with certainty There should be a public inquiry to ascertain the facts.
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exactitude
NOUN
the quality of being exact; precision; accuracy
The lighthouse beam swept across the sea with the same boring exactitude of all beacons.
relinquish
verb
পরিত্যাগ করা
1. to give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.)
2. to renounce or surrender (something owned, a right, etc.)
3. to let go (a grasp, hold, etc.)
Whether the army will really relinquish control again is far from certain.
pile
NOUN
গাদা
1. a mass of things heaped together; heap
2. a heap of wood or other combustible material on which a corpse or sacrifice is burned
3. a large building or group of buildings
4. Informal
a. a large amount or number
b. US
a lot of money; fortune
5. Electricity
a voltaic pile or any other similar device that produces an electric current; battery
6. US, Obsolete
nuclear reactor
VERB TRANSITIVE
Word forms: piled or ˈpiling
7. to put or set in a pile; heap up
8. to cover with a pile; load
9. to accumulate
10. to crash, wreck, etc.
VERB INTRANSITIVE
11. to form a pile or heap
12. to move in a mass; crowd with in, into, out, on, off, etc.
13. to crash (into)
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈbuilding
NOUN
1. a soft, velvety, raised surface on a rug, fabric, etc., produced by making yarn loops on the body of the material and, often, shearing them
2. soft, fine hair, as on wool, fur, etc.
There are some unlikely Cup stars who have finished top of the pile in the past.
sporadic
adj
বিক্ষিপ্ত
1. (of similar things or occurrences)
appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional
sporadic renewals of enthusiasm
2. appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease
3. isolated, as a single instance of something; being or occurring apart from others
4. occurring singly or widely apart in locality
the sporadic growth of plants
His sporadic attempts to record solo records were not very successful.
enigmatic
adj
বিভ্রান্তকর
ADJECTIVE
of or like an enigma; perplexing; baffling
: also ˌenigmatical
SIMILAR WORDS: obscure
He could come across as a rather enigmatic figure.
figurative
ADJECTIVE
1. representing by means of a figure, symbol, or likeness
2. having to do with figure drawing, painting, etc.
3. not in its original, usual, literal, or exact sense; representing one concept in terms of another that may be thought of as analogous with it; metaphoric
in “screaming headlines,” the word “screaming” is a figurative use
4. containing figures of speech
The gallery specialises in contemporary figurative and landscape paintings.
parenthetical
ADJECTIVE
1.
a. of or having the nature of a parenthesis
b. placed within parentheses see also parenthesis (sense 2)
2. interjected as qualifying information or explanation
3. using or containing parentheses
Frances, who had noted the parenthetical `of course you know that too ‘, was partially reassured.
erroneous
adj
ভ্রমপূর্ণ
containing or based on error; mistaken; wrong
The US-led coalition has announced investigations into a series of reports of erroneous airstrikes in recent weeks.
persecution
noun
নিপীড়ন
a persecuting or being persecuted
Can we define anyone fleeing war or persecution as an’economic’ refugee?
indignation
NOUN
anger or scorn that is a reaction to injustice, ingratitude, or meanness; righteous anger
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈanger
That was also when the righteous indignation returned.
arouse
TRANSITIVE VERB 1. to stir to action or strong response; excite to arouse a crowd to arouse suspicion 2. to stimulate sexually 3. to awaken; wake up The footsteps aroused the dog INTRANSITIVE VERB 4. to awake or become aroused At dawn the farmers began to arouse There are few food topics that arouse as much emotion as fish and chips.
