20/07/20(princeton,rc,drill 1) Flashcards
dissipation
NOUN
1. a scattering or being scattered; dispersion
2. a wasting or squandering
3. an idle or frivolous amusement or diversion
4. indulgence in pleasure to the point of harming oneself; intemperance; dissoluteness
His face was neither flushed nor drawn, and he showed no sign of dissipation.
propelling
verb
চালিত করা
spectacular
ADJECTIVE
1. of or like a spectacle, or show
2. unusual to a striking degree; characterized by a great display, as of daring
NOUN
3. an elaborate show or display
Its size lends it to entertaining in spectacular style.
conflagration
NOUN
a big, destructive fire
The threat of a wider conflagration is real.
meteor
noun
উল্কা
opaque
ADJECTIVE
1. not letting light pass through; not transparent or translucent
2. not reflecting light; not shining or lustrous; dull or dark
3. not allowing electricity, heat, etc. to pass through
4. hard to understand; obscure
5. slow in understanding; obtuse
NOUN
6. anything opaque
7. Photography
an opaque liquid used in blocking out parts of a negative
VERB TRANSITIVE
Word forms: oˈpaqued or oˈpaquing
8. to make opaque
9. Photography
to apply opaque to (a negative)
Making up one side of this hall are two floors of viewing rooms with opaque glass walls.
anarchy
NOUN
1. a state of society without government or law
2. political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control
The death of the king was followed by a year of anarchy
3. a theory that regards the absence of all direct or coercive government as a political ideal and that proposes the cooperative and voluntary association of individuals and groups as the principal mode of organized society
4. confusion; chaos; disorder
Intellectual and moral anarchy followed his loss of faith
extraterrestrial
ADJECTIVE
1. existing, taking place, or coming from outside the limits of the earth
NOUN
2. an extraterrestrial being, as in science fiction
Out of the window I gaze at the alien fields and extraterrestrial sheep.
debris
NOUN
1. rough, broken bits and pieces of stone, wood, glass, etc., as after destruction; rubble
2. bits and pieces of rubbish; litter
We hit the right place and found quite a bit of small debris floating about.
interstitial
কৌশলে
wield
VERB TRANSITIVE
1. to handle and use (a tool or weapon), esp. with skill and control
2. to exercise (power, influence, etc.)
3. Obsolete
to govern or rule
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈhandle
Because the fat cats are still trying to wield what power they have left.
clout
NOUN
1. Chiefly Dialectal
a. a piece of cloth or leather for patching
b. any piece of cloth, esp. one for cleaning; rag
2. a blow, with or as with the hand; rap
3. US, Informal
a. a hard hit, as in baseball
b. power or influence; esp., political power
4. Archery
a form of long-distance shooting in which archers aim at a large target laid out on the ground with a flag in the center
VERB TRANSITIVE
5. Chiefly Dialectal
to patch or mend coarsely
6. Informal
to strike, as with the hand
7. Informal
to hit (a ball) hard
Despite gaping holes in the Indian economy and the discrepancy between rich and poor, pride in the country and its growing economic clout is high.
viable
ADJECTIVE
1. able to live; specif.,টেকসই
a. having developed sufficiently within the uterus to be able to live and continue normal development outside the uterus
a premature but viable infant
b. able to take root and grow
viable seeds
2. workable and likely to survive or to have real meaning, pertinence, etc.
a viable economy, viable ideas
But the rebels are determined to press ahead and are said to be confident of persuading enough clubs to make it viable.
gauge
NOUN
1. a standard measure or scale of measurement
2. dimensions, capacity, thickness, etc.
3. any device for measuring something, as the thickness of wire, the dimensions of a machined part, the amount of liquid in a container, steam pressure, etc.
4. any means of estimating or judging
5. the distance between the rails of a rail track see also standard gauge, broad gauge, narrow gauge
6. the distance between parallel wheels at opposite ends of an axle
7. the size of a bore, esp. of a shotgun, expressed in terms of the number per pound of round lead balls of a diameter equal to that of the bore
8. the thickness of sheet metal, diameter of wire, etc.
9.
a. a measure of the fineness of a knitted or crocheted fabric
b. the fineness of a machine-knitted fabric expressed in terms of the number of loops per 11⁄2 inches
10. Nautical
the position of a ship in relation to another ship and the wind
a sailboat that has the weather gauge of another boat is to windward of it
11. Plastering
the amount of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to hasten its setting
see also gage1
VERB TRANSITIVE
Word forms: gauged or ˈgauging
12. to measure accurately by means of a gauge
13. to measure the size, amount, extent, or capacity of
14. to estimate; judge; appraise
15. to bring to correct gauge; make conform with a standard
16. Masonry
to cut or rub ( bricks or stone) to a desired shape
17. Plastering
to mix (plaster) in the proportions required for a specified setting time
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈstandard
scrupulous
adj
খুঁতখুঁতে
dubious
ADJECTIVE 1. causing doubt; ambiguous; vague a dubious remark 2. feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical 3. with the outcome undecided or hanging in the balance dubious battle 4. rousing suspicion; questionable; shady a dubious character SIMILAR WORDS: ˈdoubtful On the blog he claims a dubious victory.
opiate
নিদ্রাকর্ষক
extrapolated
VERB TRANSITIVE, VERB INTRANSITIVE
Word forms: exˈtrapoˌlated or exˈtrapoˌlating
1. Statistics
to estimate or infer (a value, quantity, etc. beyond the known range) on the basis of certain variables within the known range, from which the estimated value is assumed to follow
2. to arrive at ( conclusions or results) by hypothesizing from known facts or observations,foresee
3. to speculate as to consequences on the basis of (known facts or observations)