20/07/20(princeton,rc,drill 1) Flashcards

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dissipation

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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.

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propelling

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verb

চালিত করা

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spectacular

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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.

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conflagration

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NOUN
a big, destructive fire
The threat of a wider conflagration is real.

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meteor

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noun

উল্কা

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opaque

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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.

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anarchy

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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

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extraterrestrial

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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.

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debris

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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.

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interstitial

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কৌশলে

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wield

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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.

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clout

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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.

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viable

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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.

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gauge

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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

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scrupulous

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adj

খুঁতখুঁতে

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dubious

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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.
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opiate

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নিদ্রাকর্ষক

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extrapolated

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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)

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woodchuck

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NOUN
any of several marmots of North America; esp., the common hibernating groundhog (Marmota monax) with coarse, red-brown fur

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touchstone

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NOUN
1. a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing
2. a black siliceous stone formerly used to test the purity of gold and silver by the color of the streak produced on it by rubbing it with either metal
The popularity of his hymns made him a cultural touchstone.

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forge

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NOUN
1. a furnace for heating metal to be wrought
2. a place where metal is heated and hammered or wrought into shape; smithy
3. a place where wrought iron is made from pig iron or iron ore
VERB TRANSITIVE
Word forms: forged or ˈforging
4. to form or shape (metal) with blows or pressure from a hammer, press, or other machine, usually after heating
5. to make (something) by or as by this method; form; shape; produce
6. to make (something false) or imitate (something genuine) for purposes of deception or fraud; esp., to counterfeit (a check, signature, etc.)
VERB INTRANSITIVE
7. to work at a forge
8. to commit forgery
9.দৃঢ় পায়ে অগ্রসর হওয়া
If your friendship matters to you both you will work on forging a deeper bond.

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exert

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verb
pretend,apply
VERB TRANSITIVE
1. to put forth or use energetically; put into action or use
to exert strength, influence, etc.
2. to apply (oneself) with great energy or straining effort

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infusion

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নিষিক্তকরণ
NOUN
1. the act or process of infusing
2. something infused; tincture; admixture
3. the liquid extract that results from steeping a substance in water
4. Medicine
the introduction of a solution into the body, specif. into a vein
Diane made an infusion of raw tree peony bark, with cinnamon and walnuts: the most soothing concoction she knew.

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hover

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verb
ঝুলিতে থাকা,delay
INTRANSITIVE VERB
1. to hang fluttering or suspended in the air
The helicopter hovered over the building
2. to keep lingering about; wait near at hand
3. to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver
to hover between life and death
NOUN
4. the act or state of hovering
Despite its global popularity, mixed martial arts still hovers on the fringes of sport here.

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implication

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noun
তাৎপর্য
1.  an implicating or being implicated
2.  an implying or being implied
3. 
a.  something implied, from which an inference may be drawn
b.  Logic
a formal relationship between two propositions such that if the first is true then the second is necessarily or logically true
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ineluctable

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ADJECTIVE
not to be avoided or escaped; certain; inevitable
ineluctable fate
My brain remains resolutely awash with the ineluctable fact of Anna’s confession.

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cleave

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verb

cling to,বিদীর্ণ করা

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etymology

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noun

শব্দতত্ত্ব,origin

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substantial

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ADJECTIVE
1. of or having substance
2. real; actual; true; not imaginary
3. strong; solid; firm; stout
4. considerable; ample; large
5. of considerable worth or value; important
6. having property or possessions; wealthy
7. with regard to essential elements; in substance
8. Philosophy
of, or having the nature of, substance
NOUN
9. a substantial thing usually used in pl.
This is a rare opportunity to make a substantial reform without an expensive revolution.

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par

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NOUN
1. the established or recognized value of the money of one country in terms of the money of another country, based on a metal accepted as the common standard of value
2. an equal or common status, standing, footing, level, etc. usually in the phrase on a par (with)
3. the average or normal state, condition, degree, etc.
work that is above par
4. Business
the nominal, or face, value of stocks, bonds, etc.
5. Golf
the number of strokes established as a skillful score for any given hole or for a whole course
ADJECTIVE
6. of or at par
7. average; normal
VERB TRANSITIVE
Word forms: parred or ˈparring
8. Golf
to score par on (a given hole or course)
Idioms:
par for the course
He was slightly below par on his seasonal return last month but that was to be expected with along campaign ahead.

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etude

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NOUN
a musical composition for a solo instrument, designed to give practice in some special point of technique, but often performed for its artistic worth
Before supper I sat down at the piano and tried my hand at a little étude by Arensky.

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ethereal

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adj
গগনচারী
ADJECTIVE
1. light, airy, or tenuous
an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination
2. extremely delicate or refined
ethereal beauty
3. heavenly or celestial
gone to his ethereal home
4. of or pertaining to the upper regions of space
5. Chemistry
pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether
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meager

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ADJECTIVE
1.  deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate
a meager salary
meager fare
a meager harvest
2. having little flesh; lean; thin
a body meager with hunger
3. maigre
Into this battered relic, she put her own meager possessions.
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preclude

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verb

প্রতিরোধ করা

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perplex

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VERB TRANSITIVE
1. to make (a person) uncertain, doubtful, or hesitant; confuse; puzzle
2. to make intricate or complicated; make confusing or hard to understand
to perplex an issue
NOUN
3. Rare, Archaic
perplexity
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpuzzle
Other choices are a little more perplexing.

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emphatic

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adj
সতেজ
ADJECTIVE
1. uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive
2. using emphasis in speech or action
3. forceful; insistent
a big, emphatic man
I must be emphatic about this particular
4. very impressive or significant; strongly marked; striking
the emphatic beauty of sunset
5. clearly or boldly outlined
It stands, like a great, stone dagger, emphatic against the sky
6. Grammar
of or pertaining to a form used to add emphasis, esp., in English, stressed auxiliary do in affirmative statements, as in He did call you or I do like it
7. Phonetics
having a secondary velar articulation, as certain dental consonants in Arabic
NOUN
8. an emphatic consonant

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patriarchal

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ADJECTIVE
of or having to do with a patriarch or patriarchy
now often used with reference to a society, institution, etc. regarded as being under the repressive domination of men
patriarchal values of the Victorian family

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garner

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শস্যভাণ্ডার
NOUN
1.  a place for storing grain; granary
VERB TRANSITIVE
2.  to gather up and store in or as in a granary
3.  to get or earn
4.  to collect or gather
Attempts have been made to garner votes with gifts.
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repertoire.

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থিয়েটারে ঐভাবে নাটক মঞ্চস্থ।
Classical music is music that is considered to be serious and of lasting value
The Proms should be an unapologetic celebration of classical repertoire, all nine centuries of it.

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subversive

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adj
বিধ্বংসী
ADJECTIVE
1. tending or seeking to subvert, overthrow, or destroy (an established government, institution, belief, etc.)
NOUN
2. a person regarded as subversive
What was once considered subversive is now mainstream.

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frontier

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NOUN
1. the border between two countries
2. US
a. that part of a settled, civilized country which lies next to an unexplored or undeveloped region
b. the developing, often still uncivilized or lawless, region of a country
3. any new field of learning, thought, etc. or any part of a field that is still incompletely investigated often used in pl.
the frontiers of medicine
ADJECTIVE
4. of, on, or near a frontier
They came here last month with one last frontier to cross.

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lowbrow

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NOUN
1. a person lacking or considered to lack highly cultivated, intellectual tastes
ADJECTIVE
2. of or for a lowbrow
The accompanying photo consisted mainly of smoke and men running, like the cover of a lowbrow thriller.

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transmute

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verb
convert
VERB TRANSITIVE, VERB INTRANSITIVE
Word forms: transˈmuted or transˈmuting
to change from one form, species, condition, nature, or substance into another; transform; convert
SIMILAR WORDS: transˈform
The moment began to transmute, and he wondered if there was something he should do.

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vent

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NOUN
1. Rare
the action of escaping or passing out, or the means or opportunity to do this; issue; outlet
2. expression; release
giving vent to emotion
3.
a. a small hole or opening to permit passage or escape, as of a gas
b. US
a small triangular window or, now esp., an opening on or beneath the dashboard, for letting air into the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle
4. in early guns, the small hole at the breech through which a spark passes to set off the charge
5. the opening in a volcano from which gas and molten rock erupt
6. Zoology
the excretory opening in animals; esp., the external opening of the cloaca in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes
VERB TRANSITIVE
7. to make a vent in or provide a vent for
8. to allow (steam, gas, etc.) to escape through an opening
9. to give release or expression to
10. to relieve or unburden by giving vent to feelings
to vent oneself in curses

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dub

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VERB TRANSITIVE
Word forms: dubbed or ˈdubbing
1.  Obsolete
to hit; strike
2.  to confer knighthood on by tapping on the shoulder with a sword
3. 
a.  to confer a title or rank upon
b.  to call, name, or nickname
4.  to make ( wood, etc.) smooth, as by hammering or scraping
5.  to dress (leather) by rubbing
6.  Slang
to bungle (a golf stroke, etc.)
NOUN
7.  US, Slang
a clumsy, unskillful person
Time magazine dubbed her 'the superstar of religious broadcasting '.