Quiz # 1- 8 (A) Flashcards

1
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ABASH

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to make ashamed; to embarrass

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2
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ABATE

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to subside; to reduce

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3
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ABDICATE

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to step down from a position
of power or responsibility

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4
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ABERRATION

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বিপথগািমতা , something not typical; a deviation from
the standard

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5
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ABHOR

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to hate very, very much; to detest

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6
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ABJECT

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শোচনীয় ,অধম
hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated

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7
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ABNEGATE

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to deny oneself things; to reject; to
renounce

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8
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ABORTIVE

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নিষ্ফল unsuccessful

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9
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ABRIDGE

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to shorten; to condense

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10
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ABSOLUTE

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total; unlimited

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11
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ABSOLVE

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বাধ্যবাধকতা থেকে মুক্তি
to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation

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12
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ABSTINENT

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voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant
that is bad for you or has a bad reputation

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13
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ABSTRACT

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theoretical; impersonal

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14
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ABSTRUSE

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দুর্বোধ্য ,hard to understand

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15
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ABYSMAL

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extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless

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16
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ACCOLADE

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সাধুবাদ ,
an award; an honor

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17
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ACCOST

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to approach and speak to someone
aggressively

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18
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ACERBIC

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sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood,
or tone

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19
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ACQUIESCE

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to comply passively; to
accept; to assent; to agree

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20
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ACRID

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harshly pungent; bitter

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21
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ACRIMONIOUS

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full of spite; bitter; nasty

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22
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ACUMEN

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keenness of judgment; mental sharpness

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23
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ACUTE

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sharp; shrewd

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24
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ADAMANT

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stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible

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25
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ADDRESS

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to speak to; to direct one’s attention to

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26
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ADHERENT

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follower; supporter; believer

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27
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ADMONISH

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to scold gently; to warn

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28
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ADROIT

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skillful; dexterous; clever; shrewd; socially at ease

29
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ADULATION

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তোষামোদ ,wild or excessive admiration; flattery

30
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ADULTERATE

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to contaminate; to
make impure

31
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ADVERSE

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unfavorable; antagonistic

32
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AESTHETIC

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having to do with artistic
beauty; artistic

33
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AFFABLE

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easy to talk to; friendly

34
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AFFECTATION

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unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress

35
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AFFINITY

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sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity

36
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AFFLUENT

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rich; prosperous

37
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AGENDA

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program; the things to be
done

38
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AGGREGATE

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sum total; a collection of separate
things mixed together

39
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AGNOSTIC

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অজ্ঞেয়বাদী , one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

40
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AGRARIAN

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relating to land; relating to the management or farming of
land

41
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ALACRITY

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আকুলতা , ব্যগ্রতা
cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

42
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ALLEGE

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to assert without proof

43
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ALLEVIATE

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to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen

44
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ALLOCATE

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to distribute; to assign; to allot

45
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ALLOY

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a combination
of two or more things, usually metals

46
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ALLUSION

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পরোক্ষভাবে উল্লেখিত বিষয়
an indirect reference

47
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ALOOF

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উদাসীন
uninvolved; standing off; keeping one’s
distance

48
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ALTRUISM

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পরার্থপরতা
selflessness; generosity; devotion to
the interests of others

49
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AMBIENCE

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atmosphere; mood; feeling

50
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AMBIGUOUS

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unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways

51
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AMBIVALENT

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পরস্পরবিরোধী ,দোদুল্যমান ,অনিশ্চয়তাময়
undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously

52
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AMELIORATE

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উন্নয়নসাধন করা
to make better or more tolerable

53
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AMENABLE

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অনুকূল
obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of
another; agreeable

54
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AMENITY

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pleasantness;
attractive or comfortable feature

55
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AMIABLE

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friendly; agreeable

56
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AMNESTY

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রাজক্ষমা, ব্যাপক ক্ষমা
an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy

57
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AMORAL

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অনৈতিক
lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings

58
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AMOROUS

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প্রেমময়
feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love;
relating to love

59
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AMORPHOUS

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নিরাকার,
shapeless; without a regular or stable
shape; bloblike

60
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ANACHRONISM

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একযুগের বস্তু, ব্যক্তি, ঘটনা ইত্যাদিকে ভুল করে অন্য যুগের সংগে জড়িয়ে ফেলা
something out of place in time or history; an incongruity

61
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ANALOGY

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সাদৃশ্য
a comparison of one thing to another;
similarity

62
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ANARCHY

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absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

63
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ANECDOTE

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কোনো ব্যক্তি বা ঘটনাকে কেন্দ্র করে ছোটোখাটো আকর্ষণীয় বা মজার গল্প
a short account of a humorous or revealing incident

64
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ANGUISH

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যন্ত্রণা
agonizing physical or mental pain

65
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ANIMOSITY

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শত্রুতা
resentment; hostility; ill will

66
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ANOMALY

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an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation

67
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ANTECEDENT

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পূর্ববর্তী
someone or something that went before; something
that provides a model for something that came after it

68
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ANTIPATHY

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বিতৃষ্ণা
firm dislike; a dislike

69
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APARTHEID

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বর্ণবিদ্বেষ
he former policy of racial segregation
and oppression in the