Quiz # 1- 8 (A) Flashcards
ABASH
to make ashamed; to embarrass
ABATE
to subside; to reduce
ABDICATE
to step down from a position
of power or responsibility
ABERRATION
বিপথগািমতা , something not typical; a deviation from
the standard
ABHOR
to hate very, very much; to detest
ABJECT
শোচনীয় ,অধম
hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated
ABNEGATE
to deny oneself things; to reject; to
renounce
ABORTIVE
নিষ্ফল unsuccessful
ABRIDGE
to shorten; to condense
ABSOLUTE
total; unlimited
ABSOLVE
বাধ্যবাধকতা থেকে মুক্তি
to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
ABSTINENT
voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant
that is bad for you or has a bad reputation
ABSTRACT
theoretical; impersonal
ABSTRUSE
দুর্বোধ্য ,hard to understand
ABYSMAL
extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
ACCOLADE
সাধুবাদ ,
an award; an honor
ACCOST
to approach and speak to someone
aggressively
ACERBIC
sour; severe; like acid in temper, mood,
or tone
ACQUIESCE
to comply passively; to
accept; to assent; to agree
ACRID
harshly pungent; bitter
ACRIMONIOUS
full of spite; bitter; nasty
ACUMEN
keenness of judgment; mental sharpness
ACUTE
sharp; shrewd
ADAMANT
stubborn; unyielding; completely inflexible
ADDRESS
to speak to; to direct one’s attention to
ADHERENT
follower; supporter; believer
ADMONISH
to scold gently; to warn
ADROIT
skillful; dexterous; clever; shrewd; socially at ease
ADULATION
তোষামোদ ,wild or excessive admiration; flattery
ADULTERATE
to contaminate; to
make impure
ADVERSE
unfavorable; antagonistic
AESTHETIC
having to do with artistic
beauty; artistic
AFFABLE
easy to talk to; friendly
AFFECTATION
unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress
AFFINITY
sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity
AFFLUENT
rich; prosperous
AGENDA
program; the things to be
done
AGGREGATE
sum total; a collection of separate
things mixed together
AGNOSTIC
অজ্ঞেয়বাদী , one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven
AGRARIAN
relating to land; relating to the management or farming of
land
ALACRITY
আকুলতা , ব্যগ্রতা
cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond
ALLEGE
to assert without proof
ALLEVIATE
to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen
ALLOCATE
to distribute; to assign; to allot
ALLOY
a combination
of two or more things, usually metals
ALLUSION
পরোক্ষভাবে উল্লেখিত বিষয়
an indirect reference
ALOOF
উদাসীন
uninvolved; standing off; keeping one’s
distance
ALTRUISM
পরার্থপরতা
selflessness; generosity; devotion to
the interests of others
AMBIENCE
atmosphere; mood; feeling
AMBIGUOUS
unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways
AMBIVALENT
পরস্পরবিরোধী ,দোদুল্যমান ,অনিশ্চয়তাময়
undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously
AMELIORATE
উন্নয়নসাধন করা
to make better or more tolerable
AMENABLE
অনুকূল
obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of
another; agreeable
AMENITY
pleasantness;
attractive or comfortable feature
AMIABLE
friendly; agreeable
AMNESTY
রাজক্ষমা, ব্যাপক ক্ষমা
an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
AMORAL
অনৈতিক
lacking a sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings
AMOROUS
প্রেমময়
feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love;
relating to love
AMORPHOUS
নিরাকার,
shapeless; without a regular or stable
shape; bloblike
ANACHRONISM
একযুগের বস্তু, ব্যক্তি, ঘটনা ইত্যাদিকে ভুল করে অন্য যুগের সংগে জড়িয়ে ফেলা
something out of place in time or history; an incongruity
ANALOGY
সাদৃশ্য
a comparison of one thing to another;
similarity
ANARCHY
absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder
ANECDOTE
কোনো ব্যক্তি বা ঘটনাকে কেন্দ্র করে ছোটোখাটো আকর্ষণীয় বা মজার গল্প
a short account of a humorous or revealing incident
ANGUISH
যন্ত্রণা
agonizing physical or mental pain
ANIMOSITY
শত্রুতা
resentment; hostility; ill will
ANOMALY
an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation
ANTECEDENT
পূর্ববর্তী
someone or something that went before; something
that provides a model for something that came after it
ANTIPATHY
বিতৃষ্ণা
firm dislike; a dislike
APARTHEID
বর্ণবিদ্বেষ
he former policy of racial segregation
and oppression in the
