VOCABULARY (1--20)

Question 1

AMORPHOUS

Answer 1

Shapeless,

নিরাকার,

Question 2

EQUIVOCAL

Answer 2

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
সন্দেহজনক,
⚽The politician gave anequivocalanswer.

🌐His answer wasequivocal.

📢The experiments producedequivocalresults.

Question 3

ABERRATION

Answer 3

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
বিপথগামীতা,
অবক্ষয়,

Question 4

UNDERMINE

Answer 4

lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.

erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).

ধ্বংস/পতন সাধনের চেষ্টা করা

⚽He constantly tried toundermineher self-confidence.
🔔His enemies are spreading rumours tounderminehis authority.

🐸Nothing canunderminetheir fast friendship.

💕She tried toundermineour friendship.

Question 5

ACRIMONY

Answer 5

★bitterness or ill feeling.
মেজাজের/স্বভাবের রুক্ষতা
⚽This book review was written withacrimony.

🌐The council’s first meeting ended inacrimony.

Question 6

CASTIGATE

Answer 6

★ reprimand (someone) severely.
কড়া সমালোচনা করা

⚽The principalcastigatethe student who have insult their teacher.

🏖️Marx never lost an opportunity tocastigatecolonialism.

🏩Reconnoitring and collecting evidence is the first stepcastigatesuch crime.

Question 7

ANOMALOUS

Answer 7

★ deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
অসংগতিপূর্ণ,
নিয়ম বহির্ভূত,

⚽For years thisanomalousbehaviour has baffled scientists.

🌐The position of Mrs. Cowperwood was mostanomalous.

Question 8

EXTANT

Answer 8

★ (especially of a document) still in existence; surviving
এখনো বর্তমান

🐸Few of the manuscripts are stillextant.

🎀We have someextantparish records from the sixteenth century.

⚽Some of Washington’s letter areextant.

🎇The oldestextantdocument is dated 1492.

Question 9

CHASTISE

Answer 9

★শাস্তি দেয়া

⚽The fatherchastisedhis son for his misconduct.

🐸Thomas RanechastisedPeters for his cruelty.

🍉Theychastisedthe government for lacking vitality and strength.

Question 10

ENERVATE

Answer 10

★শক্তিহীন /দুর্বল করা

🎀Idlenessenervatesthe will to succeed.

🐸David felt tooenervatedto resist.

🍉She wasenervatedby the luxury of palace life.

Question 11

IMPERTINENT

Answer 11

★not showing proper respect; rude.
শিষ্টাচার হীন,
অপ্রাসঙ্গিক

⚽He was always askingimpertinentquestions.

🐸You are animpertinentyoung woman.

🎀Would it beimpertinentto ask why you’re leaving?

📢It wasimpertinentof him to behave like that.

⚽Hisimpertinentremarks wasted valuable time.

Question 12

CENSURE

Answer 12

★express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
★নিন্দা করা,
★তিরস্কার করা

🐸He could facecensurefrom his colleagues.

⚽You must notcensurehim until you know the whole story.

🌐Who was she tocensurehim?

Question 13

SURFEIT

Answer 13

★an excessive amount of something.
আতিশয্য,
অপরিমিত ভোজন,

⚽Asurfeitof rich food is bad for you.

🐸The country has asurfeitof cheap labour.

🎇It’s no good for your health tosurfeityourself.

Question 14

EDIFYING

Answer 14

★ providing moral or intellectual instruction.
শিক্ষাপ্রদ,
উপদেশমূলক
🎇Travel is anedifyingexperience , especially for young people.

🐸No-one would claim that the film is morallyedifying.

🍉Young students are advised to readedifyingbooks to improve their mind.

Question 15

INDIGNANT

Answer 15

★ feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

🍉I wasindignantbecause I felt that I had been punished unfairly.

🎇I got anindignantreply from Mr Norris.

🐸They wereindignantthat they hadn’t been invited.

💕Theindignantcustomer complained to the manager.

Question 16

CONTENTIOUS

Answer 16

★causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
বিতর্কিত,
কলহপ্রিয়,

💕Try to avoid anycontentiouswording.

🍉Abortion is a highlycontentiousissue.

🎀Animal welfare did not become acontentiousissue until the late 1970s.

🐸Both views are highlycontentious.

Question 17

SEDULOUS

Answer 17

★ (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.
অধ্যবসায়ী,
পরিশ্রমী,

🎇 The young woman was sosedulousthat she received a commendation for her hard work.

🍉She is as gifted assedulous.

Question 18

DELIBERATE

Answer 18

★ done consciously and intentionally.
ইচ্ছাকৃত,

🎇The attack on him was quitedeliberate.

🎀He told us adeliberatelie.

💕We made adeliberatedecision to live apart for a while.

Question 19

VANQUISH

Answer 19

★ defeat thoroughly.
পরাজিত করা,
দমন করা,

🌐He tried tovanquishhis fears.

🍉Yes, courage alone cannotvanquishall evils.

⚽You are not alone! The blue dragon flight shall help youvanquishthe Deceiver!

Question 20

LABORIOUS

Answer 20

★(especially of a task, process, or journey) requiring considerable effort and time

শ্রমসাধ্য,

🎀Checking all the information will be slow andlaborious.

🔔They had thelaborioustask of cutting down the huge tree.

⚽Analysts warn that it will be a long,laboriousprocess.

🏖️Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be alaborioustask.