VOCABULARY (1--20) Flashcards
AMORPHOUS
Shapeless,
নিরাকার,
EQUIVOCAL
open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
সন্দেহজনক,
⚽The politician gave anequivocalanswer.
🌐His answer wasequivocal.
📢The experiments producedequivocalresults.
ABERRATION
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
বিপথগামীতা,
অবক্ষয়,
UNDERMINE
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.
ACRIMONY
★bitterness or ill feeling.
মেজাজের/স্বভাবের রুক্ষতা
⚽This book review was written withacrimony.
🌐The council’s first meeting ended inacrimony.
CASTIGATE
★ 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.
ANOMALOUS
★ deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
অসংগতিপূর্ণ,
নিয়ম বহির্ভূত,
⚽For years thisanomalousbehaviour has baffled scientists.
🌐The position of Mrs. Cowperwood was mostanomalous.
EXTANT
★ (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.
CHASTISE
★শাস্তি দেয়া
⚽The fatherchastisedhis son for his misconduct.
🐸Thomas RanechastisedPeters for his cruelty.
🍉Theychastisedthe government for lacking vitality and strength.
ENERVATE
★শক্তিহীন /দুর্বল করা
🎀Idlenessenervatesthe will to succeed.
🐸David felt tooenervatedto resist.
🍉She wasenervatedby the luxury of palace life.
IMPERTINENT
★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.
CENSURE
★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?
SURFEIT
★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.
EDIFYING
★ 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.
INDIGNANT
★ 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.
CONTENTIOUS
★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.
SEDULOUS
★ (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.
DELIBERATE
★ done consciously and intentionally.
ইচ্ছাকৃত,
🎇The attack on him was quitedeliberate.
🎀He told us adeliberatelie.
💕We made adeliberatedecision to live apart for a while.
VANQUISH
★ 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!
LABORIOUS
★(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.
