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Source: Google (lexico) (primarily)
(Eng-ban & ban-ban)
- Knoll = hillock, hummock, hump,
গোলাকার
টিলা
- নাগাল
= reach, proximity,
comprehension, contact
- Condiment =
মসলা, spice
- Porridge = জাউ
(ভাত)
- Contemporary =
সমবয়সী,
সমসাময়িক
- Welding =
ঝালাই,
ঢালাই ≈ Soldering
- bourgeoisie =
মধ্যবিত্ত,
বুর্জোয়া
(বিলাসী)
- titular =
নামমাত্র
- Oscitation = হাই
ওঠা।
Gape, Yawn = হাই তোলা
। Alluvial =
পালল,
পাললিক
- Road surface = pavement, paved
road, পাকা
রাস্তা
- Cane = বেত
- Jubilee = anniversary,
জয়ন্তী; a special
anniversary of an event, especially one
celebrating twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or
activity
- Enclave/exclave =
ছিটমহল
- Cask, barrel =
পিপে,
পিপা
- রাসনা
=
জিহ্বা
- Reprieve =
অবকাশ
- Eunuch =
খোজা,
হিজরা; a man who has been
castrated, especially (in the past) one employed
to guard the women's living areas at an oriental
court.
- Palanquin =
পালকি, sedan
- আরোহণ
= climbing,
ঊর্ধ্বে
গমন | আহরণ =
extraction, সংগ্রহ
- Pulp =
মণ্ড
- petrichor =
ভিজে
মাটির
সোঁদা গন্ধ
, a
pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after
a long period of warm, dry weather.
"other than the petrichor emanating from the rapidly drying
grass, there was not a trace of
evidence that it had rained at all”
Intonation, Annotation
- Intonation = the rise and fall of
the voice in speaking.
- Annotation = a note by way of
explanation or comment added to
a text or diagram.
(Eng to eng)
- Abreast = up to date with, in touch
with. up to date with the latest
news, ideas, or information.
- Volley = barrage, bombardment
- grist to the mill — useful
experience, material, or knowledge.
"all this free publicity was grist to his mill"
- Dichotomy = difference,
polarity
- Parable = Allegory
- Forbearance = tolerance | Acquiescing = accept
something reluctantly but
without protest | Brook - tolerate, allow
| Allow,
Permit = Acquiesce
- Deliberation = thought |
Wanton = deliberate
- Kickback = bribe
- Temerity = audacity
- rampart = defences, wall
- comeuppance = a punishment or
fate that someone
deserves.
- Contravene = Break, violate,
infringe | Renege = go back on,
break one’s promise, default on
- rambunctious = uncontrollably
exuberant; boisterous
- Entice = tempt, attract, seduce |
Beckon = gesture, signal, tempt,
lure, draw | Entice = Beckon,
হাতছানি
- euphemism = substitue, softening | a
mild or indirect word or
expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or
blunt when referring to something
unpleasant or embarrassing.
- harried = harassed
- sacrosanct = sacred
- incendiary = explosive
- outstrip = surpass
- derisive = mocking
- vie = compete
- dissident = Continuing violent
actions despite a ceasefire
- Suave = Sophisticated
- Infraction = Infringement
- Pare = Peel (Paring fruit). trim
(something) by cutting away its
outer edges.
- hallowed = holy
- countenance = face
- booty = loot, plunder
- Assail = to assault | Foray =
assault, raid, assail
- Certitude= certainty
- Aspersion = Defamation, slander |
Besmirch = sully, stain, tarnish,
slander, defame
- Treatise = Essay
- Renown = fame
- Opine = suggest | hold and state as
one's opinion.
- Gazette = journal, newspaper, paper
| an official publication
containing lists of government appointments and promotions and
other public notices.announce or publish
(something) in an official gazette. publish the appointment of
(someone) to a military or other official
post.
- Tempo = speed, rythm. the speed at
which a passage of music is or
should be played.
- Genteel = refined
- Expound = explain. present and
explain (a theory or idea) in detail.
- insofar = to the extent that
- Specious = superficially plausible,
but actually wrong. Misleading,
deceiving.
- Multifarious = Diverse, Many |
multifarious = many and of various
types; diverse, many, numerous, various | Various = Sundry,
- Protean = versatile,
ever-changing
- Obtrusive = conspicuous
- bid = offer. “I bid you
farewell.” “I bid you
welcome.”
- layabout = a person who habitually
does little or no work.
- Rebate = Refund
- Sanctimonious =
Self-righteous
- Dereliction = neglect
- regression = not related to
regret
- Admonish = reprimand, rebuke, advise
| Chastise = scold, rebuke |
take someone to task = reprimand or criticize someone severely
for a fault or mistake.
- atwitter = in a state of agitation
or nervous excitement.
- Corpus, repertoire(a stock of plays,
dances, or items that a
performer knows) = compilation, collection | Compendium =
compilation, anthology
- Agog = excited
- Ensorcell = enchant;
fascinate.
- Pedantic = overscrupulous,
Scrupulous, Precise, Exact,
Over-exacting, perfectionist; excessively concerned with minor
details or rules; overscrupulous.
- Unassuming = humble, modest. not
pretentious or arrogant; modest.
- Collude, machination = conspire,
connive, plot, scheme, be in
cahoots
- Meddle = interfere
- Aqueduct = channel, waterway
- Solicitude = concern
- Deference = Obeisance, respect |
Approbation = approval, praise,
acceptance, assent, endorsement, recognition, respect | Broach =
mention | Mention = citation, refer to,
recognition, endorse, declare, say | Citation =
quotation,
- Flamboyance = Panache
- Prognosis = opinion,
judgement
- Behoove (verb) = be obligatory for,
befits; it is a duty or
responsibility for someone to do something:
- Elucidate = explain,
illuminate
- Prerogative = entitlement,
privilege
- Whinge = complain
- Armistice = truce
- Perjure = lie (willfully)
- Swipe = To steal or snatch.
“Swiper no swiping”
- Gravitas = seriousness,
gravity
- Spate = series
- Belie = contradict
- Supercede = replace
- Indictment = accusation, charge,
allegation
- Pertinent = relevant
- Antithesis = opposite
- serendipity = Chance
- Hearsay = rumour
- Holidaymaker = tourist
- ,
- Glut = overload
- Condone = disregard, deliberately
ignore
- Condemn = criticize, blame
- Exacerbate = aggregate, worsen,
compound. make (a problem, bad
situation, or negative feeling) worse.
- Pallid = pale | Sallow = pale
- Curtail = cut down
- Itinerant = nomadic,
travelling
- Facet = face
- Rant = fulminate, declaim, mouth
off, vociferate, rant and rave,
tirade
- Subterfuge = trickery | Specious =
misleading, deceptive | Hoodwink
= Deceive, trick
- Dilenna = quandary, conundrum, problem
- Refuse (noun) = Waste,
garbage
- Debark = Disembark
- Ergo = so, therefore, thus,
hence
- Enunciate = pronounce | Enunciation
= pronunciation
- Overture = prelude, precursor
- Despondent = disheartened
- Disparage, vilify = belittle
- Homey = cozy, comfortable
- Contention = Disagreement, Dispute,
Disputation, Argument, Variance,
discord
- Subsume = absorb
- Preclude = prevent (from
happening)
- Impetuous = impulsive | impetus =
impulse, stimulus
- Laden = burdened (with) | Addendum
= additionOnus = burden,
responsibility ❓
- Culpability = guilt, blame |
Culpable = guilty
- Slovenly = unkempt, careless |
Careless = Slipshod, Remiss,
lackadaisical
- Infraction = infringement, breach,
violation
- Cliche = platitude, truism | Cliched
= Banal, Trite,
- Gorge = guzzle, gobble, cram | Cram
= Gorge, Stuff,
- Statute = law | Litigation =
lawsuit, prosecution, legal
action
- Angst = anxiety
- Patronizing = apparently kind or
helpful but betraying a feeling of
superiority; condescending.
- Flatulence = fart
- Brisk = quick
- Locomotion = movement
- Opus = composition, work,
creation
- Quiver = tremble, shiver,
shake
- Brunt = force, impact | Contrived =
forced
- Fudge = compromise, falsify,
fake
- Altercation = altercation, argument,
quarrel | Vendetta = Argument,
Altercation, feud, quarrel, contention
- Ascetic = austere, recluse, hermit
- surreptitious = secret,
stealthy
- Rundown = overview
- Forlorn = sad, unhappy,
miserable
- Defraud = swindle, cheat | Fiddle = fix,
swindle, play, toy || alt: Nero
fiddles while Rome burns (proverb).
- Barter = trade, exchange || Banter = joke
(Barter = bargain)
- Foreshadow = indicate, portend, foretell,
suggest | Bespeak = indicate | Bode =
augur, presage, portend, foretell, predict
- Contraband = smuggled
- Frontier = border, boundary,
limit
- Celibacy = chastity,
virginity
- Fervour = passion | Zest = enthusiasm, gusto |
zeal = passion, love | zealous =
passionate | zealot = fanatic, enthusiast, radical | Vehement =
passionate, ardent, impassioned |
Passionate = Ardent, Avid, Fervid,
- Garrison (verb) = defend
- Conscript = recruit, hire
- Ephemism = substitute,
understatement
- Allege = claim, assert, declare,
proclaim | Purport = claim,
pretend
- Indignation = resentment, umbrage, affront |
snub = insult | Affront = insult,
rebuff, slight, repulse, offend
- aficionados = connoisseur, expert,
accomplished
- Amenable = flexible, compliant,
malleable | Amenity = facility,
service
- Transient = transitory, temporary,
short-lived, ephemeral fading |
Makeshift = temporary
- Insurgent = rebel, revolutionary,
terrorist
- Pedantic, Scrupulous = careful,
meticulous | Provident = frugal |
Frugal = thrifty, economical, careful, meager, scant,
circumspect, sparse
- Fare = food, fee, transport
cost
- Condole = console, comfort,
solace
- Conjecture = guess, speculation, approximation,
surmise | Supposition =
believe, surmise, suspicion, speculation
- Exorbitant = excessive,
unreasonable, outrageous
- Imminent = impending, coming,
forthcoming, approaching, looming, at
hand | Ensue = follow, stem | Accrue = accumulate, ensue |
Ensuing = Upcoming, Forthcoming | Accumulate
= Amass, Accrue, Result
- Avoid = eschew, give up, forgo, renounce | Balk
= eschew, resist
- Whelming = engulf, submerge, bury |
Overwhelming = profuse,
fantastic | Underwhelm = disappoint
- Awning = canopy, shade
- Obnoxious = unpleasant
- Exonerate = absolve, excuse,
release, discharge | Extenuate =
excuse
- Incongruity = inconsistency
- Invaluable = crucial
- Pavement = footpath, paved path,
walkway, sidewalk
- Exodus = outflow, emigration
- Dastardly = cruel, evil, wicked |
Evil = Malign
- Pander - indulge | Satisfaction =
Indulgence, Gratifying,
Pandering,
- Qualm = scruple, reservation,
hesitation, doubt
- Vicissitude - change,
alteration
- Anticlimactic = bathetic, disappointing |
Apathetic = indifferent,
uninterested | Poignant = touching, sad, pitiful, pathetic |
Sadness = Melancholy, Desolation, Woe,
Sorrow, Gloom | sad = poignant
- Claptrap = nonsense
- Pernicious = beneficial, statutory
- Facetious = glib, flippant, joking |
glib = fluent,
smooth-tongued
- Autocratic = despotic, tyrannical,
- Reconnaissance= survey, scouting, investigation
- Nonchalant = calm, cool | Unflappable =
imperturbable, calm; having or showing
calmness in a crisis | Placate = Calm
- Confound = amaze
- Stoke = add fuel to, mend, fuel,
tend
- Abet = assist
- Opine = suggest, propose | Telltale
= Revealing, Revelatory,
Suggestive, Meaningful, Significant, Meaning, indicative |
Opinionated = dogmatic, assertive;
জেদী, bigoted, prejudiced
- Destroy = raze
- Snickle = snigger, smirk,
snicker
- Respective = individual
- Incision = cut, opening
- Catacomb = vault
- Hale = healthy, hearty
- Temperament = personality
- Tantrum = fit, mood
- Antithetical = contrary to
- Regurgitate = vomit, barf
- Vindictive = vengeful,
revengeful
- Hysterical = emotional, impulsive,
uncontrollable
- Snooty = arrogant, haughty
- Bellicose = aggressive, belligerent
| Belligerent = Hostile,
Malignant
- Layman = non-expert, amateur
- Dodgy = dishonest, deceitful,
dubious | Duplicitous =
deceitful
- Corrigendum = error, mistake |
Fallible = error-prone, erring,
errant
- Injunction = order, demand,
decree
- Tenure = occupancy, permanent
employment
- Backpack = rucksack
- Contentious = controversial |
Incontrovertible = indisputable
- Ridiculous = farcical | Deride =
ridicule
- Melodramatic = exaggerated
- Abstemious = abstinent, moderate,
Austere
- Emphatic = wholehearted
- Ornate = elaborate, decorated
- Hubris = arrogance
- Diminutive = minute, petite,
miniature, small
- Consignment = delivery,
shipment
- Equity = value, fairness,
worth
- Cartel = gang, syndicate
- Oxymoron = contradictory
- Divident = profit
- Hullabaloo = commotion, uproar |
Furore = commotion
- Device = plan | Stratagem = plan,
strategy
- Tussle = fight, struggle | Vie =
Fight, compete
- Enervation = fatigue, exhausted |
Jaded = tired, satiated,
exhausted,
- Eclectic = wide, broad
- Sycophant = toady, creep. a person
who acts obsequiously towards
someone important in order to gain an advantage
- Preamble = introduction
- Broach = bring up, raise. raise (a
difficult subject) for
discussion
- Debacle = catastrophe
- Throe (death throe) = agony,
pain
- Cachet = prestige | Honor =
Accolade, Tribute,
- Snare = trap
- Ensemble = group
- Fraught = full of, filled
with
- Unkempt = messy, untidy,
disordered
- defer = suspend, postpone
- Proviso = provision, condition,
stipulation
- Imperative = important, essential |
nitty-gritty = basics, essential
- Desecrate = violate, profane
- bureaucratic = administrative, oficial
- Impetus = spur, incentive, impulse. a driving
force
- Concede = surrender, admit
- Handedly/ Handily = In a skillful
manner.
- Erudition = scholarship, intellect
- Encumber = hamper, hinder, impede,
obstruct
- Mired = sink, entangle, involved | Trap = Bog,
Mire, Ensnare,
- Morsel = mouthful, bit, bite, grain, sliver,
fragment | iota = bit | tad = bit?
; to a small extent; somewhat.
- Convocation = assembly, conference, congress |
Reconvene = rendezvous?? |
Rendezvous = meeting, appointment |
- Veer = swing, diverge, deviate
- Frenetic = frantic, hectic
- Convoluted = complicated, complex,
involved
- Leery = wary
- Gawp = Gawk. gape, goggle, ogle, stare. stare
openly and stupidly. stare openly
in a stupid or rude manner.| Gauche = awkward, gawky
- Hubbub, Pandemonium = chaos, confusion, uproar,
disorder, anarchy
- Incorrigible = incurable
- Jab = poke, prod
- Regal = majestic | Regale = entertain
- Relegate = downgrade, lower
- Corroborate = confirm
- Covet = desire
- Expedite = accelerate, speed up
- Bereavement= loss. death in the family
- Disillusioned = disappointed, let down.
disappointed in someone or something
that one discovers to be less good than one had believed.
- Retort = Answer, respond. say something in
answer to a remark, typically in a
sharp, angry, or witty manner.
- Pep = liveliness | vivacity = liveliness
- Squire = landowner, landlord
- Secrete = produce, excrete
- destitution = (dire) poverty
- cauterize = sear, burn, sterilize
Innuandos = insinuation, implication, hint | Tacit =
Implicit, Hinted, Implied
Circumvent = avoid | Elude = avoid
Brandish = wave (a weapon)
Caprice = whim, fancy, impulse, humor
Harried = Harassed
Verbatim = literally, word for word
Attache = envoy, diplomat, emissary
Modicum = taste
Solace = comfort
Abortive = failed
Forage = search, hunt, scavenge | Rummage = Search
untidily
- Untoward = unexpected
- Simile = metaphor | Allegory =
metaphor, parable, analogy
- Impugn = challenge, question,
impeach | Debrief = question
Truant = absentee
Flounder = struggle
Perfunctory = quick, cursory, hasty
Decorum = etiquette, decency
- Founder (verb) = sink (ship)
- Itinerary = route, course, schedule
- Monologue = speech | Speech =
spiel
- Inference = deduction, conclusion,
reasoning | Rationale =
reasoning, principle, logic
- Scribe = Clerk, Secretary, copyist,
transcriber, amanuensis,
recorder, record keeper
- Desiccated = dull, boring,
lifeless
- Miffed = annoyed | Irksome = vexing,
annoying
- Erstwhile = former, old
Erroneous = wrong, incorrect
Ilk = Type, group, sort
Enterprise = endeavour, undertaking
Savvy = Shrewd | Incisive = acute, astute, sharp,
Savant = scholar, intellectual, philosopher
Pore = study, examine | pore, Cleft, Orifice = aperture,
perforation, crevice, chink,
opening, crack, split
- Protegee = student, pupil, disciple
- Austere = severe, harsh, strict,
stringent
- Impeccable = flawless
- Obstinacy = stubbornness | wayward = wilful,
self-willed, headstrong, stubborn,
obstinate, obdurate, perverse
- Exonerate = absolve, release, clear,
acquit
- Ebb = recede, go out, diminish
- Impasse (chess?) = deadlock, dead end,
stalemate, checkmate, standstill, halt,
Stand-oft
- Extravaganza = spectacular, pageant
- Testy, grouchy = grumpy, ill-tempered,
ill-natured, ill-humored,
irritable
- Peripheral = Secondary, subsidiary, minor,
Outlying, outer, circumferential.
(of a device) able to be attached to and used with a computer,
though not an integral part of it.
- Succulent = juicy, moist, tender, fresh,
appetizing
- Embellishment = decoration, exaggeration
- Intercede = mediate
#phrase/ idioms
Spur on = incentivize
fool's errand = a task or activity that has no hope
of success
- Fire up = to fill (someone) with energy
or enthusiasm. “Now
continue resting while I fire up another bowl of medicine for
you.” (Tighnari, Sumeru archon
quest)
- Drone on = to talk for a long time in a boring
way
- Standing ovation = a period of
prolonged applause during which the
crowd or audience rise to their feet.
#term
- Candor = the act of being open and
honest
- red herring = A red herring is something that
misleads or distracts from a
relevant or important question
- Ditty = a short, simple song
- elegy = (in modern literature) a poem of
serious reflection, typically a lament
for the dead
- Purview = the scope of the influence or
concerns of something
- Plaintiff = a person who brings a case against
another in a court of
law.
- Pro bono publico = usually
shortened to pro bono, is a Latin phrase
for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment
→ [ Suits ]
- Overboard = from a ship into the
water. (Throws outside the bar for
not being able to pay) → [Top Gun: Maverick]
- call sign = a message, code, or
tune that is broadcast by radio to
identify the broadcaster or transmitter. → [Top Gun:
Maverick]
- Aviator = pilot → [Top
Gun: Maverick]
- Rhetorical = (of a question) asked
in order to produce an effect or
to make a statement rather than to elicit information.
→ [Top Gun: Maverick]
- Commutative = involving the condition that a
group of quantities connected by
operators gives the same result whatever the order of the
quantities involved, e.g. a × b = b
× a.
- front and centre = of the greatest importance;
prominent [Atomic-habits]
- Court = woo, go out with, seek, attract
- Lobby = seek to influence, try to persuade,
bring pressure to bear on,
importune, persuade, influence, sway, petition
- Beget = cause, give rise to, lead to, result
in, bring about, create
- Visceral = innate
- Droll = funny
- Liaison = cooperation, contact, association,
connection, collaboration
- Repugnant = abhorrent, revolting, repulsive,
repellent, disgusting,
offensive
- Carnage = Slaughter, Massacre, mass
murder
- Cinch = easy (task)
- Coalition = alliance, union
- Dross = junk, debris, draff, flotsam and
jetsam
- abashed = embarrassed, disconcerted, or
ashamed
- perfunctory = cursory, desultory, quick, brief,
hasty; (of an action) carried
out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
- Upright = frank, blunt, forthright, honest,
candid
- Paradigm = example, pattern
- Consign = assign, send, entrust, grant
- delineate = describe, outline, profile
- notwithstanding = but, still, albeit,
through
- Incumbent = obligatory
- Embroil = involve, entangle
- convalescence = recovery, rehabilitation,
recuperation
- Irreverant = disrespectful, scornful
- Humility = modesty, meekness
- Paramount = major, principal, most
important
- Mortify = embarrass, humiliate
- Epitome = personification
- Blithely = casually, carefree | blithe =
casual
- Queer = odd, strange
- Collected = composed, placid
- Souvenir= memento
- Cut-throat = ruthless, merciless
- Deviant = aberrant, abnormal, eccentric
- Colloquial= informal, casual
- Germane = relevant | Pertinent = relevant,
apposite
- Dictatorship = autocracy, tyranny,
absolutism
- Ecstasy = cloud nine, euphoria, elation
- Jocund = cheerful, happy
- Inundate = overwhelm, overburden, besiege,
bury
- Aplenty = in abundance
- Stark = sheer, obvious, evident
- Heyday = prime, peak
- obfuscate = obscure, blur, confuse | Osteric =
obscure, puzzling, arcane, |
- stringent = strict
- Garner = gather
- brevity = conciseness | Brevity = concision,
pith, shortness | concise =
succinct, short, brief |
- Addendum = appendix, postscript
- Impetuous = imprudent
- Acme = peak, pinnacle
- Delineate = describe
- Docket = document
- Machination = scheme
- Prudent = wise
- Allay = ease, diminish, lessen
- Compelling = Riveting | compel = impel
- Stop = Prop, cessation, halt
- Traction (science) = attraction
- Cognizant = aware, conscious
- Deft = skillful, adept || Daft = inane, stupid,
absurd
- Commune = community (noun), communicate
(verb)
- Encroach = intrude
- Tentative = provisional, experimental,
uncertain
- Scrumptious = delicious
- Laudable = praiseworthy | laud = praise
- Laurel = awards, rewards, honors
- Charlatan = quack, fraud, fake
- Bereft of = deprived of
- Mayhap = perhaps, possibly
- Coronation = crowning, enthroning, inauguration
- Collocation = Configuration, Arrangement
- Brave (verb) = endure | Weather (verb) =
withstand (a difficulty or danger).
Survive, Endure
- Lucid = intelligible
- Vindicate = clear, acquit
- Spry = lively, energetic
- Import = importance
- Abate = subside
- Repudiate = reject
- Retch = gag
- Gait = walk, stride. a person's manner of
walking
- Headway = progress
- Intuit = understand or work out by
instinct
- Mania = madness
- Incriminate =accuse, blame
- Hegemony = leadership, dominance
- Hymn = anthem
- Harlot = prostitute
- Unladen = not carrying a load, clear (Genshin
Impact)
- Supple = nimble
- Smutty = obscene
- Inhibition = shyness, reserve, reticence
- Reprobate = rascal, scoundrel
- Oust = bring down, overthrow
- notwithstanding = (prep.) in spite of, in spite
of, despite, regardless of |
(adv.) nevertheless, nonetheless | (conj.) although, in spite of
the fact that ]
- Legible = readable
- Egress = exit | Exodus = withdrawal,
exit
- Capitulate = surrender
- Conundrum = problem
- Tenet = principle, belief, doctrine
- Perdition = doom, ruin
- Recant = renounce, deny | Disavow = deny,
disown, gainsay, rebut, refute
- Preternatural = extraordinary
- Memoir = chronicle, history, record
- Hardliner = extremist, fanatic, radical
- Paramour = lover, obtain, bring out,
evoke
- Elicit = engender
- Apprise = inform
- Hitherto = previously, so far, formerly, thus
far
- Mendacity = deception
- Lavatory = toilet
- Deputation = delegation
- Stymied = impede, hamper
- Pragmatic = practical, utilitarian
- Coherent = logical, reasonable
- Proponent = advocate, supporter
- Ethos = (motto?) the characteristic spirit of a
culture, era, or community as
manifested in its attitudes and aspirations. COde, belief,
principles, standards
- Decry = denounce, condemn, criticize
- Confidant = close friend, bosom friend, best
friend, oppo, companion, chaperon
| compadre = a way of addressing or referring to a friend or
companion. |
- Guile = cunning
- Auxiliary = supplementary
- Outgoing = extrovert
- Antsy = anxious
- Effusive = unrestrained, extravagant
- Vestigial = remaining
- Sprawl = stretch out, loll
- Epitaph = legend, inscription, Elegy,
Commemoration, obituary, Eulogy
- Apparel = clothes, garb
- Clique = circle
- Gallivant = run, roam, gad, flit, jaunt
- Intonation = pitch, tone, inflection, cadency
(cadence), timbre | Inflection
point = a turning point
- Virtuoso = genius
- Tenure = tenancy, possession, holding
- Heft = lift or carry (something heavy).
- Onset = start
- Propitious - favorable, auspicious,
providential, advantageous
- Populace = population
- Asinine = stupid, foolish
- Haywire = erratic, out of control
- Heckle = jeer, taunt, harass
- Hapless = unfortunate
- Promiscuous = licentious, Dissolute,
debauched
- Entrench = establish, ensconce
- Compartmentalize = categorize
- Hermit = recluse, solitary
- Beneficiary = assignee, heir, inheritor | Scion
= shoot, offshoot, twig, graft,
heir, successor
- Rendition = performance
- Concur = agree
- Extempore = impromptu, improvised, ad hoc, wing
it; when necessary or
needed.
- Enigma = mystery, puzzle
- Clandestine (Eminence in shadow) = Secret,
covert
- Harbinger = herald, sign, signal, omen
- Puerile = Juvenile, childish, immature
- Unremitting = relentless
- Mob = rabble
- Potable = Drinkable
- Lucidity = clarity of expression;
intelligibility.
- Ideation = imagination
- Pauper = bankrupt, beggar, insolvent, poor
person
- Frigid = stony, formal, unresponsive
- quote, extract, reference | Cite = quote,
commend | Recite = reel off, narrate
|
- Felicitous = apt, congruous, appropriate
- Grudge (verb) = Begrudge, resent. be
resentfully unwilling to give or allow
(something).
- Accost = talk to, speak to, address,
approach
- Emblematic = symbolic, typical,
representative
- Mirth = merriment
- Contemporary = current, extant
- Girth = width, circumference, breadth
- Prolific = productive, creative
- Toast = Tribute; a call to a gathering of
people to raise their glasses and
drink together in honor of a person or thing, or an instance of
drinking in this way. drink to the
health or in honor of (someone or something) by raising
one's glass together with others.
- Fastidious = scrupulous, punctilious,
meticulous
- Sicced = sick (verb), set a dog on
- Conduit = channel
- Tutelage = tuition, instruction, behest
- Quagmire = swamp, morass
- Peg = spike, fasten, fix, nail
- Providence = fate, destiny, nemesis
- Swimmingly = smoothly
- Depot = storehouse
- Incarcerate = imprison,
- Virulent = Dangerous, baneful, vitriolic
- Manhandle = jostle, ahove, maltreat
- Fiscal = tax, budgetary, tariff, monetary,
revenue, financial
- Cascade = surge, falls,
- Neuter = castrate, cut, emasculate, fix,
alter
- amorphous = shapeless
- Balladeer = minstrel, musician
- Commission = Task, job, assignment, mission,
(from trade/business) share,
percentage, cut
- Ruminate = contemplate, think about
- Duress = coercion, compulsion, force
- Fad = craze, trend
- Beverage = drink
- Grotto = cave
- resigned = having accepted something unpleasant
that one cannot do anything
about.
- internecine = internal; relating to conflict
within a group.
- Engender = cause
- Condone = disregard
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Alacrity = eagerness, ardor, fervor
Altruistic = unselfish
Arcane = Mysterious, incomprehensible, secret
Ascribe = Attribute, credit, accredit, impute
Attic = loft
Avarice = greed
Behold = see, observe, have a gander/squint at
Bloke = man
Bollocks (expression) = nonsense, rubbish
Brusque = curt (rudely brief) , abrupt, blunt, gruff [
blunt =
স্পষ্টবাদী
]
Bunk (bed) = berth
Cajolery = Persuasion, Wheedling, Coaxing, Inveiglement,
Blandishments,
blarney
Carton = box
Censure = condemn
Chaff = husk
Chic = stylish
Circumvent = avoid, avert
Commandeer = Seize, bidding
Contraband = smuggled
Covenant = contract, agreement
Coy = Arch, Simpering, Coquettish, Flirtatious,
Kittenish, Skittish, shy; (especially
with reference to a woman) making a pretense of shyness or modesty which
is intended to be alluring.
Craven = cowardly
Drape = loll, laze
Erudite = Learned
Excise = erase, expunge
Expatriate = emigrant
Facet = surface, face, side
Faux = Artificial, Fake, False
Felicitations = Congratulations
Filibuster = stall
Finesse = skill
Forgo = go without, give up, renounce, eschew
Garish = Gaudy, Lurid, Flashy
GOurmand = glutton
Guile = sly
Gulf = inlet, estuary; a deep inlet of the sea almost
surrounded by land, with a
narrow mouth.
Hex = a magic spell, a curse; "Hextech" from
arcane?
Indolent = lazy
Intimate (v, adj)
Jejune = naive
Liaise = Cooperate
Luxury = opulence, richness, grandeur
Matrimonial = Marital
Mend = fettle, ranter, clout, tinker, beet, rehabilitate,
cobble, overhaul
Modicum = little bit, speck; a small quantity of a
particular thing, especially
something desirable or valuable
Moniker = name | epithet = nickname
Myriad = multitude
Natter = Prattle, chat
Nincompoop = fool, dolt, dunce
Notwithstanding = In spite of
Outsize = Huge; Exceptionally large
Pail = Bucket
picturesque = attractive, pretty, beautiful
Pliant = compliant, docile, persuadable
Plutocrat = a person whose power derives from their
wealth; capitalist, tycoon,
magnate, nabob
Poised = Self-possessed
Pompous = bombastic, blathering, overwrought
Portentous = ominous
post-haste = with great speed or immediacy, as soon as
possible
Purusual = Inspection, reading
Rancid = stale
Reverie = Daydream
Salve = Ointment, balm
Schmuck = a foolish or contemptible person.
Semblance = Appearance
Slick = sleek, adroit, deft, shiny
Sliver = splinter, shard, chip; a small, thin piece of
something cut or split off a
larger piece.
Solemn = significant
Splendor =- Grandeur
Sporadic = occasional
staunch = Stalwart, Loyal
Stoop = deign, resort; lower one's moral standards so
far as to do something
reprehensible.
The
floors of the washing and cleaning units there are amazingly dry
in stark contrast
to what other factories in the country.
Tirade = diatribe, invective, polemic, denunciation,
rant, harangue [ Denunciation =
ভীতি
প্রদর্শন ]
Uncompleted = Incomplete
Vacate = leave, evacuate
Venere = Beautiful lady
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Acumen = judgment
Adieu = goodbye
Ameliorate = improve
Anecdote = story
Askew = Lopsided, Oblique, Tilted
Assiduous = diligent, careful
Asylum = refuge
Bonkers = mad
Bough = branch
Broach = bring up
Buy = Accept
Chalice = cup, goblet
Chaperone = champion, keeper
Charlatan = Quack, Fraud (doctor)
Chronicle = Record
Conscientious = diligent, sedulous, assiduous
Corn = Maize
Cuss = curse
Dandy = excellent
Delegate = assign, representative
Dereliction = Dilapidation, decrepitude,
negligence
Dissent = disagreement
Excerpt = extract, quotation
Extol = glorify
Flog = whip
gab = blah-blah
Graft = corruption
Hangover = headache
Happenstance = coincidence
Impunity = immunity
Inevitable = Inexorable
Juxtaposition = comparison
masquerade = facade, charade(farce)
Moor = anchor
Onerous = arduous, strenuous
Onus = responsibility
Parlance = jargon, phraseology, idiom
Penchant = relish, preference, liking
Perusal = Scrutiny
Pilot - experimental
Posse = gang
Purveyor = vendor
Quibble = Protest, Remonstrate
Rapport = affinity, empathy, bond
Raucous = loud
Seer = Prophet, Prophesier,
Sentry = guard, lookout, sentinel
Sin = Sacrilege
Solicit = request, behest
Sponger = freeloader, parasite
Subsist = Survive
Suffuse = permeate, cover, pervade
Supplication = entreaty. plea
Terrible = Egregious
To, Unto = Until,
Viz = namely (when presenting example ig)
___
Adept = Adroit, deft
Adopt = Espouse,
Angler = Fisherman
Apparently = Ostensibly,
Apt = Suitable, Appropriate,
Basic = Rudimentary, Elemental,
Benefit = Boon, Godsend, Blessing
Between = Betwixt,
Bluff = Red herring, Ruse,
Callous = Indifferent | Callous = heartless
Cancel = Rescind,
cataclysmic = Disastrous
Chasm = Ravine, Gorge,
Coercion
Collection = compendium, repertoire
Compare = liken, equate
Compensate = Recompense, Reimburse
Confirm = Corroborate,
Corporation = Conglomerate,
Crown = Diadem,
Delay = Procrastinate, tarry
Deviate = Digress, Maunder, Wander,
Don = Put on,
Educate = Edify,
Endless = Interminable,
Enrapture = Delight (verb)
Equivocal = Vague, Ambiguous
estuary = firth, inver, delta
Face = Visage, Noggin,
Fiat= Decree, Edict, Order
Filter = Sieve,
Frame = Chassis,
Fulfillment, Gratification, Excess,
Garrulous = talkative, loquacious, Voluble,
verbose
Give = Endow, Provide, Supply,
Helmsman = Steerman
Hurry = Hie,
Itinerary = Schedule,
Jail = Penitentiary,
Kaput = Useless, broken
Kind = Altruistic,
Lambast = Criticize, chastise
Leeway = scope, freedom
Lest = In case
Malady = Ailment, Sickness
Missive = message
Mourn = Bemoan, Lament, Bewail, Deplore,
Mouth = Maw,
Myth = Parable, Fable,
Nonsense = Drivel, Babble,
Often = Oft,
Ordain = appoint
Order = Behest, remit
Paraphernalia = Miscellaneous articles
Pay = Remuneration,
Perusal = Reading, inspection
Praise = Laud,
Procedure = Ritual, Act, Rite, Worship,
Protract = Prolong,
Proverb = Adage, Maxim, axiom, aphorism, epigram
Acrimony = Resentment, hostility, rancor
Pun = Quip, Wordplay, Epigram
Raid = Inroad
Rambunctious = boisterous, Exuberant
Rest = Doze, Nap, Sleep lightly, Respite,
Result = Consequence, Ramification,
Revenge = Retaliation, Reprisal, Retribution,
Redress,
Satisfy = Assuage, Tranquilize, relieve, ease
Shackle = Fetter,
Shoot = Loose, Fire,
Sleep = Turn in,
Small = Diminutive,
Sojourn = Visit, stay
Split = Sunder (verb) , Divide, Split apart, Asunder, in
sunder
Steal = Pilfer,
Sulk = Mope, Brood, Pout, sourpuss
Talkative = Garrulous
Tap = Faucet, Valve, Spout,
Tell = Relate, Recount, Narrate,
Tendency = Propensity, Proclivity,
Though = Albeit,
Throng = Crowd (verb)
Tradition, Protocol,
Travel = Trek, Trudge, Hike,
Unclear = Illegible,
Unexpected = Fortuitous, Casual,
Upkeep = Maintenance
Uproar = Tumult, Racket, Ado, Din, Babel,
Vociferous = Vehement
Waif = Orphan, stray, outcast
Warning = Caveat, Admonition, Caution,
Wonder = Ponder, Mull,
- Dumbfounded = well-founded
- Utopia = Dystopia
- Condone = Condemn
- Enmity = amity
- Appreciation = depreciation
- Hungry = nourished, satiated,
sated
- Outpatient= inpatient
- Malign = benign (kind,
friendly)
- Ingress = egress
- introversion = extroversion
- Numerator (লব) =
denominator (হর)
- Overt = Covert
- Implore, Entreat, Beseech, Beg =
Deplore, Abhor, Detest, Rue,
Censure
- Oriental = Occidental
- Take heart (to gain courage or
confidence) = Lose heart (become
discouraged)
#Terminology
Impostor Syndrome
Stoicism
Cynicism
#linguistics
- Hypernym: a word with a broad
meaning constituting a category into
which words with more specific meanings fall; a superordinate.
For example, colour is a hypernym of
red.
#quote
- “there's a subtle
difference between harmless and
peaceful”
- Harmless means someone or something is incapable of
causing harm. They don't
pose a threat — often because they lack strength, intent, or power
to do so. Harmless = no ability to
harm.
- Peaceful means someone or something chooses not to
cause harm, even if they could.
Peacefulness is often a conscious choice or a way of being, not just a
lack of danger. Peaceful = the
ability to harm, but choosing not to.
#wikipedia
Jousting
- Wikipedia - medieval lance
weapon
Phoenix Eyes "Phoenix Eye On Thumb: 6 Meanings |
YourTango" https://www.yourtango.com/self/phoenix-eye-on-thumb-meaning#:~:text=The%20phoenix%20eye%2C%20also%20known,the%20end%20of%20the%20finger.



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#acronyms
- ASAP = Post-haste, as soon as possible
Notre (Our) Dame (Lady)
___
#color
Turquoise = a greenish-blue color.
Ochre =
গেরুয়া; … varying from
light yellow to brown or red.
___
#formal
Malfeasance = wrongdoing
___
#addressing old people → Codger = an elderly man;
old coot, old man, old hag |
Fogey = a very old-fashioned or conservative person.
- cock verb
(PREPARE GUN) to push the
necessary piece of a gun up into position so that it is ready to
fire: He cocked his rifle and took
aim.
- Lollygag = idle, dawdle
- how come? = said when asking how or why
something happened or is the
case
- 'Real bad', ' Real badly',
'really badly', 'really
bad'...all mean the same! Real and bad can be used as both
adjectives and adverbs. Real holds the
same meaning as really, meaning very. And bad, on the other
hand, is both an adjective and an adverb.
Thus, 'real bad' or 'really badly' literally
mean 'very badly'. Really
Badly? (englishforums.com
Per se = itself
- sourpuss = mope, misery, complainer, damper,
dampener
- no shit, Sherlock = said humorously
to express the view that
someone is stating something that is completely obvious.
"there are a few worrying findings: the
first is that congestion causes stress (no shit, Sherlock) and
the second says that traffic jams may
cause brain damage". ≈ No brainer; You
don't have to be Sherlock to figure that
out.
- whatchamacallit = used to refer to a person or
thing whose name one cannot
recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify.
- Cloud cuckoo lander = crazy, strange
- nobbut = nothing but, just
- Forsooth = indeed
- Cuz = Because
- 'Tude = attitude
- Divvy/divvied = share out, divide
- Wazoo = buttock, arse
- Rich = (of a remark) causing ironic amusement
or indignation; preposterous
- Surefire = certain to succeed
___
#terms-to-look-smart
anthropogenic = (chiefly of environmental pollution and
pollutants) originating in
human activity.
___
(Meaning & synonym)
- ad nauseam = used to refer to the fact that
something has been done or repeated
so often that it has become annoying or tiresome. "the
phrase he repeated ad nauseam"
- Impress = an act of making an impression or
mark.
metronome = a device designed to mark exact time by a
regularly repeated tick
Anchovies = sardine, small fish
Ajar = slightly open ( door/window )
Clique = coterie, circle, group. a small close-knit group
of people who do not
readily allow others to join them
Yours truly = to refer to oneself
Encore = again! (as called by an audience at the end of a
concert).
Detox = a process or period of time in which one abstains
from or rids the body of
toxic or unhealthy substances; detoxification.
- Virtually = practically, nearly,
almost | virtual = practical; almost or nearly as described, but
not completely or according to strict
definition.
- Splice (join or connect (a rope or ropes) by
interweaving the strands at the
ends) | Slice (cut (something, especially food) into slices) |
surveil = keep (a person or place) under surveillance;
closely monitor or
observe
Empirical = practical, experimental | empirically = by
means of observation or
experience rather than theory or pure logic.
sinecure = a position requiring little or no work but
giving the holder status or
financial benefit
De facto = in fact, whether by right or not
Feted = honor or entertain (someone) lavishly.
beeline = a straight line between two places
window shopping = the activity of looking at goods
displayed in shop windows,
especially without intending to buy anything.
Insofar (as) = To such a degree or extent (to the extent
that) | Insofar = to such
extent or degree
Take down a peg or two = to show someone that they are
not as important as they
thought. Humiliating and degrading
Go south = To become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a
turn for the worse
pandemonium = wild and noisy disorder or confusion;
uproar.
homing instinct = an animal's innate ability to
return to its territory after
travelling away from it.
paradigm shift = a fundamental change in approach or
underlying assumptions
Flabbergast = surprise (someone) greatly;
astonish.
Piecemeal = খণ্ডে
খণ্ডে;
in an unsystematic way, through partial measures taken over a period of
time.
byway = a road or track not following a main route; a
minor road or path. a
little-known area of knowledge.
Phubbing = the practice of ignoring one's companion
or companions in order to pay
attention to one's phone or other mobile device.
Sire = (especially of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting
in the birth of (a
child).
parochialism = a limited or narrow outlook, especially
focused on a local area;
narrow-mindedness. | Ignorance??
- Iridescent = showing luminous colours that seem
to change when seen from
different angles. | parallax = the effect whereby the position
or direction of an object appears to
differ when viewed from different positions |
ideate = form an idea of; imagine or conceive.
Hubristic = excessively proud or self-confident.
Perspire = give out sweat through the pores of the skin
as a result of heat, physical
exertion, or stress.
Caulk = a waterproof filler and sealant, used in building
work and repairs.
- South East Asia–Middle East–Western
Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4)
gangplank = a movable plank, typically with cleats nailed
on it, used by passengers
to board or disembark from a ship or boat.
Prefect = (in some schools) a senior pupil who is
authorized to enforce
discipline
Sophomore = a second-year university or high-school
student.
Verbatim = in exactly the same words as were used
originally.. Literally, exactly,
word for word, line for line
- foster mother = a woman in relation to the
child or children whom she is
fostering. | adoptive mother (plural adoptive mothers) A woman
who has adopted a child, as opposed to a
biological mother.
- Name-calling = abusive language or
insults.
Posthumous =
মৃত্যুর
পরবর্তী. occurring, awarded,
or appearing after the death of the
originator.
Straddle = bestride, sit or stand with one leg on either
side of.
দুই পা ফাঁক
করা
Eisenschmidt = Ironworker
Venison = meat from a deer
Erratum = an error in printing or writing.
Rad = very appealing or good. The party was totally rad.
[=awesome, cool] | Rad = an
excellent person or thing
allusion = reference to, hint at. an expression designed
to call something to mind
without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing
reference.
Heuristic =
অনুসন্ধানমূলক;
enabling
someone to discover or learn something for themselves. proceeding to a
solution by trial and error or by
rules that are only loosely defined.
- Schtick = a gimmick, comic routine, style of
performance, etc. associated with
a particular person.
Clientele = clients collectively.
hem = the edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has
been turned under and
sewn.
nuance =
সামান্য
পার্থক্য; a subtle
difference in or shade of meaning,
expression, or sound. "he was familiar with the nuances of the
local dialect"
Lacquerware =
বার্ণিশ; decorative
articles, typically made of wood, that have been coated with
lacquer.
Aviary = a large cage, building, or enclosure for keeping
birds in.
shoehorn = force into an inadequate space
- Alibi = excuse? a claim or piece of evidence
that one was elsewhere when an
act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken
place
Shenanigans = secret or dishonest activity or
maneuvering
Behoove (verb) = it is a duty or responsibility for
someone to do something.
Biz = a business, especially one connected with
entertainment.
Acclimate = adapted to a new altitude, climate,
environment, or situation
Opex = operational expenditure.
Bulwark = a defensive wall
Vainglorious = excessively proud of oneself or one's
achievements; overly
vain.
Dotard = an old person
Abject = (of something bad) experienced or present to the
maximum degree
amirite = am I right?
cannabis = marijuana ⭐
Enamour = be filled with love for, in love with
endemic = (of a disease or condition) regularly found
among particular people or in a
certain area.
Famish = Extremely hungry
Fealty = a feudal tenant’s or vassal's sworn
loyalty to a lord.
Flipside = Other side
Lend = borrow
notarize = have (the signature on a document) attested to
by a notary.
Pittance = a very small or inadequate amount of
money
Precipice = a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a
tall one.
Quackery = dishonest practices and claims to have special
knowledge and skill in some
field
Rigmarole = A lengthy and complicated procedure
Rock == Rove?
Sensate = perceiving or perceived by the senses.
sepulcher = lay or bury in or as if in a sepulcher
Slouch = an incompetent person
smart alec = a person who is irritating because they
behave as if they know
everything
Smidge = little amount
Snafu = a confused or chaotic state
so long = goodbye till we meet again.
Trawl = fish with a trawl net or seine (a fishing net),
search thoroughly.
___
(Term)
Spelunking = the exploration of caves, especially as a
hobby.
Tryst = a private romantic rendezvous between
lovers
Perestroika
- Wikipedia
Cow = cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by
intimidation
Sic = set a dog on
Oology = the study or collecting of birds'
eggs.
Sophistry = the use of clever but false arguments,
especially with the intention of
deceiving.
Gaslight = manipulate (someone) by psychological means
into doubting their own
sanity.
Conflate = combine (two or more sets of information,
texts, ideas, etc.) into
one.
Whizz = a person who is extremely clever at
something.
stalactite = a tapering structure hanging like an icicle
from the roof of a cave,
formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water.
enclave = a portion of territory surrounded by a larger
territory whose inhabitants
are culturally or ethnically distinct.
Exegete = a person who interprets text, especially
scripture.
Chicness = The quality or state of being stylish
Couplet = a pair of successive lines of verse, typically
rhyming and of the same
length
Enamored
petrichor = a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies
the first rain after a long
period of warm, dry weather.
wunderkind = a person who achieves great success when
relatively young.
Yore = of long ago or former times
#EFT
slaughterhouse = butchery | butcher = slaughterer
#political
- Oligarchy is a form of political
system in which effective power is
concentrated in the hands of a small number of individuals or
groups. Members of such ruling elites are
commonly referred to as oligarchs, and are often characterized
by having titles of nobility or high
amounts of wealth.
- Transcribe = put (thoughts, speech,
or data) into written or printed
form. to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of
(dictated material, notes taken during a
lecture, or other spoken material)
- Business model= The term business
model refers to a company's
plan for making a profit. It identifies the products or services
the business plans to sell, its
identified target market, and any anticipated expenses. Business
models are important for both new and
established businesses
- bootstrap = to improve your
situation or become more successful,
without help from others or without advantages that others
have
#literature
- Forsooth = indeed (often used ironically):
"it's a kind of wine bar
for royals, forsooth"
- Wont = (of a person) in the habit of doing
something; accustomed: "he was
wont to arise at 5.30 every morning"
- The ocean or sea = The phrase "briny
deep" is a poetic term for the
ocean or sea
#Tech
- Bootleg = knockoff. Knockoff, or bootleg, games
are unauthorized items that the
original developers did not permit people to distribute.
- A crumple
zone is a
safety feature in a vehicle's structure, designed to deform
and crush in a controlled manner during
a collision. This controlled collapse absorbs and dissipates
impact energy, increasing the time it takes
for the vehicle to stop and thereby reducing the force on the
passengers inside. By protecting the rigid
passenger safety cell, crumple zones help prevent serious injury
and can save lives. (Ahmad Abdali /
Nelo angelo)
- ampoule = a small sealed glass capsule
containing a liquid, especially a
measured quantity ready for injecting. "an ampoule of
adrenaline"
- Trauma
surgery - Wikipedia
- Patient triaging is the process of quickly
assessing and prioritizing sick or
injured individuals to determine the urgency of their care,
ensuring those with life-threatening
conditions are seen first, especially during mass casualty
events or in busy emergency rooms, using
systems like color-coded categories (Red, Yellow, Green, Black)
or acuity levels (1-5) based on
severity, prognosis, and available resources. It's about
getting the right patient to the right care
at the right time, originating from French for "to
sort" and used by EMTs, nurses, and
doctors.
(Warfare)
gung-ho = (adjective) unthinkingly enthusiastic and
eager, especially about taking
part in fighting or warfare.
(Religious)
sacrament = A sacrament is a Christian rite which is
recognized as being particularly
important and significant
Convent = a Christian community of nuns living together
under monastic vows
pantheon = all the gods of a people or religion
collectively. (especially in ancient
Greece and Rome) a temple dedicated to all the gods
annunciation/anointing = consecrate, bless
Consecration = the action of making or declaring
something, typically a church,
sacred.
Pagan = heathen
Ambrosia = the food of the gods;
সুধা,
অমিয়
Annunciation = announcement
Sermon = homily, speech
Hallelujah = God be praised
Censer
Pilgrimage
Deicide
Talisman
Pontiff (papal) = pope
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(Entertainment culture, informal)
- umpteenth time = used to emphasize that
something has happened on many other
occasions. "she checked her watch for the umpteenth
time"
Hype = publicity. extravagant or intensive publicity or
promotion.
Smidgen = a small amount of something
hot take = a piece of commentary, typically produced
quickly in response to a recent
event, whose primary purpose is to attract attention.
Gank = (in a video game) use underhand means to defeat or
kill (a less experienced
opponent).
Edgelord = to refer to one who makes wildly dark and
exaggerated statements
(usually on an internet forum) with the intent of shocking others
Rage-quit = angrily abandon an activity or pursuit that
has become frustrating,
especially the playing of a video game.
No cap = not lying
Zucc =(Internet slang) To ban, either permanently or
temporarily, from posting on a
website, especially on Facebook or Instagram.
Meta = (of a creative work) referring to itself or to the
conventions of its genre;
self-referential.
Dealt cards = It means that while you are playing cards,
you receive two cards (from
the person holding the deck of cards). It is also correct to say: You
are dealing / giving two cards
Sure-fire (surefire) = certain to succeed. "bad
behavior is a sure-fire way of
getting attention"
Strat = Strategy (Games)
NTR = The NTR in the title stands for netorare,
which translates to
"cheating" in Japanese
Effing (expression) = fucking
Posh = smart
Shucks = Drat(ted)
___
(Youtube)
Segue (LinusTechTips) = Changing the topic. "Segue
to our sponsors." (in
music and film) move without interruption from one piece of music or
scene to another.
"allow one song to segue into the next"
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(Official)
- Paginate = number the pages of
- viceroy = a ruler exercising authority in a
colony on behalf of a
sovereign
slush fund = a reserve of money used for illicit
purposes, especially political
bribery.
alibi = a claim or piece of evidence that one was
elsewhere when an act, typically a
criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
plaintiff = a person who brings a case against another in
a court of law.
Stanza = a group of lines forming the basic recurring
metrical unit in a poem; a
verse.; কবিতার
স্তবক
Regent = a person appointed to administer a state because
the monarch is a minor or
is absent or incapacitated.
pyrrhic = (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have
been worthwhile for the
victor. A Pyrrhic victory is a victory that inflicts such a devastating
toll on the victor that it is
tantamount to defeat.
Affidavit =
শপথপত্র,
স্বীকৃতিপত্র;
a written statement
confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.
- Embargo = an official ban on trade
or other commercial activity with
a particular country. | Outlaw (verb) = ban, prohibit, boycott,
embargo | Brigand = bandit, ruffian,
outlaw (noun), lout | rapscallion = a mischievous person.
Sinister < Left-Handed
(ড্যাবড়া/দেবড়া/
বাহাতি)
hearken = listen
Demesne = a region or domain.
Entreat = Implore, beseech. treat (someone) in a
specified manner.
Avalanche = snow slide
#anime
- haute couture = expensive, fashionable clothes
produced by leading fashion
houses
- fait accompli = a thing that has
already happened or been decided
before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option
but to accept it.
- Poetic Monologue (if emphasizing
the speaking voice)
- Philosophical Prose Poetry (if
emphasizing themes and
style)
- Allegorical Soliloquy (if framing it as a
character’s symbolic
speech)
#Theological
#wikipedia
Harm
principle - Wikipedia
#colors
- Ivory (skin color)
- Maroon (brownish read)
- Iris (purple)
- Orchid (purple)
#wikipedia terms
- First World = the industrialized
capitalist countries of western
Europe, North America, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Arbitrage
- Wikipedia = In economics and
finance, arbitrage
(/ˈɑːrbɪtrɑːʒ/, UK also
/-trɪdʒ/) is the practice of taking
advantage of a difference in prices in two or more markets;
striking a combination of matching deals to
capitalise on the difference
- petrichor =
ভিজে
মাটির
সোঁদা
গন্ধ। a pleasant smell that
frequently accompanies the first rain after a
long period of warm, dry weather.
#sciency
- Sinusoidally (sinusoidal) = of, relating to,
shaped like, or varying according
to a sine curve or sine wave.
#medical
#Google Dic
- Bespectacled = wearing glasses.
- Vista = spectacle, a pleasing view.
#ceremonial
- Eulogy = a commendatory oration or writing
especially in honor of one
deceased
#convo
- quits = (of two people) on even terms,
especially because a debt or score has
been settled. "I think we're just about quits now,
don't you?"
Asininity = the quality of being asinine; stupidity
combined with stubbornness
juxtapose = place or deal with close together for
contrasting effect.
"black-and-white photos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with
colour images"
jettison = throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or
ship. "six aircraft
jettisoned their loads in the sea"
Necropsy = Autopsy
Bootstrap = the technique of starting with existing
resources to create something
more complex and effective:
Winnow = ঝাড়াই
করা; blow a current
of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff.
Cenotaph =
স্মৃতিস্তম্ভ;
a monument to someone
buried elsewhere, especially one commemorating people who died in a
war.
Petrichor = a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies
the first rain after a long
period of warm, dry weather (ভিজে
মাটির
সোঁদা গন্ধ)
Croupier = A croupier or dealer is someone appointed at a
gambling table to assist in
the conduct of the game, especially in the distribution of bets and
payouts.
- Upstage = divert attention from (someone)
towards oneself
- Critter = a living creature; an animal
- Tarmac = road surface?? material used for
surfacing roads or other outdoor
areas, consisting of broken stone mixed with tar.
- Hush money = money paid in exchange for a
nondisclosure agreement,
- sideline = an activity done in addition to
one's main job, especially to
earn extra income.
- Sweatshop = a factory or workshop, especially
in the clothing industry, where
manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and
under poor conditions.
- Stickler = a person who insists on a certain
quality or type of behavior. |
wannabe = a person who tries to be like someone else or to fit
in with a particular group of people.
aspiring or wanting to be a specified type of person.
Sortie = foray, offensive; come out from a defensive
position to make an
attack.
Handyman = a person able or employed to do occasional
domestic repairs and minor
renovations. odd-job man, odd-jobber, Factotum, jack of all
trades
- Gizmo = a gadget, especially one whose name the
speaker does not know or
cannot=recall.
- Liquidation = ধার
পরিশোধ;
ব্যবসা
গুটিয়ে
ফেলা; the process of liquidating a
business."the company went into liquidation". the
conversion of assets into cash (i.e. by
selling them). the clearing of a debt.
- Lambasting =a harsh criticism. "he
received a lambasting from critics and
fans"
- Gentry = people of good social position,
specifically the class of people next
below the nobility in position and birth.
- Archetype = a very typical example of a certain
person or thing.
- Shenanigans = secret or dishonest activity or
maneuvering.
- Hindsight = understanding of a situation or
event only after it has happened or
developed.
- dichotomy = division separation; a division or
contrast between two things that
are or are represented as being opposed or entirely
different
- heuristic = involving or serving
as an aid to learning,
discovery, or problem-solving by experimental and especially
trial-and-error methods
- snark = an imaginary animal (used typically
with reference to a task or goal
that is elusive or impossible to achieve). "pinning down
the middle classes is like the hunting of
the snark"
- case study = a process or record of research
into the development of a
particular person, group, or situation over a period of time. a
particular instance of something used or
analysed in order to illustrate a thesis or principle.
- Jacuzzi = a large bath with a system of
underwater jets of water to massage the
body
- Samsara = the cycle of death and rebirth to
which life in the material world is
bound.
- Professional immaturity = that effort is
more important than results.
Waits to be asked to work overtime when it is necessary
- Manicure = a cosmetic treatment of the hands
involving shaping and often
painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles, and softening of
the skin.
- shtick = a gimmick, comic routine, style of
performance, etc. associated with a
particular person.
- Scallywag = a person, typically a child, who
behaves badly but in an amusingly
mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal.
- green thumb = natural talent for growing
plants; green fingers
- Nasal voice = If someone speaks nasally, their
voice has a particular sound
because air is going through the nose when they speak
- Shrick = a gimmick, comic routine, style of
performance, etc. associated with a
particular person
- home straight = the last part of an activity or
campaign
- Defenestrate = remove or dismiss (someone) from
a position of power or
authority.
- Bottleneck
- Wikipedia
- Crackpot = an eccentric or foolish
person
- lowbrow = of, relating to, or suitable for a
person with little taste or
intellectual interest
- Corridor = a passageway (as in a hotel or
office building) into which
compartments or rooms open. a usually narrow passageway or route
(a concept for highways).
- Vandalism = action involving deliberate
destruction of or damage to public or
private property.
- moral compass = used in reference to a
person's ability to judge what is
right and wrong and act accordingly. "he is by no means the
only senior politician who has mislaid
his moral compass"
- Rager = a wild party, typically involving the
consumption of alcohol.
- de
facto (wikipedia.org)
- Terminal
lucidity - Wikipedia
- Narrative device List
of narrative techniques = A narrative
device is a writing technique you can use to
tell a story. Narrative devices combine things like tone, point
of view and tense to create a consistent
narrative that the reader can follow throughout a story.
- food coma = a state of sleep or extreme
lethargy induced by the consumption of
a large amount of food.
- SNAFU
- Wikipedia = a confused or
chaotic state; a mess
- Cartography
- Wikipedia
- Spring
cleaning - Wikipedia
- Metronome
- Wikipedia
- euphoria (euphoric): a feeling or state of
intense excitement and
happiness.
- Literati = well-educated people who are
interested in literature.
- smog = smoke+fog; fog or haze intensified by
smoke or other atmospheric
pollutants.
- Circadian = (of biological processes) recurring
naturally on a twenty-four-hour
cycle, even in the absence of light fluctuations.
- Umbrella term = a term used to cover
a wide-ranging subject rather
than one specific item
- Chauvinism = jingoism
- pig iron = crude iron as first obtained from a
smelting furnace, in the form of
oblong blocks.
- beat about the bush = discuss a matter without
coming to the point
- scare the daylights out of someone = to
frighten someone very much
- pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire =
to do a dangerous, hard, or
unpleasant thing for someone else.
- wild goose chase = a foolish and hopeless
search for or pursuit of something
unattainable
Grammar
get round to (phrasal verb of get) = deal with a task in
due course. [ "I might
get round to organizing another trip in the spring" ]
(Terminology)
- magnum opus = a large and important
work of art, music, or
literature, especially one regarded as the best work of an
artist composer, or writer.
- au contraire = on the contrary.
- kindred spirit = a person whose interests or
attitudes are similar to one's
own. "I longed to find a kindred spirit"
- a priori = theoretical
- Ulterior motive = hidden agenda
- modus operandi = method; a particular way or
method of doing something.
- noblesse oblige = privilege entails
responsibility.
- alma mater = the university, school, or college
that one formerly
attended.
- raison d'être = the most important
reason or purpose for someone or
something's existence.
- state of the art = avant-garde. the most recent
stage in the development of a
product, incorporating the newest technology, ideas, and
features. | Avant-garde = innovative, advanced,
original, experimental. new and experimental ideas and methods
in art, music, or literature
- .
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- To be at someone's beck and call
means to be constantly
available and immediately ready to obey their orders, requests,
or commands.
- "Come out of the woodwork"
refers to people appearing
unexpectedly, often for selfish reasons, while "blend into
the woodwork" means to hide or go
unnoticed
- "This bodes ill" means
something is a bad sign, suggesting
a negative or harmful outcome is likely in the future
- To "catch someone's
drift" means to understand the
general meaning, implication, or suggestion behind what someone
is saying, especially when they
aren't being direct or explicit.
- "Down the rabbit hole" is
an English-language idiom or
trope which refers to getting deep into something, or ending up
somewhere strange. | similar: Iceberg,
Pandora’s Box, to try and connect dots
- "in the grand scheme of
things," and it means putting
something into a broader perspective to understand its true
significance, often revealing it to be less
important than it initially seems. The phrase suggests looking
at the bigger picture, encompassing the
entire world or universe, to gain a larger context for a
particular event, problem, or action.
- "Cream of the crop" is an
idiom that means the best of a
group of similar things or people, or the most desirable and
highest quality elements.
- lead someone (around) by the nose =
to completely control a person.
I'm amazed that he lets them lead him around by the nose
like that.
- ebb and flow = a recurrent pattern
of coming and going or decline
and regrowth.
- On the double = Rapidly; faster than one
normally goes. Without any
delay
- catch my drift = the general intention or
meaning of an argument or
someone's remarks. "maybe I'm too close to the
forest to see the trees, if you catch my
drift”
- Host of something = a large number of
something
- "Proving yourself out" means to turn
out to be satisfactory or as
expected.
- pawn off = dispose of something unwanted by
inducing someone else to accept it.
"newly industrialized economies are racing to pawn off old
processes on poorer
countries”
- the joke is on someone = idiom —used to
describe a situation in which a
person trying to make something happen to someone else (such as
being tricked or embarrassed) ends up
having it happen to himself or herself instead He thought he
could embarrass us, but now the joke is on
him and he's the one who looks foolish
- I call shenanigans", they mean "I
strongly suspect that what is being
said or done to me is intended to mislead me and make me look
foolish".
- "up to snuff" is defined as "of
sufficient quality : meeting an
applicable standard."
- sleep on = delay making a decision on
something until the following
day.
- get the jump on = et an advantage over
(someone) as a result of one's
prompt action.
- in no time flat = In a very little amount of
time.
- It’s a pity = It’s a shame
- Second opinion = A second opinion is when you
seek advice from another expert
or professional in a particular field “I want a second
opinion”
_________
- For a spell = For some time; "I suppose
we'll be troubling you for a
spell”
- In earnest = serious
- anyone's guess = very difficult or
impossible to determine. "why
she's chosen to explore such a morbid subject is
anyone's guess”
- By the score = in large numbers or
amounts
- get a move on = hurry up.
- 'the whole nine yards' means
'all of it - the full
measure'.
- err on the side of = display more rather than
less of (a specified quality) in
one's actions. "it is better to err on the side of
caution"
- Trying times = difficult or hard
times
- Leave
someone to his or her own devices = to allow (someone) to do what
he or she wants or is able to do without being controlled or
helped by anyone else.
- water under the bridge = used to refer to
events that are in the past and
consequently no longer to be regarded as important
- Brace yourself = prepare
yourself
- in tow = accompanying or following
someone.
- Eke out = to get by with difficulty or a
struggle
- no more Mr Nice Guy = used to express that one
has decided to stop being
considerate of others and instead act exclusively in one's
own self-interest. "no longer will
they be allowed to return us to this sorry pass, because
there's no more Mr Nice Guy"
- to kingdom come = into the next world.
- https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/rain Rain
on my parade = ruin your pleasure or plans | Raining Cats
and dogs/ raining buckets = rain heavily
| drizzle = rain lightly | Downpour = rainstorm, deluge,
cloudburst, thunderstorm
But of course = expresses mild surprise that the question
should even have been
asked.
to a tee = exactly; to perfection.
- Call on = pay a visit
- beggar belief/beggar description= be too
extraordinary to be believed or
described. "a disregard for common sense which beggars
belief"
- Totem pole = hierarchy
- In good faith = honesty | Candor = frankness,
honesty, candidness
- drive something home = make something clearly
understood by the use of repeated
or forcefully direct arguments. "we must drive home the
message that crime doesn't
pay"
- get off the wrong foot = to begin a
relationship badly
- In droves = flock, pack, herd
- At large = free, on the loose
- only so much = a limited amount.
- Cop an attitude = to show that one believes he
or she is more important or
better than other people by behaving in a rude or unpleasant
way
- few and far between = scarce;
infrequent.
- Off-putting = unpleasant, obnoxious
- En route = on the way, during the
journey
- none the worse (for something) = Not damaged,
harmed, or made worse by
something
- Privy to = aware of
- tease out = find something out from a mass of
irrelevant information
- Pan out = conclude
- do a number on = treat someone badly, typically
by deceiving, humiliating, or
criticizing them in a calculated way.
- run-of-the-mill = average, standard, ordinary,
middle-of-the-road
- Churn out = produce, make, turn out
- Pray tell = please explain (something the
requester does not yet understand).
ask politely; used for emphasis to demand an answer when asking
someone for a reason, or explanation
- come to terms with = accept. come to accept (a
new and painful or difficult
event or situation); reconcile oneself to.
- Wet behind the ears = Inexperienced; just
beginning
- at the ready =
বাগিয়ে
রাখা। prepared or available for
immediate use.
- tell me about it = used as an ironic
acknowledgment of one's familiarity
with a difficult or unpleasant situation or experience described
by someone else
- live in = (of an employee or student) reside at
the place where one works or
studies.
- Be worth squat = To not be worth anything at
all
- By trade = idiom. used when indicating
someone's job, especially a job that
requires special training and skills and is done by using the
hands
- strong-arm = use force or violence
against.
- Take with a grain of salt = to not completely
believe something that you are
told, because you think it is unlikely to be true
- If you are gutted, you feel extremely
disappointed or depressed about something
that has happened
- Shut-in = sleep
- chock-full = filled to overflowing
- pull a fast one = trick someone.
- be quick on the uptake = be quick to understand
something
- Buck naked = stark naked, completely
naked
- toot one's own horn = talk boastfully about
oneself or one's
achievements.
- Slog away = labor
- By design = intentionally
- All the rage = The current or latest fashion,
with the implication that it will
be short-lived
- Sleep on = fail to notice the excellence of
someone or something
- Zero in = take aim with a gun or missile. focus
one's attention.
- call the shots = be in charge/control
- Are you game? = it means
that someone asks if you are ready to do a
certain action
- dead serious = an idiomatic
expression that means one is
absolutely serious and is not joking.
- Send for = If you send for
someone, you send them a message asking
them to come and see you.
- To a T = exactly; to perfection. "I baked
it to a T, and of course it was
delicious"
- One
of the better. = among the better
but not the best.
- be none the wiser = not understand something,
even though it has been
explained. "she said an awful lot but he wasn't any the
wiser". not knowing or
understanding anything more about something.
- On the sly = in secret
- the grass is always greener on the other side =
other people's lives or
situations always seem better than your own
- rise to the occasion = perform better than
usual in response to a special
situation or event.
- Tall Tale = a story that is very difficult to
believe
- For Pete's sake = frustration,
exasperation, annoyance
- Down the wire/ Close
to the wire = full of
suspense
- Hit upon a plan, hit on = come up with
- come to = recover consciousness.
- ad lib = impromptu, offhand, on the spur of the
moment
- Taken aback = to surprise or shock
(someone)
- Root for = to express or show support
for
- Told off = Reprimand
- Real
Bad = Really want to
- give someone a piece of one's mind = to
criticize or censure someone
frankly or vehemently.
- beat about the
bush/around the bush =
prevaricate, vacillate, evade/dodge the issue, be non-committal,
hedge; discuss a matter without coming
to the point.
- turn over a new leaf = reform; start to act or
behave in a better or more
responsible way.
- Perk up = to become more lively or cheerful or
to make (someone) more lively or
cheerful
- Fess up = confess
- Wearing pink glasses = Optimism, the tendency
to see things in a positive
light. you see only their good points and therefore your view of
them is unrealistic.
- A train of thoughts = a series of thoughts or
ideas that someone is
having
- Foot the bills for = to pay for
something
- cook the books = alter facts or figures
dishonestly or illegally.
- the jig is up = the scheme or deception is
revealed or foiled.
- Flesh out = to provide more information
about
- catch you on the flip side/ flip flop =
Goodbye, farewell
- Chalk up = Achieve
- Cloud nine = a feeling of well-being or
elation
- Next off = next in sequence
- turn over a new leaf = Make a fresh start;
change one's conduct or attitude
for the bette
- break sweat = exert oneself physically.
- write off = dismiss someone or something
as insignificant.
- pal around with = to spend time with (someone)
as a friend
- At the double = on the double; very fast
- bide one's time = wait quietly for a good
opportunity to do
something
- Far cry = a long distance
- By the by, By the way
- state of the art = the most recent stage in the
development of a product,
incorporating the newest technology, ideas, and features.
- alive and kicking = prevalent and very
active.
- all but
- All ears = Eager to hear something, listening
attentively
- All in a day's work = they do not mind
doing it although it may be
difficult
- All the more
- Beg to differ = politely disagree
- Bleed people white = extort money
- Blow off
- Both within and without
- Break a leg = good luck
- But for = if it were not for
- By a long shot
- By and large
- By the same token
- Catch someone's drift
- change of pace = a change from what one is used
to
- chipper = cheerful and lively.
- close call = a narrow escape from danger or
disaster.
- cock and bull story
- Come to terms
- Davy Jones's locker = the bottom of the
sea
- Don the guise of = To act as
- Fat chance = Very little or no
possibility
- Few and far between = Fewer and further
between
- Follow suit
- follow suit = conform to another's
actions.
- for that matter = used to indicate that a
subject, though mentioned second, is
as relevant as the first
- Go a long way
- Go-to
- Hail from = Come from
- High and dry = helpless
- Hit the pillow = Go to bed
- Hook, line, and sinker = used to emphasize that
someone has been completely
deceived or tricked
- hum and haw = hesitate; be indecisive.
- if you will = said when politely asking someone
to do or consider
something.
- In character
- in fits and starts
- In someone's wake
- In the grand scheme of | In the grand scheme of
things
- In the red
- In the same pickle
- Join ranks =
- Keep wits about
- Lay in wait
- Long shot
- Make a pass
- Mock Events/Exams/Battles
- No one will be the wiser
- Nook and cranny
- off the top of one's head
- On a dime
- On the prowl
- One fell swoop
- one way and another/other = (taking most
aspects or considerations into
account/ denoting or referring to a particular but unspecified
one out of a set of items)
- Only so many
- Owe someone one
- per se = by or in itself or themselves; in
itself, of itself, by itself
- Port of Call
- Pro bono = free
- Pull punches
- Put in a good word
- Rip-roaring
- round the clock = all day and all night.
- Run amok
- Run on fumes
- Run-of-the-mll
- Save face = Avoid humiliation
- Shell out = pay
- Shy away
- Spick and span
- Take someone down a peg = Make one feel less
important
- Take the liberty
- Take the liberty of
- Talk about mind over matter
- to boot = on top of that, in addition. to
emphasize that you have added
something else to something or to a list of things that you have
just said. "She's so
funny, and incredibly loyal to boot."
- under the weather = slightly unwell or in low
spirits
- Until Death Do Us Part
- Until then
- Up to par = Satisfactory
- very well = used to express agreement or
consent.
- Yours truly = Referring oneself/himself
___
(archive)
(With) the passage of time
Lay at the door of
Leave no stone unturned
Mano-a-mano
None of your beeswax
Rant and rave
Struggle tooth and nail
#number
Fish (singular) = Fish (Plural) | Fishes = different
kinds of fish
Fruit (singular) = Fruit (Plural) | Fruits = Different
kinds of fruit
- Use comma before etc (only when there is a
series/list and not just one
example)
- Modifier https://www.grammarly.com/blog/modifiers/
- Infinitive = the basic form of a verb that
usually follows "to": In
the sentences "I had to go" and "I must go",
"go" is an infinitive.
"Go" is the infinitive form.
- Using "to" for
comparison: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/94221/usage-differences-between-than-to-and-over/608774#608774 Robin prefers literature over science. Robin
prefers literature more to (than)
science. Robin prefers literature to science. I like death more
than dishonor. I prefer death to
dishonor. I like death over dishonor.
(অপেক্ষা
অর্থে)
- Human is a noun meaning “person,”
and an adjective describing
things related to people: the human body, human civilization,
etc. Humane is an adjective describing
actions that are merciful and kind instead of violent and
cruel.
(hard spelling)
- Wilful, ful"fill", un"til"
| always "ful" and
"fill" , but till > til
- Alumni (plural) < Alumnus (singular); also
Alumna and Alumnae
- Expect ←→ Except (p>c,
c>p)
- Hangover > Hungover
(Words)
- The then "something" =
তৎকালীন
"কিছু"
(বর্তমানে
যা
অন্য"কিছু")
ex: The then East Pakistan in
1952. The then Pak President Yahya Khan.
- “had had” is the past perfect form
of the verb “to
have”. For example, "He had had enough of their
nonsense."
- Sometime/ sometimes/ some time = "I'll
do it sometime
(eventually)" — "Sometimes (occasionally) I take
the bus to work." — "no
one had been in this apartment for some time (quite a
while)"
- "Period" at the end of the sentence
means, the things said in the
sentence are definite and no change is allowed. For example,
"I want the document without any
errors, period" meaning that there should not be any errors
in the document. A period is what the
full stop is called in American English. Saying period at the
end of a sentence is a way of expressing
the finality of what is being said
- "I'd rather" idiom. used to
indicate what one wants or prefers to
do, have, etc. "I'd rather not"
(phrases)
- An RPG = A role playing game
Bar = Expect for
Whereupon = immediately after which
(Prefixes)
Yester- = Past,
Uber = super (uberman, uber-powerful)
(suffixes)
-ster = Associated with something
-esque = -ish. (forming adjectives) in the style of;
resembling.
-cide = Homicide, Regicide, Fraticide, Filicide, Suicide,
Matricide, Patricide,
Genocide, Insecticide, Pesticide
Door Stop (ব্যাং)
#pun
- Infantry → infant
- Regret → regression
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১) Dog’s Ear–
বুকমার্ক
হিসেবে
বইয়ের পাতার
ওপরের
দিকের
কোণাটা ভাঁজ
করে রাখেন তো
পড়তে
পড়তে উঠে
যাওয়ার
আগে। ওটাকে
Dog’s Ear
বলে। কেন?
আবার
বলতে হবে,
কিছু
কিছু
কুকুরের
কানটা
ঐভাবেই থাকে
যে।
২)Librocubicularist
(লিব্রোকুবিকুলারিস্ট)
– যে ব্যক্তি
বিছানায়
শুয়ে শুয়ে
বই পড়ে।
৩)Epeolatry
(এপিওলাট্রি)
– এ হল
গিয়ে শব্দের
আরাধনা করা।
শব্দের
মধ্যে এক
অসামান্য
মাধুর্য,
বাক্যে তার
ব্যবহার মন
কে যখন
মুগ্ধ করে
দেয়।
ভাষাবিদ দের
মধ্যে
এই মোহ বিশেষ
দেখা
যায়।
৪)Logophile
(লোগোফাইল) –
যে ব্যক্তি
শব্দের
প্রতি
মোহাবিষ্ট।
৫)Bibliosmia
(বিব্লিওসমিয়া)
–
পুরনো বইয়ের
গন্ধ
৬)Book bosomed (বুক
বোসম্ড) – যে
ব্যক্তি বই
ছাড়া এক
মুহুর্ত
থাকতে
পারে না।
৭)Omnilegent
(অমনিলেজেন্ট)
– যে
বিষয়ের বাছ
বিচার
না করে সব
ধরনের বই
পড়ে।
৮)BallyCumber
(ব্যালিকাম্বার)
–
অর্ধেক পড়া
অবস্থায় যে
সব বই
রেখে আপনি
উঠে
যান,সেই সব
বই কে BallyCumber
বলে
৯)Tsundoku
(সুন্দোকু) –
জাপানীজ
শব্দ।
ইংরেজী
প্রতিশব্দ
নেই। এর অর্থ
কেনার
পর থেকে বই
একবারের
জন্য না
খোলা।
১০)Princep
(প্রিন্সেপ)
-কোন
বইয়ের প্রথম
ছাপা
কপিটিকে princep
বলে।
১১)Sesquipedalian
(সেস্কুইপিডালিয়ান)
– যে শব্দে
অনেকগুলি Syllable
বা
পদাংশ
থাকে।যেমন-
ses/qui/pe/da/li/an
১২)Colophon
(কোলোফন) –
বইয়ের
শিরদাঁড়া,
কিংবা
প্রচ্ছদে
প্রকাশকের
যে
প্রতীক
চিহ্ন দেখা
যায়
১৩) Biblioclasm
(বিব্লিওক্লাসম)
–
ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে
বই
নষ্ট করা।
১৪)fascile
(ফ্যাসাইল)
–
খন্ড।প্রথম
খন্ড,দ্বিতীয়
খন্ড…ইত্যাদি।fascile
হল কোন বই
অনেকটা
সময় ধরে যখন
বিভিন্নখণ্ডে
প্রকাশিত
হয়-যেমন
এনসাইক্লোপিডিয়া
ব্রিটানিকা,
অক্সফোর্ড
ডিকশনারি।
১৫)Afficted
(আফিক্টেড)
– কোন গল্পের
শেষটায় চরম
মর্মান্তিক
এবং
সেটা পড়ার পর
প্রবল
কাঁদতে
ইচ্ছে হলেও
কাঁদতে না
পারা,লোকে কি
ভাববে
এই
অনুভূতিকে afficted
বলে।
১৬)Bookklempt
(বুকক্লেম্প্ট)
–
যখন কোন
সিরিজের
শেষ বইটা পড়ে
ফেলেছেন।জানেন
যে
আর কোন খন্ড
বেরোবে
না।তবু এই
সত্যি কে
মেনে নেওয়ার
জন্য
প্রস্তুত নন
আপনি।এই
অনুভূতিকেই
বুককলিম্পিত
বলে।
১৭)Chaptigue
(চ্যাপটিগ)
– সারারাত
জেগে বই
পড়ার পরের
দিন সকাল
বেলা আপনার
যে ভীষন
ক্লান্তিবোধটা
আসে, জানবেন
ওই
ক্লান্তিটাকে
Chaptigue
বলে।
১৮) Delitrium
(ডেলিট্রিয়াম)
–
নতুন কেনা
বইয়ের
গন্ধে আপনার
মনে যে
ফুরফুরে
ভাবটা
ওটার নামই
Delitrium।
১৯)Madgedy
(ম্যাজেডি)
– কোন দুঃখের
গল্প
বারবার পড়া
এবং
পড়তে পড়তে
আবার যে
আশা করা এবার
নিশ্চয়ই
শেষটা
অন্য রকম
হবে।
২০) Mehnertia
(মেনারটিয়া)
– কোন
বই অনেকটা
পড়ার পর
থামিয়ে দিয়ে
পুনরায়
প্রথম থেকে
পড়া শুরু
করা।কারণ
ততক্ষনে
আপনি পড়তে
পড়তে খেই
হারিয়ে
ফেলেছেন যে
কি
পড়ছেন।
২১)Rageammend
(রেজামেন্ড)
– যখন
আপনি
পছন্দের
বইটা
অন্যান্য
বন্ধুদেরকে
পড়ার
জন্য
সুপারিশ
করবেন আর
করার পরই
শুনবেন যে
তাদের
সেটা আগেই
পড়া হয়ে
গেছে এবং
মোটেও ভাল
লাগেনি,তখন
আপনার
মনের যা
অবস্থা হয়,
সেটাই।
২২)Swapshame
(স্বপশেম) -
যখন একটা বই
পড়ছেন।পড়তে
পড়তে
অন্য একটা বই
যার
শুরুটাও মনে
ধরেছে।এখন
বুঝতে
পারছেন
কোনটা আসলে
পড়বেন। মনের
এই
অবস্থাটাই
Swapshame
তথ্যসূত্র:
ইন্টারনেট।