Vocabulary Booster

• Presage (Verb)
English Meaning: To predict, prophesy, or tell of future events
Bangla Meaning: পূর্বাভাস দেওয়া, পূর্বলক্ষণ হওয়া।

Other Forms:
- Presage (noun) - পূর্বাভাস প্রদানকারী।
- Presage (Verb) - Be a sign of something to come, esp. something important or bad.

Example Sentence:
1. So I don't think today's high oil prices presage recession.
2. Many investors are worried that the current slowdown could presage another recession.

Source: live MCQ Lecture.

• Complete Sentence: Set a thief to catch a thief.

• Set a thief to catch a thief. (proverb)
- অবৈধ কার্যকলাপ উদঘাটনের জন্য অবৈধ পদ্ধতি অবলম্বন করা। / কাঁটা দিয়ে কাঁটা তুলা।

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• The word "Brazen" means - Bold and without shame.

• Brazen (Adjective) 
English Meaning: Open and without shame, usually about something that shocks people.
Bangla Meaning: নির্লজ্জ; উদ্ধত।

Example Sentence:
1. She had become brazen about the whole affair.
2. a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's rich.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Sage (noun)
English Meaning: Wise, especially as a result of great experience
Bangla Meaning:
1. জ্ঞানী লোক; মহাপ্রাজ্ঞ; ঋষি; প্রজ্ঞী।
2. খাবারের স্বাদগন্ধ বাড়াতে ব্যবহৃত অনুজ্জ্বল ধূসর-হরিৎ পত্রবিশিষ্ট উদ্ভিদবিশেষ।

Synonyms: Experienced (অভিজ্ঞ), Knowledgeable (জ্ঞানী), Scholarly (পন্ডিত), Insightful (অন্তদৃষ্টিসম্পন্ন), Prudent (বিচক্ষণ)।

Antonyms: Unintelligent (বোকা), Unwise (মূর্খ), Stupid (বেকুব), Dull (নিষ্প্রভ), Idiot (বোকা)।

Example Sentence:
1. The sage of the Indian tribe was able to heal the badly wounded man.
2. A sage suggests that she thinks long and hard before deciding to marry at such a young age.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Feral (adjective)
English Meaning: (of animals) living wild, especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm.
Bangla Meaning: বন্য; পোষ মানানো যায়নি এমন; মারাত্মক; পাশবিক।

Synonyms: Wild (বন্য), Savage (নির্মম, অসভ্য), Ferocious (হিংস্র), Untamed (অদম্য), Raging (অশান্ত)।

Antonyms: Domestic (গৃহপালিত), Gentled (শান্ত, সভ্য), Trained (প্রশিক্ষিত), Broken (দূর্বল), Busted।

Other Forms:
- Ferally (adverb)

Example Sentence:
1. He looked at me with a feral grin (= like a wild animal).
2. They led a feral existence.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Fresco (noun)
English Meaning: A picture that is painted on a wall while the plaster is still wet; the method of painting in this way.
Bangla Meaning:
(১) [uncountable noun] ভেজা পলস্তারার উপরিভাগে লাগিয়ে শুকাতে দেওয়া রঞ্জক পদার্থ; সদ্যোরঙ্গ; উক্ত রঞ্জকদ্রব্য দ্বারা প্রাচীরগাত্রে ছবি আঁকার পদ্ধতি: painting in fresco, সদ্যোরঙ্গে চিত্রাঙ্কন; প্রাচীরগাত্রে চিত্রাঙ্কন।
(২) [countable noun] একইভাবে চিত্রিত ছবি; সদ্যোরঙ্গে আঁকা ছবি: The fresco (e)s in the Sistine Chapel.

Other Forms:
- Fresco - (Verb) (art) paint onto wet plaster on a wall.

Example Sentence: 
1. The ceiling is richly decorated in marble and fresco.
2. The ceiling fresco at the Barberini palace by Pietro Da Cortona is one of Rome’s most spectacular.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• The word 'Nexus' means - A link between things.

• Nexus (Noun) 
English Meaning: An important connection between the parts of a system or a group of things.
Bangla Meaning: সংযোগ; বন্ধন; সম্বন্ধ; পরস্পরসম্বন্ধ শ্রেণি।

Example Sentence:
1. Times Square is the nexus of the New York subway.
2. As the nexus for three great religions, Jerusalem has had a troubled as well as illustrious history.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Alacrity [Uncountable noun]
English Meaning: Speed and interest.
Bangla Meaning: উদ্যমপরতা; কর্মচাঞ্চল্য।

Synonyms: Enthusiasm (প্রবল উৎসাহ), Keenness (প্রখরা), Willingness (সম্মতি), Exuberance (উচ্ছাস), Eagerness (আকুলতা)।

Antonyms: Apathy (উদাসীনতা বা অনীহা). Callous (উদাসীনতা), Indifference (অনীহা), Numbness (অসাড়তা), Phlegm (কাজ করা/অনুভব করার ক্ষেত্রে ধীরমতি; প্রকৃতিগত ঔদাসীন্য)।

Other Forms: Alacritous (adjective).

Example Sentence:
1. He invited us all to visit, and we agreed with alacrity.
2. He accepted the Job offer with alacrity.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Apropos (Adjective/Adverb/Preposition)
English Meaning: In connection with or related to somebody/something
Bangla Meaning: এ প্রসঙ্গে; এ সম্পর্কিত; যথোচিত; যথাযথ।

Synonyms: Applicable (প্রযোজ্য), Relevant (প্রাসঙ্গিক), Regarding(সম্পর্কিত), Pointed (নির্দেশিত), Pertinent(অধিকারভুক্ত)।

Antonyms: Inappropriate (অনুপযুক্ত), Irrelevant (অপ্রাসঙ্গিক), Inapplicable (অপ্রযোজ্য), Pointless (অর্থহীন)।

Example Sentence:
1. Apropos (of) what you were just saying.
2. The ceremony concluded with the reading of an apropos poem.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Covert (noun)
English Meaning: Secret or hidden, making it difficult to notice.
Bangla Meaning:
১. লুক্কায়িত; চাপা:
২. ঝোপঝাড়।

Synonyms: Secret (গোপন), Private (একান্ত), Undercover (গুপ্ত), Mystery (রহস্য), Riddle (ধাঁধা)।

Antonyms: Overt (প্রকাশ্য), Open, Public, Revealed (দৃষ্টিগোচর হওয়া), Exposed (উন্মুক্ত, প্রকাশিত)।

Example Sentence:
1. He stole a covert glance at her across the table.
2. You will never know about the covert actions taken by the CIA.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Broach (verb-transitive)
English Meaning: To begin talking about a subject that is difficult to discuss, especially because it is embarrassing or because people disagree about it,
Bangla Meaning: আলোচনার জন্য কোনো বিষয় উপস্থাপন করা বা আলোচনা শুরু করা।

Other Forms: -Broach (Noun) - ফোঁড়নকাঠি; তুরপুন; টিনের পাত্র বা পিপা ছিদ্র করার ধারালো যন্ত্রবিশেষ।

Example Sentence:
1. She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father.
2. This broach-no-compromise obstructionism has been the strategy of congressional Republicans since the mid-1990s.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• The term 'Pathos' primarily refers to emotional appeal in rhetoric.

• Pathos (Uncountable Noun)
English Meaning: (in writing, speech and plays) The power of a performance, description, etc. to make you feel sympathy or be sad.
Bangla Meaning: করুণ রস।

Example Sentence:
1. The scene was full of pathos.
2. Our knowledge of his tragic end adds an element of pathos to the story of his early success.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Phlegmatic (adjective)
English Meaning: Not easily excited or emotional; calm.
Bangla Meaning: স্বভাবত উদাসীন।

Synonyms: Dispassionate (আবেগমুক্ত; নিরাবেগ), Serene (স্বচ্ছ ও শান্ত), Impassive (নিরাবেগ), Stolid (স্থির স্বভাব, অটল), Cold-eyed (ঠান্ডা, নিরাবেগ, অবিচলিত)।

Antonyms: Excitable (উত্তেজনসাধ্য), Quick-tempered (বদমেজাজী), Irritable (খিটখিটে স্বভাবের), Emotional (আবেগী), Impassioned (উৎসাহী)।

Example Sentence:
- As a football player, his great asset was his calm, phlegmatic manner.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Apex (noun)
English Meaning: The top or highest part of something. 
Bangla Meaning: উচ্চতম বিন্দু; শীর্ষবিন্দু: the apex of a triangle; the apex of one’s career/fortunes.

• Other Forms:
- Apical (adjective)

Example Sentence: 
1. At 37, she'd reached the apex of her career.
2. She reached the apex of fame, only to find it wasn't what she expected.

- অপ্রাসঙ্গিক (Apexy, Apexcious)

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Miscreant (noun)
English Meaning: Someone who behaves badly or does not obey rules:
Bangla Meaning: (১) দুষ্কৃতকারী: We should avoid Miscreants. (২) দুর্বৃত্ত।

Synonyms: Scoundrel (বদমাশ), Criminal (অপরাধী), Rogue (দুষ্ট), Wicked (পাপী), Vicious (বিদ্বেষপূর্ণ), Villain(খলনায়ক)।

Antonyms: Decent (ভদ্র), Honest (সৎ), Moral (ধার্মিক), Nice (ভালো)।

Example Sentence:
1. Police scoured the city, eventually finding and detaining the miscreant pair.
2. To put it simply, why should taxpayers subsidize miscreant companies that are actively damaging society or plundering public resources?

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Talisman (noun)
English Meaning: An object that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
Bangla Meaning: সৌভাগ্যবহ বলে বিবেচিত কোনো কিছু; কবচ; তাবিজ।

Example Sentence: 
1. He looked down and saw the phoenix talisman that he had found on the ocean floor. 
2. Merle was surprised and thrilled to hold Lefty’s guitar in his own hands — a trophy, a torch, a talisman.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• The term "Travesty" primarily means - A distorted or exaggerated imitation.

• Travesty (noun) 
English Meaning: Travesty (of something) something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have, and as a result is often considered wrong or offensive.
Bangla Meaning: প্যারোডি; বিকৃত বা হাস্যকর অনুকরণ।

Example Sentence:
1. The trial was a travesty of justice.
2. This travesty of Richardson's novel became the most frequently reprinted edition of the early 19th century.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• Anodyne (Noun)
English Meaning: A drug or substance that soothes or calms.
Bangla Meaning: বেদনা উপশমকারী (ওষুধ); সান্ত্বনাদায়ক (বস্তু)।

Synonyms: Narcotic (মাদক বিশেষ), Anesthetic (অনুভূতিবিলোপ), Sedative (প্রশমনকারী), Painkiller (ব্যাথানাশক), Soporific (নিদ্রা উদ্রেককারী)।

Antonyms: Stimulating (উদ্দীপক), Agitating (উত্তেজিতকারী), Exciting (উত্তেজিতকারী), Scorching (দাহক), Attacking (আক্রমনাত্মক)।

Example Sentence:
1. He informed the patient that he had prescribed an anodyne, to be taken at bedtime.
2. It's pretty anodyne stuff and not always well informed.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.