Word Meaning and Spelling

• The incorrectly spelt word is- Surveilance.

• Surveillance (Noun)
- English Meaning: close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective); also: supervision.
- Bangla Meaning: সন্দেহভাজন ব্যক্তির উপর কড়ানজর; পাহারা।

অন্যদিকে, বাকি অপশনগুলোর spelling সঠিক।
ক) Persistence - অনড় অবস্থান।

গ) Renaissance - পুনরুজ্জীবন; নবজাগরণ।

ঘ) Utterance - বাচনভঙ্গি; উক্তি; কথা; উচ্চারণ; অভ্যুদীরণ।

Source: 
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

The correct answer is: খ) Equanimity.

• Equanimity [noun]
English Meaning: The state of being calm and in control of your emotions, especially in a difficult situation.
Bangla Meaning: মন মেজাজের প্রশান্তি।

Synonyms: Calmness (শান্তি, বিশ্রান্ত), Serenity (প্রশান্তি), Equilibrium (ভারসাম্য), Aplomb (আত্মবিশ্বাস, ঋজুতা), Coolness (উদ্বেগহীন)।
Antonyms: Anxiety (ভয় ও অনিশ্চয়তাবোধ; উদ্বেগ; দুশ্চিন্তা), Uncertainty (অনিশ্চয়তা), Agitation (উত্তেজনা), Impatience (অধৈর্য অবস্থা), Nervousness (ভয়, ভীতিকর অবস্থা)।

Example Sentence:
1. In spite of her financial troubles, she faced the future with equanimity.
2. Alzheimer’s has given her a refreshing dollop of equanimity.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

Omnivorous - One who eats all kinds of food
Optimist - One looking only to the bright side of things
Omnibus - A book containing all the published work of an author.
Omniscient - One who is all knowing.

Potluck:
English Meaning: a situation in which one must take a chance that whatever is available will prove to be good or acceptable.
Bangla Meaning: হাতের কাছে যা পাওয়া যায় তার সদ্ব্যবহার করা
Ex. Sentence: We had no idea which hotel would be best, so we just took pot luck with the first one on the list.

Correct answer: marginal areas.

Fringe 
- English meaning: something resembling a fringe : edge, periphery.
- Bangla meaning: কোন এলাকা বা গোষ্ঠীর কম গুরুত্বপূর্ণ অংশ, প্রান্তিক।

Marginal areas
- প্রান্তীয় এলাকা বা প্রান্তিক অঞ্চল।

Other options:
ক) Offshore areas
- উপকূলীয় অঞ্চল।

খ) Suburb areas
- শহরতলি বা উপশহরীয় এলাকা

গ) Urban areas
- শহুরে এলাকা

Source:
1. Merriam-Webster dictionary.
2. Accessible Dictionary.
3. Cambridge Dictionary.

• The correct spelling is 'Obviate' (Verb).

• Obviate:
- English Meaning: To remove a difficulty, especially so that the action to deal with it becomes unnecessary.
- Bangla Meaning: ভারমুক্ত হওয়া; দূর করা; আগেই বুঝতে পেরে তদনুযায়ী কাজ করা।

• Example sentence:
- Good planning can obviate the need for last-minute changes.
- This new law may obviate many legal complications.

Source: Accessible Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam & Webster Dictionary.

Senile - (of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
Example:
- ''She couldn't cope with her senile husband''.
Similar: doddering, doddery, decrepit, aged.

Pneumonia (Noun)
Bangla Meaning: একটি বা উভয় ফুসফুসের প্রদাহঘটিত গুরুতর রোগ; ফুসফুসপ্রদাহ।
English Meaning: an acute disease that is marked by inflammation of lung.

Example Sentence:

- "You'll catch pneumonia if you're not careful."
- "I heard a few weeks ago that Claire had pneumonia and was in the hospital."

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

The correct answer is- Intrepid.

Fearless:
- Bangla meaning: নির্ভীকতা,দুঃসাহসিকতা।
- English meaning: Someone who has no fear or who is free from fear.

Intrepid:
- Bangla meaning: অকুতোভয় বা অসীম সাহসী।
- English meaning: Brave and willing to do dangerous things.

Example sentences:
- Mr. Rahman is a very intrepid person.
- An intrepid journalist will go to any length for a story.

Other options:
- Arrogant: উদ্ধত।
- Belligerent: যুদ্ধরত বা যুধ্যমান।
- Questioning: প্রশ্ন করা বা জিজ্ঞাসা করা।

Source: Merriam-Webster dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, and Cambridge Dictionary.

The correct answer is- গ) plan of a journey.

Itinerary (Noun):
- English meaning: A document in which the places you go to or plan to go to on a journey are listed.
- Bangla meaning: ভ্রমণের পরিকল্পনা, বৃত্তান্ত বা লেখাপ্রমাণ; পথবৃত্তান্ত; পথপঞ্জি; গমনপথ।

Other Options:
ক) list of items to be discussed in meeting is called- agenda.
খ) list of events in a fixed time is called- a schedule or a chronology.
গ) record of events occurred in a day is kept in a diary.

Source:
1. Merriam-Webster dictionary.
2. Accessible Dictionary.
3. Cambridge Dictionary.

- Apostrophe ও Hyphen এর ক্ষেত্রে থামার প্রয়োজন নেই।
- Dash এর ক্ষেত্রে এক সেকেন্ড থামতে হয়।
- আর Comma’র ক্ষেত্রে ১ (এক) বলতে যে সময় প্রয়োজন ততক্ষণ থামতে হয়।

ব্যাখ্যা: commemoration (adjective)
Meaning: the action or fact of commemorating a dead person or fact
Source: Oxford Languages

ঘ) Exhilarate হলো সঠিক বানান।

• Exhilarate:
English meaning: to give someone strong feelings of happiness and excitement.
Bangla meaning: উৎফুল্ল করা; উল্লসিত করা।

Example: 
- The breathtaking view from the mountain peak will exhilarate anyone who loves nature.
- The fast-paced roller coaster ride was designed to exhilarate thrill-seekers.
- A surprise trip to the beach on a sunny day is sure to exhilarate the kids.

Source: Cambridge & Accessible Dictionary.

◉ The meaning of the word 'Ecstasy' is - A feeling of intense happiness.

Ecstasy (noun): 
English Meaning - A state of extreme happiness, especially when feeling pleasure. 
Bangla Meaning - পরমানন্দ; আধ্যাত্মিক সিদ্ধিলাভের অনুভূতি: ecstasy of joy.

Other forms: 
ecstatic [ইকস্ট্যাটিক্] (adjective) পরমানন্দদায়ক।
ecstatically [একস্‌টাসিলি] (adverb). 

Other options, 
Terror (আতঙ্ক) - A state of extreme fear or panic.
Remorse (অনুতাপ) - A deep sense of guilt or regret. 
Lethargy (আলস্য) - A state of physical and mental fatigue. 

Source: 
1. Cambridge Dictionary. 
2. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy. 

• “Enough is enough” means - a situation to stop immediately.

• Enough is enough:
- English meaning: no more to be tolerated. 
- যখন কোন চলমান ঘটনা বা বিষয় সহ্য ক্ষমতার বাহিরে চলে যায় এবং সেটা বন্ধ করার প্রয়োজন হয় তখন 'enough is enough' হয়। 

• Examples:
- We must say enough is enough before the world is at war again.
- Nurses have frequently extended their shifts, but now they are saying enough is enough.
- We have lived with quarries causing pollution and dust for years, but enough is enough.

Source: Accessible Dictionary and Oxford Learners Dictionary.

• The word "Vex" means - To annoy or irritate.

• Vex (Verb): 
- English Meaning: To annoy or worry somebody.
- Bangla Meaning: বিরক্ত/ উত্যক্ত/ জ্বালাতন/ হয়রান করা।

• Example sentence: His constant interruptions began to vex the speaker during the meeting.
- Bangla meaning: তার বারবার বাধা দেওয়া বৈঠকের সময় বক্তাকে বিরক্ত করতে শুরু করেছিল।

Source: Merriam & Webster Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

• Sanguine (Adj)
- English Meaning: marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic.
- Bangla Meaning: আশাবাদী।

Options:
ক) Optimistic - আশাবাদী।

খ) Restless - চঞ্চল অথবা অস্থির।

গ) Hopeless - আশাবিহীন।

ঘ) Brood - ডিমে তা দিয়ে একবারে যতগুলো শাবক বা ছানা বের হয়। ।

• সুতরাং, অপশন বিবেচনা করে দেখা যায় যে, The meaning of the word "sanguine" is - Optimistic.

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

• The correctly spelled word is- গ) Entrepreneur.

• Entrepreneur (noun)
- English Meaning: the organizer of a business venture; someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity.
- Bangla Meaning: উদ্যোক্তা; শিল্প/বাণিজ্য সংগঠক।

• Example Sentences:
- The program helped young entrepreneurs get their business licenses
- Being an entrepreneur requires risk-taking and a lot of hard work.

Source: 
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Apprise [আপ্রাইজ্] (verb transitive)

English Meaning: To tell or inform someone about something.
Bangla Meaning: Apprise to (আনুষ্ঠানিক) অবহিত করা; জানানো: I was apprised of his plans.

 • The correct spelling is 'Juvenescent'.
- English meaning: The state of being youthful or of growing young.
- Bangla meaning: নব যৌবন লাভ করিতেছে এমন। 

• Example sentence:
- After moving to the countryside, he experienced a juvenescent sense of energy and freedom.
- The artist’s juvenescent style made his new paintings feel fresh and lively.

Source: Accessible Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam & Webster Dictionary.

Zenith (Noun)
Word meaning:
The time at which something is most powerful or successful.
the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.
Example: ‘in 1977, punk was at its zenith’, These objects reversed direction several times but maintained position in the sky more or less at the zenith.’

Bangla meaning: মাথার উপরে সোজাসুজি আকাশের অংশ; খমধ্য; সুবিন্দু; (লাক্ষণিক) কোনো ব্যক্তির খ্যাতি বা সৌভাগ্যের সর্বোচ্চ বিন্দু: at the zenith of one’s fame.

Synonym: high point, crowning point, height, top, acme, peak, pinnacle, apex, apogee, vertex, tip, crown, crest, summit, climax, culmination, maximum, optimum, prime, meridian, flower

Source: Oxford Dictionary

• Extemporal:
English meaning: done or said without any preparation or thought.
Bangla meaning: তৎক্ষণাত / অপ্রস্তুত / যা আগেই প্রস্তুত করা হয়নি।

Options,

ক) Prepared:
- প্রস্তুত থাকা।

খ) Impromptu:
- প্রত্যুৎপন্ন; অযত্নপূর্ব; অচিন্ত্যপূর্ব; উপস্থিতমতো; প্রত্যুৎপন্নভাবে ইত্যাদি।

গ) Written:
- লিখিত।

ঘ) Formal:
- আনুষ্ঠানিক।

অপশন বিবেচনা করে দেখা যায়, The word "extemporal" in the context of speech means: Impromptu.

Source: Accessible Dictionary.

• Correct Answer: Amateur.

• Amateur (noun)
- English Meaning:  A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting.
- Bangla Meaning: শৌখিন চিত্র বা সংগীত বা নাট্যশিল্পী; অপেশাদার ক্রীড়াবিদ

- Jerry is an amateur who dances because he feels like it. 

Source: Bangla Academy Dictionary.

Neophyte [নীআফাইট্‌] (noun):
English Meaning: Someone who has recently become involved in an activity and is still learning about it.
Bangla Meaning: কোনো ধর্মমতে অধুনাদীক্ষিত ব্যক্তি; নবদীক্ষিত।
Synonyms: Beginner (যে ব্যক্তি এখনাে নবিস এবং অনভিজ্ঞ), Novice (শিক্ষানবিশ), Newcomer
(আগন্তুক).
Antonyms: Expert (বিশেষজ্ঞ বা দক্ষ ব্যক্তি), Master (দক্ষ), Professional (পেশাগত).
Example: The site gives neophytes the chance to learn from experts.
Source: Live MCQ Lecture

Discordant [ডিস্কোর্ডেন্ট] (adjective)

English Meaning: Producing an unpleasant sound.
Bangla Meaning: বেতালা; মিলহীন; হৈচৈপূর্ণ; বেসুরো।

• 'appraisal' means- গ) An act of assessing something or someone.

• Appraisal (noun)
- English Meaning: the act of assessing, judging, or evaluating someone or something.
- Bangla Meaning: মূল্যায়ন, পর্যালোচনা, বিচার-বিশ্লেষণ।
 
• Examples:
- The manager gave her annual performance appraisal.
- We need a careful appraisal of the situation.

অন্যদিকে,
ক) A feeling of deep anxiety.
- গভীর উদ্বেগের অনুভূতি।

খ) A written agreement between two parties.
- দুই পক্ষের মধ্যে লিখিত চুক্তি।

ঘ) A thing of little or less importance, value, or merit.
- কম গুরুত্ব, মূল্য বা যোগ্যতার জিনিস।

Source: 
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Answer: ক) Procrastinate.

Complete sentence: Being naturally lazy, I often procrastinate, leaving important tasks until the very last minute.
Bangla: স্বভাবজাতভাবে অলস হওয়ায়, আমি প্রায়ই কাজ পেছনে ফেলে দেই এবং গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কাজগুলো শেষ মুহূর্ত পর্যন্ত রেখে দেই।

• Procrastinate:
English meaning: to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring.
Bangla meaning: (আনুষ্ঠানিক) কালক্ষেপণ/দীর্ঘসূত্রতা/গড়িমসি করা।

Example: 
- When it comes to housework, I tend to procrastinate.
- They will procrastinate for as long as possible.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

• The correct spelling is 'Acquaintance'.

• Acquaintance (noun)
English meaning: knowledge or experience of something.
Bangla Meaning: অভিজ্ঞতালব্ধ জ্ঞান বা তথ্য; পরিচয়: পরিচিত ব্যক্তি; আলাপী।

Example sentence:
- The pupils had little acquaintance with the language.
- He is an acquaintance of mine.

Source: Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy, Oxford Learner's Dictionary.

Correct answer: Unceremonious.

Unceremonious(adjective) 
- English meaning: not ceremonious: informal.
- Bangla meaning: আনুষ্ঠানিকতাহীন; লৌকিকতাহীন; শিষ্টাচারহীন।

Example sentence:
1. His unceremonious dismissal by the new boss surprised everybody.
2. The dinner was a relaxed, unceremonious occasion.

Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Correct answer: Alienation.

• Alienation (noun)
- English meaning: a withdrawing or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment: estrangement.
- Bangla meaning: বিচ্ছেদ; বিচ্ছিন্নতা: বিচ্ছিন্নতাবোধ; বিরাগ।

• Example sentences:
1. Unemployment may provoke a sense of alienation from society.
2. His long isolation led to a feeling of alienation from the real world. 

Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Cambridge Dictionary.

Correct answer: feeling no emotion.

Callous (adjective)
- English meaning: feeling no emotion, feeling or showing no sympathy for others: hard-hearted.
- Bangla meaning: বিচেতন; নিশ্চেতন; উদাসীন।

Example sentence:
1. He is callous about the safety of his workers.
2. His behavior on that occasion was extremely callous.

Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.