Word Meaning and Spelling

• Camouflage:
​English meaning: a way of hiding soldiers and military equipment, using paint, leaves or nets, so that they look like part of what is around or near them.
​Bangla meaning: শত্রুকে ধোঁকা দেওয়ার জন্য রং, জাল, গাছের ডাল ইত্যাদির সাহায্যে সৃষ্ট মিথ্যা প্রতিভাস; ধোঁকার টাটি; কূটাবরণ।
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​Example: 
​- He pulled the camouflage net over the entrance to the tent.
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​Source: Oxford Dictionary.

Correct answer: গ) Synchronization

• Synchronization (noun)
- English Meaning: ​the fact of happening at the same time or moving at the same speed as something else; the act of making something do this.
- Bangla Meaning: এককালবর্তীকরণ।

• Other Forms:
- Synchronize (verb)- or Synchronise (verb)
- Synchronization (noun) or Synchronisation (noun) 
- Synchronizer (noun) or Synchroniser (noun)

• Example Sentences:
- Lack of synchronization between the dancers made it look clumsy.
- The clocks will be connected to Earth using microwave and laser links to enable synchronization.
 
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

⇒ Correct Answer: খ) Thick and sticky.
- The word "Viscous" means a liquid that is thick and sticky and does not flow easily, like honey or molten lava.

• Viscous (adjective)
English Meaning: (of a liquid) Thick and sticky; not flowing easily.
Bangla Meaning: আঠালো; চটচটে।

Synonyms: Sticky (আঠালো), Gluey (আঠালো), Tacky (চটচটে; আঠালো), Pasty (চটচটে), Syrupy (সিরাপ সদৃশ), Gummy (আঠালো)।
Antonyms: Watery (পানিসংক্রান্ত বা পানির মতো; টলটলে; ভেজা). Thin (পাতলা), Dry(শুকনো), Melted (গলিত), Soupy (স্যুপ জাতীয়)।

Other Form:
- Viscosity (noun) লস; সান্দ্রতা।
- Viscously (adverb)
- Viscousness (noun)

Example Sentence:
1. The honey is much thicker and more viscous, and it pours very slowly compared with the water.
2. The tea became more viscous after cooling.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

Answer - খ) Resilient.

Resilient:
English meaning: able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened.
Bangla meaning: স্বাভাবিক অবস্থায় প্রত্যাবর্তনের সম্ভাবনাপূর্ণ; স্থিতিস্থাপক।
 
Example:
- She's a resilient girl - she won't be unhappy for long.
- Optimists argue that the economy may prove more resilient.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

• 'discrete' means: Independent existence.
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- ​The plan was divided into discrete tasks.
​- পরিকল্পনাটি কয়েকটি পৃথক কাজে বিভক্ত।
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​• Discrete (adjective)
- English Meaning: Having an independent existence or form apart from other similar things.
- Bangla Meaning: পৃথক; বিযুক্ত; ধারাবাহিকতাহীন; অসংলগ্ন।

- Synonyms: Separate (বিভক্ত; পৃথক), Detached (বিচ্ছিন্ন), Individual (পৃথক), Distinct (স্বতন্ত্র), Isolated (বিচ্ছিন্ন)।
- Antonyms: Connected (সংযুক্ত), Linked (সংযুক্ত), Associated (সম্মিলিত, সংযুক্ত), Related (সম্পর্কিত), Affiliated (অধিভুক্ত)।

- Example Sentence: 
1. These small companies now have their own discrete identity.
2. A government with three discrete divisions could implement such ambitious decisions.
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​Other options:
• Commensurate (adjective)
- ​English Meaning: Suitable in amount or quality compared to something else; matching in degree.
- Bangla Meaning: (to/with) যথাপরিমাণ; যথোপযুক্ত: The is not commensurate with this work.

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

• Vituperative (adjective)
- English Meaning: A vituperative spoken or written attack is full of angry criticism.
- Bangla Meaning: গালিগালাজপূর্ণ; কটূক্তিপূর্ণ।

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

Answer: ক) Camouflage.

• Camouflage (noun)
English Meaning: the act, means, or result of concealing people or things to blend in with the surroundings.
Bangla Meaning: লুকানো বা পরিবেশের সঙ্গে মিলিয়ে অদৃশ্য করার প্রক্রিয়া।

Example Sentence:
1. Soldiers use camouflage to hide from enemy observation.
2. The tiger's stripes provide natural camouflage in the forest.

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

• Correct Spelling: Bureaucracy.

• Bureaucracy (Noun):
- English Meaning: A system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully.
- Bangla Meaning: আমলাতন্ত্র; আমলাদের পরিচালিত প্রশাসনিক ব্যবস্থা।

Example Sentences:
- The project was delayed due to excessive bureaucracy in the approval process.
- Many people complain that government bureaucracy makes simple tasks unnecessarily complicated.

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

Insularity:
Synonyms: Provincialism (প্রাদেশিক চালচলন), Localism (আঞ্চলিকতা), Narrowness (সংকীর্ণতা).
Antonyms: Broad-mindedness (ব্যাপক দৃষ্টি ক্ষমতা), Tolerance (অন্যের মত, বিশ্বাস ইত্যাদি সহ্য করার গুণ).

The correct answer: ঘ) To destroy something completely.

• Annihilate (verb)
- English Meaning: to destroy something completely so that nothing is left; to wipe out.
- Bangla Meaning: সম্পূর্ণরূপে ধ্বংস করা; নিশ্চিহ্ন করা।

Example Sentences:
- The enemy troops were annihilated.
- The approaching tornado was annihilating everything in its path.

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

⇒ Correct answer: খ) having or owning certain qualities.

- The sentence: The knight was possessed of great courage and strength.
বাক্যটির অর্থ হলো: "নাইট সাহস এবং শক্তির গুণাবলীর অধিকারী ছিলেন।"

• Possessed (adjective)
English Meaning: (1) Having ownership or control of something; (2) Being under the influence or control of a strong emotion or external force, such as a demon or obsession.
Bangla Meaning: (1) কিছু অধিকার করা বা নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা; (2) একটি শক্তিশালী আবেগ।

Synonyms:
- Controlled - নিয়ন্ত্রিত; যা কোনো বাহ্যিক বা অভ্যন্তরীণ শক্তি দ্বারা প্রভাবিত।
- Obsessed - (কোনো বিশেষ ভয়, ভাবনা, ধারণা) পুরো মনকে আচ্ছন্ন বা আবিষ্ট করা; নিরবচ্ছিন্নভাবে পীড়িত করা।
- Engrossed - সব সময়ে কাজে লেগে থাকা।

Antonyms:
- Detached - বিচ্ছিন্ন; কোনো কিছু থেকে আলাদা বা স্বতন্ত্র।
- Free - স্বাধীন; মুক্ত; স্বচ্ছন্দ; স্ববশ; স্বেচ্ছানুবর্তী; আত্মতন্ত্র; অনন্যপরতন্ত্র। 
- Unaffected - অকপট; অকৃত্রিম; ভড়ংহীন।

Other Options:
- mentally unstable or mad → মানসিকভাবে অস্থির বা পাগল।
- completely obsessed with an idea → কোনো ধারণা বা ভাবনায় পুরোপুরি আবিষ্ট।

Example Sentence:
1. The knight was possessed of great courage and strength.
2. The old house was believed to be possessed by spirits.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

• The word "Fragile" means - Delicate.

• Fragile (Adjective):
- English Meaning: Easily broken or damaged; delicate.
- Bangla Meaning: ভঙ্গুর; সহজে ভেঙে যাওয়া বা ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হওয়ার সম্ভাবনা রয়েছে।

• উল্লিখিত অপশনগুলো,
- Permanent - স্থায়ী; চিরস্থায়ী;
- Strong - শক্ত; দৃঢ়; 
- Heavy -  ভারী; গুরু;
- Delicate - কোমল; কমনীয়।

• Example sentence:
- His health is still fragile after the long illness.
- The vase is very fragile, so handle it carefully.

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

• The required answer is - Contemptuous.

• Contemptuous:
- English meaning: Feeling or showing that you have no respect for somebody/ something.
- Bangla meaning: ঘৃণা বা অবজ্ঞা করে এমন, উদ্ধত; ধৃষ্ট; ঘৃণাপূর্ণ।

• Example sentence:
- His tone was contemptuous when he spoke to the lazy workers.
- She gave him a contemptuous look.

• উল্লিখিত বাকি ২ টি অপশন এর বানান ভুল।

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

• Ominous:
English meaning: suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen.
Bangla meaning: দুর্লক্ষণযুক্ত; অলক্ষুণে; অশুভ। 

Example: 
- There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed.
- The engine had been making an ominous sound all the way from my parents' house.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

“Hit the nail on the head” means — Do or say something exactly right.

• Hit the nail on the head:
English meaning: to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
Bangla meaning: মূল সমস্যাটি চিহ্নিত করা; আসল কথায় আসা।

Example:
- I think Mick hit the nail on the head when he said that what's lacking in this company is a feeling of confidence.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

• Niche (Noun, Verb):
- English Meaning: A comfortable or suitable position in life or employment.
- Bangla Meaning: যথাযোগ্য/ মানানসই/ উপযুক্ত পদ বা মর্যাদা।

• Synonym: Alcove, Corner, Nook, Housing.
• Antonym: Remove, Take, Relocate, Replace.

• Example sentence:
- This small bookstore has carved a niche for itself among local readers.
- She found her niche in the fashion industry as a designer.

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

• 'Syntax' means - Sentence building.

• Syntax (Noun):
- English Meaning: The way in which linguistic elements (such as words) are put together to form constituents (such as phrases or clauses)/ the part of grammar dealing with this.
- Bangla Meaning: বাক্যপ্রকরণ; বাক্যরীতি; পদান্বয়; পদযোজনা।

Source: Merriam-webster, Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.

Correct answer: Demonstration.

• Manifestation(noun)
- English meaning: an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something abstract or theoretical.
- Bangla meaning: স্পষ্টকরণ; প্রকাশ; স্পষ্টত প্রতীয়মান।

• Demonstration (noun)
- English meaning: ran act of showing that something exists or is true by giving proof or evidence.
- Bangla meaning: প্রতিপাদন; প্রমাণ; কার্যপ্রণালী প্রদর্শন।

 Other options:
খ) Corruption
- English meaning: dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers): depravity
- Bangla meaning: দুর্নীতি; পচন; দূষণ।

গ) Contamination
- English meaning: a process of contaminating: a state of being contaminated.
- Bangla meaning: দূষণ; দূষিতকরণ।

ঘ) Imagination
- English meaning: the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality.
- Bangla meaning: কল্পনা; কল্পনাশক্তি।

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

Correct answer: Depression.

Depression (noun)
- English meaning: a state of feeling sad: low spirits: melancholy.
- Bangla meaning: বিষাদ; খেদ; মনমরা ভাব।

Example sentence:
1. Mr. Thomas was suffering from depression.
2. She became depressed after her mother's death.

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

• The correct spelling is 'Obedience' (Noun).

• Obedience: 
- English meaning: The fact of doing what you are told to do or of being willing to obey
- Bangla meaning: আজ্ঞানুবর্তিতা; বাধ্যতা।। 

• Example sentence:
- Soldiers must show complete obedience to their commanding officers..
- Children are taught the importance of obedience from a young age.

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

• Jeopardy (noun)
- English Meaning: in danger of being damaged or destroyed, exposure to or imminence of loss or injury.
- Bangla Meaning: বিপদ; ঝুঁকি; ক্ষতি।

Given Options:
ক) Safety: নিরাপত্তা।

খ) Risk: বিপদ অথবা ক্ষতির আশঙ্কা; ঝুঁকি। 

গ) Happiness: সুখ।

ঘ) Comfort: আরাম।

- Among the given options, 'Risk' is the correct answer.

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

Forfeit (verb)
Meaning: Lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing
Bengali meaning: শান্তি বা পরিণাম হিসেবে কিংবা নিয়মকানুনের দরুন ক্ষতি স্বীকার করা বা ক্ষতি স্বীকার করতে বাধ্য হওয়া; (অধিকার) খোয়ানো
The Bengali meaning of other words are:
Forehead - কপাল; ললাট।
Feign - ভান করা।
Foreign - বিদেশি; ভিনদেশি; বৈদেশিক; পরদেশি; বহিরাগত।
Source: Oxford Dictionary and Bangla Academy Dictionary.

Correct answer: Hippopotamus.

Hippopotamus
- English meaning: a very large animal with short legs and thick, dark grey skin that lives near or in water in Africa.
- Bangla meaning: জলহস্তী।

Example sentence:
1. The children enjoyed watching the hippopotamus wallowing in the mud.
2. A hippopotamus is a huge African mammal that spends time in the water and on land.

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

• The correct spelling is 'Dissonance' (Noun).

• Dissonance:
- English Meaning: A combination of sounds or musical notes that are not pleasant when heard together.
- Bangla Meaning: সুরের অমিল, অনৈক্য।

• Example sentence: The dissonance between the two team members caused frequent arguments.
- Bangla meaning: দুই দলের সদস্যের মধ্যে অমিল প্রায়ই বিতর্কের কারণ হয়ে দাঁড়িয়েছিল।

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

Correct answer: Commissariat.

Commissariat (noun)
- English Meaning: a system for supplying an army with food.
- Bangla Meaning: সেনাবাহিনীর জন্য খাদ্য ও অন্যান্য দ্রব্যসম্ভার সরবরাহের ভারপ্রাপ্ত বিভাগ।

Example sentences:
1. I want the commissariat properly organized.
2. The army faced difficulties as its commissariat struggled to secure necessary food and supplies.

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