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PrepBank · পাতা ৩২ / ৭৫ · ৩,১০১–৩,২০০ / ৭,৪৯১
- Correct Answer: Queer.
Queer
- Bangla Meaning: অদ্ভুত; অস্বাভাবিক।
- English Meaning: differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd, strange, weird, peculiar.
Example:
- It was a queer feeling to be in such an unfamiliar place.
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.
• Craven (noun), (adjective):
English Meaning: Extremely cowardly (= not brave).
Bangla Meaning: কাপুরুষ; ভীর।
Synonyms: Spineless (মেরুদণ্ডহীন; (লাক্ষণিক) কাপুরুষোচিত), Timid (ভীরু; লাজুক), Gutless, Fearful (ভীরু) Dreadful (ভীতিজনক)।
Antonyms: Brave (সাহসী; নির্ভীক), Unfearing (শঙ্কাহীন), Courageous (সাহসী), Dauntless (নির্ভীক), Fearless (শঙ্কাহীন)।
Other Forms:
- Craven (noun); - Cravenly (adverb)
- Cravenness (noun)
Example Sentence:
1. Please check your facts before you accuse us of being craven.
2. It is a craven proposal to raise the white flag.
Other options,
Intrepid - Courageous and fearless.
Devious - Crafty and sly.
Merciless - Cruel and ruthless.
Source: Live MCQ Lecture.
Blue ribbon
English Meaning: The highest prize in a competition or event.
Bangla Meaning: যেকোনো ক্ষেত্রের সর্বোচ্চ সম্মাননা
Ex. Sentence: He won the men's blue-ribbon event, the 100 metres freestyle.
Bangla Meaning: সে ১০০ মিটার ফ্রি স্টাইল সাতারের ইভেন্টে প্রথম পুরস্কার জিতেছিল।
Other words:
To have a high social position and be rich from birth = Born with a silver spoon in mouth.
A very close or intimate friend = Bosom friend.
The most important fact in a situation = Bottom line.
Reference- Live MCQ Lecture.
Answer: খ) Acquiesce.
Acquiesce:
English meaning: to accept or agree to something, often unwillingly.
Bangla meaning: সম্মত বা রাজি হওয়া; সায় দেওয়া; নীরবে বা বিনা আপত্তিতে মেনে নেওয়া।
Example:
- Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up.
- She explained her plan and reluctantly he acquiesced.
Source:
- Cambridge Dictionary.
- Oxford Dictionary.
- Accessible Dictionary.
• The correct spelling is 'Inconsequential' (Adjective).
• Inconsequential:
- English meaning: Not important; able to be ignored.
- Bangla meaning: অকিঞ্চিৎকর।
• Example sentence: His mistake was so inconsequential that no one even noticed it.
- Bangla meaning: তার ভুলটা এতটাই তুচ্ছ ছিল যে কেউ খেয়ালই করেনি।
Source: Accessible Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam & Webster Dictionary.
• Complete Sentence: Despite the court's orders, the contumacious defendant ignored the summons.
• Contumacious (adjective)
English Meaning: stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority.
Bangla Meaning: প্রত্যাহার বা কর্তৃত্বের প্রতি জিদ্দি অবজ্ঞাসূচক।
Example Sentence:
- The student was contumacious when he refused to follow the school rules.
- Contumacious behavior in court can lead to contempt charges.
Source:
1. Cambridge Dictionary.
2. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
Audacious
(adjective) Synonyms: Bold (সাহসী; দুর্দান্ত; দুর্দমনীয়), Fearless (নির্ভীক; শঙ্কাহীন), Reckless (অগ্রাহ্য করে এমন; বেপরোয়া).
Antonyms: Timid (ভীরু; লাজুক; মুখচোরা), Polite (সুশীল; মার্জিত; বিনয়বান).
• The correct spelling is 'Accumulation' (Noun).
- English meaning: An amount of something that has gradually increased over a period of time.
- Bangla meaning: সঞ্চয়ন; পুঞ্জীভবন; উপচয়ন; রাশীকরণ।
• Example sentence: The accumulation of dust in the room showed that it hadn't been cleaned in weeks.
- Bangla meaning: ঘরে ধুলাবালির সঞ্চয় দেখাচ্ছে যে অনেক দিন ধরে এটি পরিষ্কার করা হয়নি।
Source: Accessible Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam & Webster Dictionary.
• Ostentatious (adjective)
- English Meaning: Intended to attract admiration or notice.
- Bangla Meaning: লোক-দেখাতে পছন্দ করে এমন; জাঁকালো: in an ostentatious manner.
Synonyms: Pretentious (আত্মাভিমানী), Conspicuous (দৃষ্টি-আকর্ষক), Flamboyant (জাঁকালো), Classy(অভিজাত), Swank (সদম্ভ)।
Antonyms: Plain (সরল), Unobtrusive (অনতিলক্ষ্য), Restrained (নিরাবেগ), Modest (পরিমিত), Natural (প্রাকৃতিক)।
Other Forms: Ostentatiously (adverb) জাঁকজমকপূর্ণভাবে।
Example Sentence:
1. They contribute generously to village and family enterprises and avoid ostentatious displays of affluence.
2. It’s an ostentatious display of knowledge.
Other Options:
• Caustic (adjective):
- English Meaning: Strongly critical. In Chemistry - Caustic means able to burn through things.
- Bangla Meaning:
(১) রাসায়নিক ক্রিয়ার দ্বারা পোড়াতে বা ধ্বংস করতে সক্ষম; দাহক; ক্ষারীয়।
caustic soda (noun) (Sodium Hydroxide/NaOH) সাবান তৈরিতে ব্যবহৃত ক্ষয়কর রাসায়নিক পদার্থ; ক্ষার।
(২) (লাক্ষণিক) তীব্র; তিক্ত; বিদ্রূপাত্মক: caustic remark.
• Impassive (adjective):
- English Meaning: Not showing or feeling any emotion.
- Bangla Meaning: নির্বিকার; নিরাবেগ।
• Neophyte (noun):
- English Meaning: a new convert, Someone who has recently become involved in an activity and is still learning about it.
- Bangla Meaning: কোনো ধর্মমতে অধুনাদীক্ষিত ব্যক্তি; নবদীক্ষিত, শিক্ষানবিস।
Source: Live MCQ Lecture.
• The correctly spelled option is- ঘ) Zealous.
• Zealous (adjective)
- English Meaning: enthusiastic and eager.
- Bangla Meaning: উদ্দীপনাময়; গভীর অনুভূতিবহ; আগ্রহোদ্দীপক।
Example sentences:
- A zealous supporter of the government's policies.
- The detective was zealous in her pursuit of the kidnappers.
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Cambridge Dictionary.
Correct Answer: খ) Having more than one possible meaning.
Ambiguous:
- Bangla Meaning: অনিশ্চিত অর্থ বা অভিপ্রায়বিশিষ্ট, দ্ব্যর্থক।
- English Meaning: doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness, capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways.
Other Options:
ক) Clear and definite
- Translation: স্পষ্ট এবং নির্দিষ্ট।
গ) Strong and powerful
- Translation: শক্তিশালী।
ঘ) Full of life
- Translation: প্রাণবন্ত, সতেজ, উদ্যমী।
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary.
- Soliloquy is a dramatic technique of speaking alone on the stage.
- Example: To be or not to be, that is the question. (William Shakespeare, Hamlet)
• "Cul-de-sac" refers to- Dead end.
• Cul-de-sac (noun)
- English Meaning: a street or passage that is closed at one end.
- Bangla Meaning: কানাগলি।
• Examples:
- An intellectual cul-de-sac.
- The home sits in a cul-de-sac spread out over two acres.
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Oxford Dictionary.
Answer- ঘ) Paraphernalia.
• Paraphernalia:
English meaning: a large number of objects or personal possessions, especially the equipment that you need for a particular activity.
Bangla meaning: বিশেষত কারো পেশাগত কাজে ব্যবহৃত টুকিটাকি জিনিসপত্র, কলকবজা ইত্যাদি।
Example:
- photography paraphernalia.
- skiing paraphernalia.
- The personal paraphernalia provide crucial information about the identities of these people.
Source: Oxford Dictionary.
• Concise (Noun):
- English Meaning: Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
- Bangla Meaning: সংক্ষিপ্ত; অল্পকথায় অধিক তথ্য প্রদানে সক্ষম।
• সুতরাং, বোঝা যাচ্ছে, উল্লিখিত অপশন গুলোর মধ্যে Concise এর অর্থ সংক্ষিপ্ত।
• উল্লিখিত বাকি অপশনগুলো,
ক) সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ - Coherent;
গ) সাধনা - Practice;
ঘ) স্বাদহীন - Insipid/ Tasteless.
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
Correct Answer: খ) Equivocation
• Equivocation (Noun)
- English Meaning: An ambiguous or deliberately evasive statement; to avoid giving a clear or direct answer to a question.
- Bangla Meaning: কথার দুটি অর্থ হয় এমন ভাব; বাকচাতুরী।
• Other Forms:
- Equivocate (verb) - দ্ব্যর্থবাক্য ব্যবহার করা; বাক্চাতুরী করা।
- Equivocal (adjective) - (১) দ্ব্যর্থবোধক। (২) সন্দেহজনক।
• Example Sentence:
1. Her equivocations were not evasions.
2. He answered openly and honestly without hesitation or equivocation.
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Cambridge Dictionary.
3. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
The correct spelling is ‘juvenile’
Juvenile(Adjective)
English meaning: A juvenile is a child or young person who is not yet old enough to be regarded as an adult.
Bangla meaning :তরুণ স্বল্পবয়স্ক ব্যক্তি।
Example Sentences:
He was a juvenile when the crime was committed.
He is an expert in juvenile delinquency.
The juvenile justice system deals with young offenders.
Source: Merriam-Webster dictionary, Accessible Dictionary and Cambridge Dictionary.
Impute -আরােপ করা।
Blame - দোষ।
Attribute - আরােপ করা।
Apply - প্রয়ােগ করা।
Expert - বিশেষজ্ঞ।
অতএব, সঠিক উত্তর (খ)।
• The correct spelling is 'Relinquish' (Verb).
• Relinquish:
- Bangla Meaning: ছেড়ে দেওয়া; ত্যাগ করা; বর্জন/উৎসর্জন করা।
- English Meaning: to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind.
• Example Sentence:
1. The king had to reluctantly relinquish his throne after the uprising.
2. It took years for him to relinquish his hold on the past and embrace the possibilities of the future.
Source: Accessible Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Merriam & Webster Dictionary.
সঠিক বানান হলো— ক) Paraphernalia.
• Paraphernalia:
English meaning: all the objects needed for or connected with a particular activity.
Bangla meaning: বিশেষত কারো নেশা বা পেশাগত কাজে ব্যবহৃত টুকিটাকি জিনিসপত্র, কলকবজা ইত্যাদি।
Example:
- We sell pots, gloves, seeds, and other gardening paraphernalia.
- Bags of cocaine and all sorts of drug paraphernalia were seized at the airport.
Source: Cambridge Dictionary.
• nonetheless:
- English Meaning: in spite of what has just been said : nevertheless.
- Bangla Meaning: তবু; অথচ।
Example Sentences:
- They may not need you, but you have to be there nonetheless.
- Bacall nonetheless seemed and still seems to have been made for the screen.
Given Options:
• In spite of everything - সবকিছুর পরেও,
• Just in case - প্রয়োজনে, হঠাৎ কোনো পরিস্থিতির জন্য প্রস্তুত হিসেবে,
• Just as much - সমানভাবে, ঠিক এতটাই,
• Regardless of the consequences - ফলাফল ভেবেচিন্তে না, যতই হোক না কেন।
- Among the given options, 'In spite of everything' is the correct answer.
• Irresolute (Adjective)
English Meaning: Not able to decide what to do.
Bangla Meaning: (অস্থিরমতি; চলচিত্ত; অস্থিরমনস্ক; অনবস্থিত)।
Example Sentence:
1. After previous outrages we had been irresolute and appeared unwilling to defend ourselves.
2. All these years later, my personal feelings are irresolute, even as people I’ve told have apologized or commiserated.
Source:
1. Cambridge Dictionary.
2. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
→ Correct Answer: ঘ) To soothe or lessen someone's anger.
• Mollify: [verb]
English Meaning: To make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or gentler.
Bangla Meaning: শান্ত/প্রশমিত করা; নরম/কোমল করা।
Synonyms: Soothe (শান্ত বা প্রশমিত করা), Allay (লাঘব করা), Soften (কোমল, মৃদু করা বা হওয়া), Comfort (আরাম, স্বস্তি), Solace (সান্তনা দেয়া)।
Antonyms: Enrage (রাগানো; ক্রুদ্ধ করা), Inflame (উত্তেজিত/ক্রুদ্ধ করা বা হওয়া), Aggravate (উত্ত্যক্ত/প্রকোপিত করা), Incite (খেপানো), Worsen (অধিকতর মন্দ হওয়া)।
Other Forms:
- Mollification (noun) প্রশমন, নিবৃত্তিকরণ, নরমকরণ।
Example Sentence:
1. I made the introduction mostly to mollify the woman who looked like she'd rather shoot us than hear our story.
2. All the efforts to mollify the woman went in vain.
Source: Live MCQ Lecture.
Sanctimonious অর্থ লোক দেখানো ধার্মিক।
শব্দটিকে বিভিন্ন Syllable এ বিভক্ত করলে শব্দটি দাঁড়ায় sanc-ti-moni-ous।
Source: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
• The required answer is - বহন।
• Borne (Adjective & Verb):
- English meaning: Transported or transmitted by - used in combination.
- Bangla meaning: বহন করা।
- Borne এটি "bear" verb এর past participle.
• Example sentence:
- The bridge has borne the weight of heavy trucks for decades.
- She has borne all the hardships patiently.
Source: Merriam & Webster Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.
Encroachement- Noun
Meaning- Infringement
Bengali Meaning- (সীমালঙ্ঘন)
Synonyms- intrusion, contravention
Antonym- Observance
The correct spelling of the word is Fallacious.
Fallacious (Adjective):
Meaning: Based on a mistaken belief.
বাংলা অর্থ - বিভ্রান্তিকর; ভ্রান্তিমূলক।
Source: Oxford ও বাংলা একাডেমি অভিধান।
ব্যাখ্যা:
Deserving
Meaning: worthy of being treated in a particular way, typically of being given assistance
Bengali meaning: যোগ্য, উপযুক্ত
Synonym: worthy, meritorious, commendable, praiseworthy, laudable
Antonym: unworthy
Source: Oxford languages and Merriam-webster Dictionary
• The word 'Harrassment' is incorrectly spelled.
• Harassment (Noun)
- English Meaning: aggressive pressure or intimidation.
- Bangla Meaning: হয়রানি; উৎপীড়ন।
অন্যদিকে, বাকি অপশনগুলোর spelling সঠিক।
ক) Grievance - (প্রকৃত বা কল্পিত) দুঃখদুর্দশার কারণ; দুঃখদুর্দশা।
খ) Forfeit - খেসারত; মাসুল; দণ্ড।
গ) Embarrassment - অস্বস্তি।
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
• The word "abstruse" primarily refers to - Deep, complex.
• Abstruse (adjective)
- English Meaning: Difficult to understand; dealing with profound or abstract ideas that are not easily grasped.
- Bangla Meaning: দুর্বোধ্য; জটিল; গভীর অর্থবোধক।
Example Sentence:
1. The professor’s lecture on quantum mechanics was so abstruse that most of the students struggled to follow it.
2. His book is full of abstruse philosophical theories that require careful reading.
Source:
1. Cambridge Dictionary.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
3. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
→ Correct Answer: ঘ) Easily deceived or tricked.
• Gullible (adjective)
English Meaning: Easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say.
Bangla Meaning: সহজে প্রতারণাযোগ্য।
Synonyms: Credulous (সরল বিশ্বাসী; বিশ্বাসপ্রবণ), Impressionable (সহজপ্রবণ), Naïve (সাদাসিধা). Unwary (অসতর্ক)।
Antonyms: Cynical (নৈরাশ্যবাদীর আচরণসম্পন্ন), Suspicious (সন্দেহজনক; সন্দেহভাজন), Taunting (বিদ্রুপাত্মক), Fishy (সন্দেহজনক), Mistrustful (সন্দিগ্ধ, আস্থাহীন)।
• Other Forms:
- Gullibility (noun)
- Gull (verb transitive) ধোঁকা দেওয়া, প্রতারণা করা।
- Gull (noun) সামুদ্রিক পাখিবিশেষ; শঙ্খচিল।
- Gullibly (Adverb)
অন্যান্য অপশনগুলো:
ক) Critical in thinking → বিশ্লেষণধর্মী চিন্তা, অর্থাৎ তথ্য যাচাই করে বিশ্বাস করা।
খ) Highly intelligent → অত্যন্ত বুদ্ধিমান হওয়াকে বোঝায়।
গ) Very cautious and alert → খুব সতর্ক ও সচেতন থাকা বোঝায়।
• Example Sentence:
1. She is so gullible that she believes every rumor she hears.
2. At that early age, she had been gullible and in love.
Source: Live MCQ Lecture.
• The word "Digression" means - A sudden change in topic.
• Digression (Noun):
- English Meaning: The action of moving away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and writing or talking about something else.
- Bangla Meaning: মূল প্রসঙ্গ থেকে বিচ্যুতি; অপ্রাসঙ্গিকতা: In your speech, sometimes you have had a few digress.
• Synonyms: Diversion (ভিন্নমুখীকরণ), Aside (একধারে), Straying (পথভ্রষ্টতা), Deviation (বিচ্যুতি), Difference (পার্থক্য)।
• Antonyms: Agreement (ঐক্য; মতৈক্য), Directness (সরাসরিতা), Straightness (ঋজুতা), Accord (মিল, সঙ্গতি), Frankness (অকপটতা)।
• Example Sentence:
1. Talking about money now would be a digression from the main purpose of this meeting.
2. His writing is marked by a digression into irrelevant details.
Source: Live MCQ Lecture.
Answer - Present everywhere.
• Ubiquitous (adjective)
English Meaning: Something that is present, found, or existing everywhere or in many places at the same time.
Bangla Meaning: সর্বব্যাপী; সর্বত্র বিদ্যমান।
Example Sentence:
- Mobile phones have become so ubiquitous that almost everyone owns one.
- In modern cities, surveillance cameras are ubiquitous, monitoring public spaces constantly.
Source:
1. Cambridge Dictionary.
2. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
Correct answer: bizarre.
Bizarre(adjective)
- English meaning: involving sensational contrasts or incongruities.
- Bangla meaning: অদ্ভুত; বিচিত্র; উদ্ভট।
Example sentence:
1. I found the whole situation very bizarre.
2. I just heard the most bizarre story.
Source:
1. Merriam-Webster dictionary.
2. Accessible Dictionary.
3. Cambridge Dictionary.
Venture
- English Meaning: to proceed especially in the face of danger.
- Bangla Meaning: ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ উদ্যোগ/প্রযত্ন।
Other Options:
ক) Risky undertaking – ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ উদ্যোগ।
খ) Safe task – নিরাপদ কাজ।
গ) Avoidance – এড়ানো।
ঘ) Hesitation – দ্বিধা।
- Correct Answer: ক) Risky undertaking.