Word Meaning and Spelling

• Entrepreneur (noun)
English Meaning: a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money.
Bangla Meaning: উদ্যোক্তা; শিল্প/বাণিজ্য সংগঠক।

Example Sentence:
- The young entrepreneur started her own tech company right out of college.
- His father was a successful entrepreneur who built several businesses from the ground up.

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

Correct answer: Inoffensive expression.

• Euphemism (Countable noun & Uncountable noun)
- English Meaning: the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive word or expression for one that is harsh, indelicate, or otherwise unpleasant or taboo.
- Bangla Meaning: সুভাষণ; সত্যিকার শব্দের পরিবর্তে অন্য কোনো শব্দের ব্যবহার।

• Euphemism is a figure of speech that stands for a pleasant way of referring to something unpleasant.
- It refers to a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word.
- A euphemism is a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about, for example, sex, the human body, or death.
- ইংরেজি সাহিত্যে 'Euphemism' শব্দের অর্থ সুভাষণ, কোমল প্রকাশ (inoffensive expression)।

Example:
1. 'Senior citizen' is a euphemism for 'old person'.
2. "Pass away" is a euphemism for "die ".

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

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

• Scrutinize:
- English meaning: ​Scrutinize somebody/something to look at or examine somebody/something carefully.
- Bangla meaning: তন্ন তন্ন করে পরীক্ষা করা; অবেক্ষণ করা।।

• Example sentence: The teacher scrutinized the students’ answer sheets to find any mistakes.
- Bangla meaning: শিক্ষক ভুল ধরার জন্য ছাত্রদের উত্তরপত্র নিবিড়ভাবে পরীক্ষা করলেন।

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

Commence (verb): 
English Meaning - To begin something.
Bangla Meaning - আরম্ভ করা বা হওয়া।

Example Sentence - Shall we let the meeting commence?
Other forms: 
Commencement (noun) (১) আরম্ভ।
(২) আমেরিকার বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে (এবং কেম্ব্রিজ ও ডাবলিনে) ডিগ্রি প্রদান অনুষ্ঠান।

• Synonyms - Inaugurate (উদ্বোধন করা), Initiate (আরম্ভ করা)।
• Antonyms - Terminate (সমাপ্ত করা), Conclude (সমাপ্ত করা বা হওয়া)। 

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

• The correct spelling is 'Sesquipedalian' (Adjective).

• Sesquipedalian (Adjective)
- English Meaning: characterized by the use of long words; given to or marked by the use of long, sometimes obscure, words.
- Bangla Meaning: দীর্ঘশব্দাবলীর ব্যবহার করা; বড় বড় শব্দ ব্যবহারকারী।

• Example Sentence:
- His sesquipedalian speech confused many of the listeners.
- She has a sesquipedalian writing style that can be difficult to follow.

Source: Oxford English Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.

• Correct answer: Abstruse.

 Recondite (adjective)
- English Meaning: Not known about by many people and difficult to understand.
- Bangla Meaning: 
(১) (জ্ঞানের বিষয়াদি) সৃষ্টি ছাড়া, দুর্বোধ্য, নিগূঢ়। 
(২) (গ্রন্থকর্তা) নিগূঢ় বা সৃষ্টিছাড়া জ্ঞানের অধিকারী।

- Synonyms: Complex (জটিল), Abstruse (নিগূঢ়), Complicated (দুর্বোধ্য), Hermetic (সম্পুর্নভাবে রুদ্ধ), Profound (গভীর)।
- Antonyms: Straightforward (সহজবোধ্য), Simple (সাদামাটা), Familiar (চেনাজানা), Obvious (সুস্পষ্ট), Shallow (অগভীর; গাধ; চেটালো)।

Example Sentence:
1. They must have found their teacher too sophisticated, too full of recondite allusions for them to follow.
2. Geochemistry is a recondite subject. 

Other options:
• Catalyst (noun) (countable noun)
- English Meaning: A condition, event, or person that is the cause of an important change. In Biology and Chemistry - A catalyst is also a substance that causes or speeds a chemical reaction without itself being changed.
- Bangla Meaning: পরিবর্তনসাধনকারী এরূপ অপিরবর্তিত পদার্থ; অনুঘটক; (লাক্ষণিক) যে ব্যক্তি বা বস্তু পরিবর্তনসাধনে সহায়ক হয়।

• Officious (adjective)
- English Meaning: Too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance.
- Bangla Meaning: গায়েপড়ে সাহায্য করতে বা পরামর্শ দেয় এমন; কর্তৃত্বপরায়ণ।

 • Complaisant (adjective)
- English Meaning: Willing to satisfy others by being polite and fitting in with their plans.
- Bangla Meaning: অন্যকে খুশি করতে আগ্রহী।

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

• Complete Sentence: The professor emphasized the importance of the dissemination of scientific research to the general public.
- Bangla Meaning: অধ্যাপক বৈজ্ঞানিক গবেষণা জনসাধারণের কাছে পৌঁছে দেওয়ার প্রয়োজনীয়তা গুরুত্বসহকারে বলেছেন।

• Dissemination (noun)
- English Meaning: The action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely.
- Bangla Meaning: ধারণা, তত্ত্ব ইত্যাদি প্রচার; বিতরণ; বিস্তার।

• Example Sentence: 
- The dissemination of accurate information is crucial during a public health crisis.
- Social media has accelerated the dissemination of news, both reliable and false.

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

• Complete Sentence: Every action has its repercussion, whether good or bad.
 - Bangla Meaning: প্রতিটি কাজের ফলাফল থাকে, সেটা ভালো হোক বা খারাপ।
 
• The correct spelling is - repercussion. (অপশন 'গ')

• Repercussion (noun)  
English Meaning: an unintended consequence or result of an action or event.  
Bangla Meaning: কোনো কাজ বা ঘটনার ফলাফল বা প্রভাব, যা প্রত্যাশিত নাও হতে পারে।  

Example Sentence:  
1. The new policy had serious repercussions on small businesses.  
2. His decision to skip the meeting had unforeseen repercussions.  

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

• The phrase "furtive grace" primarily refers to - Secretive and smooth movement.

• Furtive (adjective)
English Meaning: behaving or done in a way that is intended to avoid notice; secretive, often due to guilt or fear of being caught.  
Bangla Meaning: গোপনীয়; চুপিসারে; লুকিয়ে।

• Grace (noun)
English Meaning: smoothness and elegance of movement.  
Bangla Meaning: সৌন্দর্য; মাধুর্য; স্নিগ্ধতা।

Example Sentence:
1. The thief moved with a furtive grace, slipping through the shadows without making a sound.  
2. Her furtive glance revealed she was hiding something important.

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

Teetotaller (noun):
Meaning:
1. A person who never drinks alcohol.
2. A person who abstains from alcoholic drinks.

বাংলা অর্থ - আসবপান সংপূর্ণরুপে পরিহারকারী

Ex. sentence: He was for most of his life a non-smoker and teetotaller.

• The correct spelling is 'Curriculum'.

• 'Curriculum' (Noun)
- English meaning: The subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc.
- Bangla meaning: পাঠ্যসূচি; পাঠক্রম।

• Synonym: Course, Institute, Seminar.

• Example sentence: The school revised its curriculum to include more practical subjects.
- Bangla meaning: বিদ্যালয় তার পাঠ্যক্রম পুনঃনির্ধারণ করেছে যাতে আরও ব্যবহারিক বিষয় অন্তর্ভুক্ত করা যায়।

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

• সঠিক উত্তর হবে - Ostia.
- According to the passage salt flats were located in Ostia.

• প্যাসেজে বলা হয়েছে, "Along the road, Roman soldiers transported salt crystals from the salt flats at Ostia up the Tiber River."
- এটি স্পষ্ট করে যে লবণের চারণভূমি (salt flats) Ostia-তে ছিল।

The appropriate synonym of the underlined word querulous is the word complaining.
Meaning: Complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner.
Bangla Meaning: নালিশ করার স্বভাববিশিষ্ট; কলহপ্রিয়।
Synonym: petulant, complaining, pettish, touchy, testy, tetchy, waspish, prickly, crusty, peppery
Source: Oxford Dictionary

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

• Pronunciation: 
- English meaning:  The way in which a language or a particular word or sound is pronounced.
- Bangla meaning: উচ্চারণ। 

• Example sentence:
- He practiced the pronunciation of difficult words every day.
- Her pronunciation of English words is very clear.

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

• Correct Answer: খ) Humorous

• Jocular (adjective)
- Bangla Meaning: রসিকতাপ্রিয়; রসিক।
- English Meaning: said or done as a joke: characterized by jesting: playful.

খ) Humorous (adjective)
- Bangla Meaning: রসাত্মক; সরস; হাস্যরসাত্মক; রসিকতাপূর্ণ; সকৌতুক
- English Meaning: full of or characterized by that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : full of or characterized by humor: funny.

Other options:
ক) Serious
- Bangla Meaning: গম্ভীর; রাশভারী; আন্তরিক; গভীর; চিন্তাশীল; অচপল।
- English Meaning: thoughtful or subdued in appearance or manner : sober.

গ) Jealous
- Bangla Meaning: অধিকার বা প্রণয়ের প্রকৃত বা সম্ভাব্য হানির জন্য শঙ্কিত বা বিদ্বেষপূর্ণ, ঈর্ষাকাতর, ঈর্ষাপরায়ণ।
- English Meaning: hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage : envious.

ঘ) Sad
- Bangla Meaning: অসুখী; বিষণ্ণ; বিষাদিত; বিমর্ষ; কাতর; ম্রিয়মাণ।
- English Meaning:  affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast.

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

Answer - Nauseous.

• Nauseous:
English meaning: feeling as if you might vomit.
Bangla meaning: বিবমিষাকর; বিতৃষ্ণাজনক।

Example: 
- Roller coasters make me feel nauseous.
- He felt nauseous and dehydrated.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

The killing of one's husband/spouse is called Mariticide.

- Uxoricide: The killing of one's wife. 
- Parricide: The killing of parents. 
- Regicide: The killing of a king. 

Reference- Live MCQ Lecture.

If something is in a state of flux, it means: constantly changing.

Flux: [noun]
English meaning: continuous change.
Bangla meaning: নিরন্তর পরিবর্তন পরম্পরা।

Example: 
- Everything is in a state of flux.
- Living in a constant state of flux puts people under huge pressure.
- Society is in continuous flux.

Other options,
খ) very risky – খুব ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ।

গ) always stable – সবসময় স্থিতিশীল।

ঘ) old – পুরনো।

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

◉ The meaning of the word 'Candor' is - The quality of being open and honest in expression.

Candor (noun): 
English Meaning - The quality of being honest and telling the truth, especially about a difficult or embarrassing subject. 
Bangla Meaning - অকপটতা; সারল্য; স্পষ্টবাদিতা।

Example sentences:
- We really don't know what to do about it," she said with surprising candor.
- The white light on his face heightens his chilly candor.

Other options, 
ক) A hidden or secret plan or purpose - Conspiracy (ষড়যন্ত্র)। 
খ) The state of being relaxed and free from tension - Tranquility (প্রশান্তি)। 
গ) A strong and unpleasant taste or smell - Acrid ((গন্ধ বা স্বাদ) অত্যন্ত কটু)। 

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

Relevant (adjective)
Relevant (to) সম্পৃক্ত; প্রাসঙ্গিক; ঘনিষ্ঠ সম্পর্কযুক্ত; সম্পর্কীয়।
Supply the facts relevant to the case; relevant facts.
Relevantly (adverb) প্রাসঙ্গিকভাবে।
Relevance, relevancy (noun(s)) প্রাসঙ্গিকতা; প্রসঙ্গানুগতা।
Source: Bangla Academy Dictionary.

• ভুল বানান হলো: গ) Prosparity.
- সঠিক বানান হবে → Prosperity.

• Prosperity (noun)
- English Meaning: the state of being successful and having a lot of money.
- Bangla Meaning: সমৃদ্ধি; শ্রীবৃদ্ধি; সৌভাগ্য; সাফল্য; উন্নতি; সংবৃদ্ধি।

- অন্যদিকে, বাকি অপশনগুলোর spelling সঠিক।
ক) Happiness (noun) - সুখ।
খ) Necessary (adjective, noun) - প্রয়োজনীয়; আবশ্যক; অপরিহার্য; দরকারি।
ঘ) Influence (noun) - প্রভাব; প্রতাপ; প্রতিপত্তি; ক্ষমতা; বল।

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

• Harassment (noun)
- English Meaning: the act or an instance of harassing.
- Bangla Meaning: হয়রানি; উৎপীড়ন।

Other Options:
- They face daily harassment and assault on the streets.
- Some victims of harassment fear losing their jobs if they come forward.
 
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.

Bombastic:
Synonyms: Blathering (আবোল-তাবোল বলা), Verbose (বাগাড়ম্বরপূর্ণ; শব্দাড়ম্বরপূর্ণ), Wordy (অনেক শব্দে বা কথায় প্রকাশিত).
Antonyms: Straightforward (সহজবোধ্য; সহজসাধ্য).

• The correct spelling is 'Exaggerate'.

• Exaggerate: 
English meaning: to make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is.
Bangla meaning: অতিরঞ্জিত করা; অত্যুক্তি করা; বাড়িয়ে বলা

Example:
- Don't exaggerate - it wasn't that expensive.
- I'm not exaggerating - it was the worst meal I've ever eaten in my life.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

• The word "Zephyr" means - A gentle breeze.

• Zephyr (Noun)
- English Meaning: A gentle, mild breeze, often referring to a soft wind from the west.
- Bangla Meaning: মৃদু বাতাস; হালকা পশ্চিমালি বাতাস।

• Example sentence:
- The evening zephyr made the weather pleasant.
- A cool zephyr was blowing through the open window.

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

Answer - খ) Of little value or importance.

Trivial:
English meaning: having little value or importance.
Bangla meaning:  সামান্য; তুচ্ছ; অকিঞ্চিৎকর; নগণ্য। 

Example: 
- I don't know why he gets so upset about something so trivial.
- Getting computers to understand human language is not a trivial problem.

অন্য বিকল্প বিশ্লেষণ:

- Important and serious → গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ও গুরুতর।
- Temporary or short-lived → সাময়িক বা অল্পস্থায়ী।
- Unusual and rare → অস্বাভাবিক ও বিরল।
 
Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

Answer: ক) The mellifluous music put everyone at ease.

• Mellifluous:
English meaning: having a pleasant and flowing sound.
Bangla meaning: (ব্যক্তির স্বর, কথা, সংগীত ইত্যাদি) সুমধুর; সুললিত।

Example:
- The soloist typically sings over repeated semiquaver viola figures - there are no violins - at the upper, more mellifluous end of his range.
- The writing for the choruses is intricate, mellifluous, and delicate, accompanied with shimmering music in the orchestra.

অর্থ বিবেচনা করে দেখা যায়, অন্য অপশন গুলো এক্ষেত্রে অপ্রাসঙ্গিক। 

Source: Cambridge & Accessible Dictionary.

Correct answer: Unceremonious.

Unceremonious (adjective)
- English meaning:  not ceremonious : informal.
- Bangla meaning: আনুষ্ঠানিকতাহীন; লৌকিকতাহীন; শিষ্টাচারহীন।
 
Example sentence:
1. He received an unceremonious goodbye from his so-called friends.
2. The dinner was a relaxed and unceremonious occasion. 

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