Word Meaning and Spelling

• 'Out and Out' means- Thoroughly.

• Out and out adjective [ before noun ]
- English Meaning: complete or in every way; used to emphasize an unpleasant quality of a person or thing.
- Bangla Meaning: সম্পূর্ণ, পুরোপুরি, পুরোদস্তুর।

• Thoroughly (adverb)
- English meaning: completely; in a way that includes many details.
- Bangla Meaning: সম্পূর্ণরূপে, পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খভাবে ইত্যাদি।

অন্যদিকে,
- Wholeheartedly (with complete sincerity and commitment) - সর্বান্তঃকরণে।
- Not at all - স্বাস্থ্যসম্পর্কিত জিজ্ঞাসা ইত্যাদির শিষ্টাচারমূলক জবাব হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত ‘আদৌ না’: ‘ Thank you very much’ - ‘Not at all’ (ও কিছু না)।
- Brave (adjective) (braver, bravest) - সাহসী; নির্ভীক: a brave deed.

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

• The news eventually filtered through to the office staff.
- খবরটি শেষ পর্যন্ত ধীরে ধীরে অফিসের কর্মীদের কাছে পৌঁছায়।

• Filter through something
- English Meaning: to appear or happen gradually or to a limited degree through something.
- Bangla Meaning: (আলংকারিক অর্থ খবর, ধারণা, রাস্তায় চলাচল ইত্যাদি অর্থে) পথ করে নেওয়া; প্রবাহিত হওয়া বা করা।

- অর্থাৎ, “filtered through” বলতে বোঝায়- কোনো তথ্য ধীরে ধীরে, ধাপেধাপে বা আস্তে আস্তে ছড়িয়ে পড়া/এক জায়গা থেকে আরেক জায়গায় পৌঁছানো।

• অপশন বিশ্লেষণ:
ক) made its way to
- ধীরে ধীরে পৌঁছানো; ক্রমান্বয়ে পথ তৈরি করে পৌঁছানো।

খ) was known by all
- এটি শুধু ফলাফল বলছে (সবাই জানল) কিন্তু "filter through" এর gradual/slow process বোঝাচ্ছে না।

গ) burst through
- হঠাৎ জোরে প্রবেশ করা/হঠাৎ/দ্রুত ভেদ করে যাওয়া।

ঘ) surprised
- অবাক করা।

• সুতরাং, option বিশ্লেষণ করলে দেখা যায় যে, “filtered through” এর best meaning হলো- ক) made its way to.

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

◉ The correct spelling is - Commissariat. 

Commissariat (noun): 
English Meaning - A military department that supplies food and equipment. 
Bangla Meaning - সেনাবাহিনীর জন্য খাদ্য ও অন্যান্য দ্রব্যসম্ভার সরবরাহের ভারপ্রাপ্ত বিভাগ।

Example sentences: 
- Commissariat units had lost themselves in the hills, while ordnance had supplied dud ammunition.
- Unlike modern major generals, military historians do know what is meant by commissariat.

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

palate (noun)
(১) তালু।
(২) স্বাদবোধ; রুচিবোধ: He has a good palate for Chinese food.

Confound (verb transitive)
English Meaning: To confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation.
Bangla Meaning:
(১) বিভ্রান্ত বা কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় করা; বিস্মিত করা: I was confounded by her behavior.
(২) তালগোল পাকিয়ে ফেলা।

Synonyms: Surprise (বিস্ময় করা), Puzzle (বিমূঢ় করা; হতবুদ্ধি করা), Confuse (বিভ্রান্ত বা কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় হওয়া বা করা).
Antonyms: Assure (নিশ্চয়তা দেওয়া), Enlighten (জ্ঞানদান করা), Inform (জানানো; জ্ঞাপন করা).

Other Forms: Confounded (adjective) বিভ্রান্ত; হতবুদ্ধি; বিস্মিত।
(কথ্য)মস্ত; শোচনীয়: Confounded folly, মস্ত বোকামি।
Example Sentence: ‘The singer confounded her critics with a remarkable follow-up album.’

Reference: Live MCQ Lecture

“Intransigent” means —Answer: খ) Unwilling to change one’s views.

• Intransigent (adjective)
English Meaning: refusing to change your opinions or behaviour.
Bangla Meaning: (আনুষ্ঠানিক) (বিশেষত রাজনীতিতে) আপসহীন; অনমনীয়।

Example sentence:
- Her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent.
- Unions claim that the management continues to maintain an intransigent position.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

Prognosis - পূর্বাভাস।
identification - শনাক্তকরণ
forecast - পূর্বাভাস।
preface - ভূমিকা।
scheme - ফন্দি আঁটা; প্রণালী; ক্রমবিন্যাস।

অর্থাৎ, Prognosis এর near synonym হলো forecast.

• The correct spelling is - Guarantee. (অপশন 'ক')
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Guarantee (noun/verb)
English Meaning: a formal promise or assurance, especially that certain conditions will be fulfilled.
Bangla Meaning: নিশ্চয়তা, প্রামাণিক প্রতিশ্রুতি, বা কোনো বিষয়ের সঠিকতা ও কার্যকারিতা সম্পর্কে দিচ্ছি প্রতিশ্রুতি।

Example Sentence:
- The company offers a two-year guarantee on all its electronic products.
- He guaranteed that the work would be completed on time.

Source:
- Cambridge Dictionary.
- Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.

Correct answer: grass and plants.

Herbivorous (adjective)
- English Meaning: (of an animal) feeding on plants.
- Bangla Meaning: তৃণভোজী, উদ্ভিদ্ভোজী।

Example sentence:
1. Rabbits are relatively large, wild, herbivorous mammals.
2. The plants have been attacked by herbivorous insects.

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

Rambunctious:

• Bangla Meaning:
- উত্তাল।
- বেপরোয়া।
- উচ্ছ্বসিত
- উচ্ছৃঙ্খল

• Synonyms:
- Boisterous,(ফুর্তিবাজ)
- Rowdy,(গুন্ডা)
- Unruly,(অভদ্র)
- Wild.(হিংস্র)

• Antonyms:
- Calm,(শান্ত)
- Peaceful,(শান্তিপূর্ণ)
- Tranquil,(প্রশান্ত)
- Serene.(নির্মল)

• Example:
- The rambunctious children were running around the playground, making a lot of noise.
- Driving a long distance with four rambunctious children is not exactly fun.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

rigorous (adjective)
(১) কঠোর; প্রচণ্ড।
(২) তীব্র: rigorous weather.
rigorously (adverb) কঠোরভাবে; প্রচণ্ডভাবে।

Latent - (of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed.
Similar:
- concealed
- dormant
- unrevealed
- unexpressed

• The word "Colloquial" most nearly means - Informal and conversational.

• Colloquial (adjective)  
English Meaning: used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.  
Bangla Meaning: কথ্য; স্বাভাবিক কথোপকথনের।

Example Sentence:  
1. His colloquial style of writing makes the novel easy to read.  
2. In colloquial English, people often say "gonna" instead of "going to".  

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

• The incorrectly spelt word is- গ) Transluscent.
- The correct spelling is 'translucent' (with -cent, not -scent).

• Translucent (adjective) 
- English Meaning: allowing light to pass through but not completely clear.
- Bangla Meaning: আলোকপ্রবাহী কিন্তু অস্বচ্ছ।

- অন্যদিকে, অন্য শব্দগুলোর spelling সঠিক।
ক) Transliteration - প্রতিবর্ণীকরণ।

খ) Transfiguration - রূপান্তর।

ঘ) Transparent - আলোকভেদ্য; নির্ভুল; সন্দেহহীন।

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

Correct answer: Schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia (noun)
- English meaning: a serious mental illness in which someone cannot understand what is real and what is imaginary.
- Bangla meaning: মানসিক রোগবিশেষ।

Example sentence:
- Geneticists regard schizophrenia as a complex disease.
- The study provided a valuable new insight into how to treat schizophrenia.

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

Correct Answer: Firmly determined in purpose.

• Resolute (adjective & noun):
English Meaning: Determined in character, action, or ideas.
Bangla Meaning: দৃঢ়সংকল্প।

Synonyms:
- Assiduous - অধ্যবসায়ী; প্রযত্নবান; নিষ্ঠাবান।
- Purposive - অভীষ্টসাধনে কৃত; নিষ্ঠার সঙ্গে সম্পাদিত।
- Relentless - নির্মম; নির্দয়; অবিশ্রান্ত।

Antonyms:
- Vacillating - দ্বিধা; দ্বিধান্বিত; আন্দোলিত।
- Unsteady - টলমলে; টলমলিত; টলমলায়মান।
- Irresolute - অস্থিরমতি; চলচিত্ত; অস্থিরমনস্ক; অনবস্থিত।

Example Sentence:
1. She was resolute in her decision to pursue her dreams, despite the challenges.
2. His resolute determination to succeed inspired everyone around him.
3. The resolute leader took charge during the crisis and led the team to safety.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.

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

 • Obfuscate:
- English Meaning: Obfuscate (something) to make something less clear and more difficult to understand, usually deliberately.
- Bangla Meaning: (মনকে) আচ্ছন্ন করা; বিভ্রান্ত বা হতবুদ্ধি করা।

• Example Sentence:
1. The company’s financial report was filled with jargon meant to obfuscate the truth.
2. He tried to obfuscate the issue with vague answers.

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

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

• Innocuous:
English meaning: completely harmless (= causing no harm).
Bangla meaning: অনপকারী; নির্বিষ।

• Example Sentence:
1. At least one good thing I can say about this ride is that it is fairly innocuous and gentle.
2. Those innocuous lies we must tell every day if society is to remain civil.

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

Mendacious:
English Meaning: Not telling the truth; lying.
Bangla Meaning: (আনুষ্ঠানিক) মিথ্যা; মিথ্যাবাদী: mendacious reports.

• The correct spelling is - খ) Colleague.

• Colleague [countable noun]:
- English meaning: one of a group of people who work together; a person that you work with.
- Bangla meaning: সহকর্মী।

Example sentences:
- He has a good working relationship with colleagues.
- We were friends and colleagues for more than 20 years.

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

• The correct spelling is - ক) Tyrannical.

• Tyrannical (Adjective)
- English Meaning: ​Using power or authority over people in an unfair and cruel way.
- Bangla Meaning: অত্যাচারী; নৃশংস।

Example Sentences:
- In the end she left home just to escape the tyrannical rule of her mother.
- Everyone was afraid of their overbearing and tyrannical boss.

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

Ubiquitous (adjective):
Meaning: Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
বাংলা অর্থ - একই সময়ে সর্বত্র বা বিভিন্ন স্থানে উপস্থিত; সর্বব্যাপী।
Synonym:
omnipresent, ever-present, present everywhere, everywhere, all-over, all over the place, pervasive, all-pervasive, universal, worldwide, global.

Correct Spelling: Harbinger
Harbinger (NOUN):
Meaning - A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
বাংলা অর্থ - অগ্রদূত
Ex Sentence: The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.

Correct Answer: খ) A period of 1000 years.

• Millennium (noun)
English Meaning: a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends.
Bangla Meaning: সহস্রাব্দ; বর্ষসহস্রক।

Example Sentence:
- In 2015 the city of Leipzig, Germany, celebrated its millennium.

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

Correct answer: Cartridge.

Cartridge
- English meaning: a tube (as of metal) containing a complete charge for a firearm and usually an initiating device (such as a primer).
- Bangla meaning: আধার; টোটা; কারতুজ।

Example sentence:
1. The printer needs a new ink cartridge.
2. The soldier checked his cartridge before the mission.

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

Discrepancy
(noun) Synonyms: Inconsistency (অসামঞ্জস্য), Dissimilarity (পার্থক্য; ভিন্নতা), Variation (ভিন্নতা; বিভিন্নতা).
Antonyms: Similarity (সাদৃশ্য), Correspondence (অনুরূপতা; সাদৃশ্য).
English Meaning: An unexpected difference, especially in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained.

ব্যাখ্যা: A piece of cake (idiom)
Meaning: Something that is very easy to do
Example: Don’t think that this term’s work will be a piece of cake.
Source: Cambridge Dictionary

• The term "Plebiscite" is mainly associated with - Politics.

• Plebiscite (Noun):
- English meaning: Plebiscite (on something) a vote by the people of a country or a region on an issue that is very important, A referendum. 
- Bangla meaning: সব যোগ্য নাগরিকের ভোট; ঐরূপ ভোটে কোনো রাজনৈতিক প্রশ্নের মীমাংসা; গণভোট।

• অর্থাৎ, Plebiscite শব্দটি Politics এর সাথে সম্পর্কিত।

Source: Accessible Dictionary and Cambridge Dictionary

Impound (verb):
Meaning: Seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of law.
Bengali meaning: আইন বা ক্ষমতাবলে দখল করা; আটক/ক্রোক করা।

Synonym: Lockup, Incarcerate, Imprison, Confine, Intern, Immure, Hold captive, Hold prisoner
Antonym: Release, Free, Let go.

The Bengali meaning of the following words:
Generate: ঘটানো; উৎপাদন করা।
Strengthen: শক্তিশালী হওয়া বা করে তোলা।
Stimulate: উদ্দীপিত করা; জাগিয়ে তোলা; উত্তেজিত করা।
Release: মুক্তি/অব্যাহতি দেওয়া; ছাড়া, ছেড়ে দেওয়া; বিমুক্ত/নির্মুক্ত করা; বাঁধন খোলা।

Source: Oxford Dictionary & Bangla Academy Dictionary.

VERB 
UK - fuels, fuelling, fuelled; US - fueling, fueled

Synonyms
power,
charge,
stimulate,
boost,
increase,
encourage,
intensify
Source: Oxford Dictionary

• Correct Answer: খ) Legitimate.

• Legitimate (adjective, verb)
- Bangla Meaning: আইনসঙ্গত; নিয়মসম্মত; রীতিসিদ্ধ।
- English Meaning: lawfully begotten.

- a legitimate excuse for being late.

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

'Over and out' (শেষ বার্তা) indicates end of the message (শেষ বার্তা) ।
অন্যগুলোর meaning:
Annoyance - বিরক্তি,
Disapprova l- অননুমোদন/অসমর্থন,
Indifference - উদাসীন
Source: Applied English Grammar and Composition by P. C. Das

সঠিক উত্তর হলো – Reminiscence.

• Reminiscence:
English Meaning: the act of remembering events and experiences from the past.
Bangla Meaning: স্মৃতিচারণ, অনুস্মরণ, পূর্বস্মৃতি, স্মৃতিকথা।

• Example of Sentences:
- His reminiscences about the war were painful to hear.
- We wondered whether she could trust her reminiscence of events that happened so long ago.

Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary.
2. Cambridge Dictionary.

ব্যাখ্যা: Meaning: Having or showing great knowledge or learning
Bengali meaning: পণ্ডিত
Synonym: learned, scholarly, well-educated, knowledgeable, well-read
Antonym: ignorant, ill-educated
Source: Oxford languages

Jubilant:
English meaning: feeling or expressing great happiness, especially because of a success.
Bangla meaning: আনন্দে চিৎকাররত; বিজয়ানন্দে উৎফুল্ল।

Example:
The fans were jubilant at/about/over their team's victory.

Source: Cambridge Dictionary.

Correct Answer: ঘ) Doubt or mistrust.

• Suspicion (noun & verb):
English Meaning: Suspicion refers to a feeling or belief that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong, even though there is no definite proof.
Bangla Meaning: সন্দেহ; সংশয়; অবিশ্বাস; বিশ্বাসহীনতা।

Synonyms:
• Mistrust - আস্থা/বিশ্বাস না থাকা।
• Wariness - সতর্কতা; সন্দেহপ্রবণতা।
• Incredulity - অবিশ্বাস; অপ্রতীতি।

Antonyms:
• Trust - গভীর বিশ্বাস; আস্থা; ভরসা।
• Conviction - কাউকে দোষী সাব্যস্তকরণ; দৃঢ় বিশ্বাস বা প্রত্যয়।
• Certainty - নিশ্চয়তা; সংশয়মুক্ত অবস্থা।

Other Options: 
ক) Complete trust → সম্পূর্ণ আস্থা। 
খ) Strong evidence → শক্তিশালী প্রমাণ। 
গ) Legal punishment → আইনগত শাস্তি। 

• Example Sentence:
1. The police arrested him on suspicion of theft. 
2. Her sudden wealth raised suspicion among her neighbors.

Source: Live MCQ Lecture.