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Abeyance [আবেইআন্স্] (noun) [Uncountable noun]
English Meaning: A state of not happening or being used at present.
Bangla Meaning: (আনুষ্ঠানিক) স্থগিতাবস্থা; সাময়িক নিষ্ক্রিয়াবস্থা; মুলতবি অবস্থা।
fall/go into abeyance (আইন সম্বন্ধীয়) (কোনো আইন, প্রথা, নিয়ম ইত্যাদির ক্ষেত্রে) স্থগিত বা মুলতবি হওয়া; অপ্রচলিত/অচল হয়ে যাওয়া।
• "Government by the representatives of the people" is called - Democracy.
• Democracy (Noun):
- English meaning: A system of government in which the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives.
- Bangla meaning: গণতন্ত্র; গণতান্ত্রিক দেশ; গণতান্ত্রিক সরকার/সমাজ।
• Other options:
- Autocracy: A system of government of a country in which one person has complete power.
- Bangla meaning: সীমাহীন ক্ষমতার অধিকারী শাসকের শাসন; স্বৈরতন্ত্র; স্বৈরাচার; একনায়কতন্ত্র; স্বেচ্ছাতন্ত্র; স্বৈরশাসন।
- Socialism: A set of political and economic theories based on the belief that everyone has an equal right to a share of a country’s wealth and that the government should own and control the main industries.
- Bangla meaning: সমাজতন্ত্র।
- Anarchy: A situation in a country, an organization, etc. in which there is no government, order or control.
- Bangla meaning: নৈরাজ্য; অরাজকতা; বিশৃঙ্খলা।
Source: Merriam & Webster Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.
aboriginal: আদিবাসী
endemic: স্থানীয়
contiguous : সংলগ্ন
• An apparently self-contradictory statement that hides a rational meaning is called paradox.
• Some example of paradox:
- Cowards die many times before their deaths.
- There is no one so poor as a wealthy miser.
- Sweet are the uses of adversity.
- The world will be saved by failure.
- Ignorance is strength.
- I must be cruel only to be kind.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman.
- A figure of speech in which lifeless objects or ideas are given imaginary life known as Personification.
Example:
''And Joy, whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu''. Here 'Joy' has been imagined as a living person.
-একইভাবে প্রদত্ত বাক্যে evening -কে রোগীর সাথে তুলনা করা হয়েছে। তাই এটি personification এর উদাহরণ।
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman.
Anthropology: The study of humans in the past and present.
Archeology: The study of ancient societies, done by looking at tools, bones, buildings, and other things from that time that have been found.
History: The study of the past, particularly how it relates to humans.
Ethnology: The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationship between them.
Idyll(noun):
Meaning: An extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque period or situation, typically an idealized or unsustainable one.
Bengali meaning: সংক্ষিপ্ত বর্ণনা; পল্লিচিত্র।
Synonym: Pastoral, Eclogue, Georgic, Rural poem.
Antonym: Hell on earth.
Source: Oxford Dictionary & Bangla Academy Dictionary.
Correct answer: bray.
Bray (verb)
- English meaning: to make the loud noise typical of a donkey (= an animal like a small horse with long ears).
- Bangla meaning: গাধার ডাক; বিকট বা কর্কশ শব্দ।
Other options:
ক) Hum
- English meaning: to make the natural noise of an insect in motion or a similar sound: drone.
- Bangla meaning: গুঞ্জন/গুন গুন করা; গুনগুনানো।
খ) Hiss
- English meaning: to make a noise like a long s sound.
- Bangla meaning: ফোঁস/ফোঁসফোঁস করা; ফোঁসানো; ফোঁসা।
গ) Croak
- English meaning: to make deep sounds, such as a frog makes, or as a person might make because of a very dry throat.
- Bangla meaning: ব্যাঙ অথবা দাঁড়কাকের কর্কশ ডাক।
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Cambridge Dictionary.
Epitaph (Noun):
1. a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
2. Something by which a person, time, or event will be remembered.
বাংলা অর্থ - সমাধিলিপি
অন্যদিকে,
- epitome = সারসংক্ষেপ; গুণাবলির প্রতীক
- epithet = কোনো চরিত্রের গুণাবলিসূচক বিশেষণ অথবা বর্ণনা। যেমন Akbar the great.
- episode = কোনো সুদীর্ঘ কাহিনির অন্তর্গত উপাখ্যান।
Source: Oxford and Bangla Academy (English-Bangla) Dictionary.
Camouflage - hiding oneself from one's enemy.
Hoard - supply that is carefully guarded or hidden.
Fraught - full of or accompanied by.
Hemorrhage - profuse discharge of blood.
• "A person who has lived in and is familiar with many different parts of the world." is called - Cosmopolitan.
• Cosmopolitan (Noun, Adjective)
- English meaning: Containing people of different types or from different countries, and influenced by their culture.
- Bangla meaning: বিশ্বের সব বা বহু অঞ্চল থেকে আগত।
• Other options:
- Tourist: A person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure.
- Bangla meaning: পর্যটক।
- Malingerer: A person who pretends to be ill, especially in order to avoid work.
- Bangla meaning: কর্তব্য এড়াতে অসুস্থতার ভান করা।।
- Curator: A person whose job is to be in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or an.
- Bangla meaning: জাদুঘর-পরিচালক।
Source: Merriam & Webster Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary, English-Bangla Dictionary.
Fatalist (noun):
English Meaning - Someone who believes that people cannot change the way events will happen and that events, especially bad ones, cannot be avoided/ predetermined.
Bangla Meaning - নিয়তিবাদে বিশ্বাসী (ব্যক্তি)।
Other options,
Egoist - (আত্মবাদী) An egocentric or egotistic person.
Altruist - (পরার্থবাদী) A person who cares about others and helps them despite not gaining anything by doing this.
Atheist - (নাস্তিক) Someone who does not believe in any god or gods, or who believes that no god or gods exist.
Source:
1. Cambridge Dictionary.
2. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
• "A written record of historical events" is defined by A chronicle.
• Chronicle:
- English meaning: A written record of historical events.
- Bangla Meaning: কালানুক্রমিক ঘটনাপঞ্জি।
• অন্যদিকে,
• Diary:
- English meaning: A book in which the events of each day are recorded.
- Bangla Meaning: দিনলিপি।
• Biography:
- English meaning: A person who writes about one's life.
- Bangla meaning: (জীবনী)।
• Morphology:
- English meaning:The study of the forms of words.
- Bangla meaning: রূপতত্ত্ব; অঙ্গসংস্থানবিদ্যা।
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
Forestall:
English Meaning: To prevent something from happening by acting first.
Bangla Meaning: কোনো কাজ আগেই সম্পন্ন করে অন্য কাউকে তা করা থেকে বিরত রাখা; কোনোকিছু অপ্রত্যাশিতভাবে আগেভাগে সম্পন্ন করে কাউকে বিপর্যস্ত করা কিংবা পরিকল্পনা ইত্যাদি বানচাল করা; আগাম বানচাল বা পণ্ড করা: forestall a competitor.
Synonyms: Block (প্রতিবন্ধক), Prevent (নিবৃত্ত করা), Intercept (মাঝপথে পাকড়াও করা).
Antonyms: Encourage (উৎসাহিত করা), Aid (সাহায্য/সহায়তা করা), Assist (সাহায্য/সহায়তা করা).
• "A science that deals with the ear and its diseases." is called - Otology.
• Otology (noun)
- English Meaning: A science that deals with the ear and its diseases.
- Bangla Meaning: কর্ণবিদ্যা; কর্ণচিকিৎসাবিজ্ঞান।
• উল্লিখিত বাকি অপশনগুলো,
• Oology (noun):
- English Meaning: the study or collecting of birds' eggs/ The study of eggs
- Bangla Meaning: পাখির ডিমের অধ্যয়ন বা সংগ্রহ সংক্রান্ত বিজ্ঞান।
• Orology (noun):
- English Meaning: The study of mountains
- Bangla Meaning: পর্বতবিজ্ঞান।
• Oncology (noun):
- English Meaning: The scientific study of and treatment of tumours in the body.
- Bangla Meaning: ক্যান্সার সংক্রান্ত বিজ্ঞান।
Source: Cambridge Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy, Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
Petrology - the scientific study of how rocks are made and what they are made of.
Sinology - the study of Chinese language, history, customs and politics
Geology - the scientific study of the physical structure of the earth, including the origin and history of the rocks and soil of which the earth is made.
Numismatics - the study of coins and medals.
[source: oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com]
Sanctuary: A place where birds or animals can live and be protected, especially from being hunted or dangerous conditions.
যে এলাকায় পাখি বা পশু হত্যা, পাখির বাসা নষ্ট করা ইত্যাদি আইনত নিষিদ্ধ; অভয়ারণ্য।
Source: Cambridge Dictionary and Accessible Dictionary.
Hypocrite:
English Meaning - Someone who says they have particular moral beliefs but behaves in a way that shows these are not sincere.
Bangla Meaning - ভণ্ড; ভণ্ড তপস্বী; ধর্মধ্বজী; বকধার্মিক; মোনাফেক।
Other options,
Apostate (স্বপক্ষত্যাগী ব্যক্তি) - A person who has changed his faith.
Ascetic (আত্মনিরোধী) - A person who avoids physical pleasures and lives a simple life, often for religious reasons.
Agnostic (অজ্ঞেয়বাদী) - A person who is not sure about God’s existence.
Source: Cambridge Dictionary.
Correct answer: Carcass.
Carcass (noun)
- English meaning: the body of a dead animal, especially a large one that is soon to be cut up as meat or eaten by wild animals.
- Bangla meaning: (বিশেষত টুকরো করে মাংসরূপে ভক্ষণের জন্য তৈরি পশুপাখির) মৃতদেহ।
Other options:
ক) Decedent
- English meaning: a person who is no longer living : a deceased person.
- Bangla meaning: মৃত ব্যক্তি।
খ) Mortuary
- English meaning: a place in which dead bodies are kept until burial, especially a funeral home.
- Bangla meaning: যে কক্ষ বা ভবনে শবদেহ সমাধিস্থ করার পূর্ব পর্যন্ত সংরক্ষণ করা হয়; শবাগার; মুরদাঘর; শবকক্ষ।
ঘ) Hearse
- English meaning: a vehicle used to carry a body in a coffin to a funeral.
- Bangla meaning: শব বহনের গাড়ি; শবযান।
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
3. Cambridge Dictionary.
• "A disease that affects a large number of people in an area at the same time"- Epidemic.
• Epidemic (Noun, Adjective)
- English Meaning: an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time.
- Bangla Meaning: মহামারি; মহামারিসংক্রান্ত।
Other options:
ক) Contagious
- English Meaning: transmissible by direct or indirect contact with an infected person.
- Bangla Meaning: (১) সংক্রামক। (২) সংক্রামক রোগবহনকারী।
খ) Endemic
- English Meaning: of a disease: persisting over time in a particular region or population.
- Bangla Meaning: কোনো দৈশিক; আঞ্চলিক বা পেশার সঙ্গে যুক্ত রোগবিশেষ।
ঘ) Infectious
- English Meaning: spreading or capable of spreading rapidly to others.
- Bangla Meaning: সংক্রামক; সাংক্রামিক।
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
One who possesses many talents is called -Versatile.
Versatile (Adjective)
- English meaning: embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills also: turning with ease from one thing to another.
- Bangla meaning: নানাবিধ বিষয়ে আগ্রহী ও কুশলী; বহুমুখী; বিচিত্রগামী।
Other options:
Exceptional:
- English meaning: forming an exception : rare.
- Bangla meaning: ব্যতিক্রমী; অসাধারণ।
Prodigy
- English meaning: a highly talented child or youth.
- Bangla meaning: অসাধারণ প্রতিভাবান শিশু বা ব্যক্তি।
Gifted:
- English meaning: having great natural ability : talented.
- Bangla meaning: প্রভূত সহজাত গুণসম্পন্ন।
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
• "Someone who is unwilling to speak about their thoughts or feelings" is called - Reticent.
• Reticent:
- English meaning: unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings.
- Bangla meaning: স্বল্পভাষী; গুরুগম্ভীর।
• Other options,
ক) Heretic:
- English meaning: Someone who has an opinion that is opposite to or against the official or popular opinion.
- Bangla meaning: উৎপথগামী, নব্যতান্ত্রিক; রাফেজি; খারেজি।
খ) Diatribe:
- English meaning: an angry speech or piece of writing that severely criticizes something or someone.
- Bangla meaning: তীব্র ও তীক্ষ্ণ ভাষায় ভর্ৎসনা; প্রচণ্ড নিন্দামূলক বক্তৃতা।
গ) Agnostic:
- English meaning: someone who does not know, or believes that it is impossible to know, if a god exists.
- Bangla meaning: জড়বস্তু ছাড়া অন্য কিছু বা ঈশ্বর সম্বন্ধে কিছুই জানা সম্ভব নয় বলে যে ব্যক্তি বিশ্বাস করে; অজ্ঞেয়বাদী।
Source: Cambridge Dictionary, Accessible Dictionary.
Expert: a person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area.
Intellectual: Intelligent; knowledgeable.
Snob: a person with an exaggerated respect for high social position or wealth who seeks to associate with social superiors and looks down on those regarded as socially inferior.
Literate: able to read and write.
• "The study of ancient writing and inscriptions" can be termed as - Paleography.
• Paleography:
- English meaning: the study of the kinds of writing that people used in the past, especially in ancient times.
- Bangla meaning: প্রাচীন লিপি-বিজ্ঞান.
• উল্লিখিত বাকি অপশনগুলো,
• Paleontology:
- English meaning: the study of fossils as a way of getting information about the history of life on Earth and the structure of rocks.
- Bangla meaning: জীবাশ্মবিজ্ঞান/ প্রাচীন লেখনী ও শিলালিপি অধ্যয়নের বিজ্ঞান বা শিল্প।
• Cartography:
- English meaning: the science or art of making or drawing maps.
- Bangla meaning: মানচিত্রাঙ্কন বিদ্যা।
• Hagiography:
- English meaning: writings about the lives of holy people such as saints.
- Bangla meaning: সাধুদের জীবনী লেখা।
Source: Cambridge Dictionary.
• "The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed"- Armistice.
• Armistice (noun)
- English Meaning: The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed; a truce.
- Bangla Meaning: সাময়িক যুদ্ধবিরতি চুক্তি।
অন্যদিকে,
ক) Agreement (চুক্তি) → general term, not specific to warfare cessation.
খ) Amnesty (সাধারণ ক্ষমা) → pardon for offenses.
ঘ) Affidavit (হলফনামা; শপথপত্র) → written statement confirmed by oath.
Source:
1. Accessible Dictionary by Bangla Academy.
2. Oxford Dictionary.