Set 1 Flashcards
Health sector growth ( lauded )
Praise, glorify or honour
Day-off
A day when you are not required to work
Media ( frenzy )
Noun: frenzy |fren‑zee| State of violent mental agitation. The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy = craze, delirium, fury, hysteria (Unmottota)
( scenic ) beauty of city
Adjective: scenic |see‑nik| Used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery • scenic drives ≈ beautiful Of or relating to the stage or stage scenery • scenic design Derived Noun: scene, scenery Adverb: scenically (Natuke)
( parapet ) falls on him
Noun: parapet |per‑u‑pit| |'per‑uˌpet| A low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony Fortification consisting of a low wall = breastwork Derived Adjective: parapeted (Prachir)
( Delectable ) fruits/ Ramadan buffet
Adjective: delectable
|di’lek‑tu‑bul| |de’lek‑tu‑bul|
Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste • the dessert was delectable
= delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
≈ tasty
Capable of arousing desire • the delectable Miss Haynes
= sexually attractive
≈ desirable
Derived
Noun: delectability, delectableness
Adverb: delectably
Fruits that are less ( hyped )
Verb: hype |hIp| Publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner Derived Verb: overhype (Protarona kora)
( Underdogs ) waiting to claim the first position
One at a disadvantage and expected to lose • his sympathies were always with the underdog
(Jibon songrame porajito)
( devouring) eid ( delicacies)
Eat immoderately • Some people can devour a pound of meat in the course of one meal
= consume, down, go through
Eat greedily • he devoured three sandwiches
= guttle, pig, raven
(Pet pure khaoa/ grass kora)
Fathom) this big budget
Verb: Come to understand = bottom, penetrate Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line = sound
I am a self-proclaimed) dhallywood film connoisseur)
Adjective:
Proclaimed to be or described as such by oneself, without endorsement by others • self-proclaimed experts
≈ declared
Brad pit flicks)
A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement • they went to a flick every Saturday night
= film, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
I sat there pondering)
Verb: ponder
Think deeply about a subject or question over a period of time • The scientist must stop to observe and start to ponder
= chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over
Aforementioned ) attractions
Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of • works of all the aforementioned authors
= aforesaids., said
(Uporokto)
Summed up ) as christen Stewart
Give a summary (of) • he summed up his results
= resume, run over, summarize
Be a summary of • The abstract sums up the main ideas in the paper
= sum, summarize
Insufferable damsel) in distress
A young unmarried woman
= damoiselle, damosel, damozel, demoiselle
(Kumari)
Every feminist’s) nightmare
A supporter of feminism
= libber, women’s liberationist, women’s rightist
Feminist in my cringe)
Draw back, as with fear or pain • she cringed when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
= blench, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince
An avid) John Dep fan
(often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous • an avid ambition to succeed • avid for adventure • the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
= devouring, esurient, greedy
Shopping ( spree)
A brief indulgence of your impulses
= fling
Matlami)
Strategies of power in a hippocrec
Not found
Power outage)
A temporary suspension of operation (as of computers) • there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m.
( bivrat )
Roads are always in shabby) state
Showing signs of wear and tear • shabby furniture
= moth-eaten, ratty, tatty
≈ worn
( jirno )
Political parties were poised) against each other
Be motionless, in suspension • The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked
Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
= brace
Moved by) the cover story
Chi
Add salt to their injuries through sheer apathy
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as an intensifier • got the job through sheer persistence • sheer stupidity
= absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down
( nisok )
The write-up” was really thought provoking”
A short account of the news • the write up of his speech
= account, news report, report, story
(Uddipok) Causing or tending to cause anger or resentment • a provoking delay at the airport
= agitating, agitative
≈ provocative
Known as its own turf”
Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
= greensward, sod, sward
( ghor dourer maath )
In the electioneering” days
The campaign of a candidate to be elected
= campaigning, candidacy, political campaign
( vote vikkha )
AL leaders quite vociferously” called the city the party’s second bastion” after gopalganj.
Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry • a vociferous mob
= blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident
≈ noisy
( kolohopurno )
A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle = citadel Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification ( kella )
Investigate five outbreaks”
A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) • the outbreak of hostilities
= eruption, irruption
( pradurvab )
Suffering from mass psychogenic” illness
Mental or emotional rather than physiological in origin • a psychogenic disorder
≈ mental
Avoid a debacle” in the next election
A disastrous or embarrassing failure
= débâcle, fiasco
(Voradubi)
Democracy: implements and impediments”
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
= balk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance
( protibondhok, ontoray )
The margin” of votes by which he is defeated
An amount beyond the minimum necessary • the margin of victory
Nature’s exquisite” beauty
Intense or sharp • felt exquisite pleasure • suffered exquisite pain
= keen
≈ intense
( nidarun )
Mountains studded” by green pine
Dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination • diamond-studded belt • star-studded heavens
≈ adorned, decorated
Unforgettable serene” experience
Completely clear and fine • serene skies and a bright blue sea
≈ clear
(Meghsunno)
Go into a contemplative” mood
Deeply or seriously thoughtful • Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the ‘Byronic hero’ - the persona of a contemplative melancholy young man
= brooding, broody, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
≈ thoughtful
( dhanporayon )
The road had horseshoe” turns
U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse’s hoof
= shoe
They seemed to be affirming” the ideals of the great nation
To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true • Before God I affirm I am innocent
= assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify
Sustained” work
Maintained at length without interruption or weakening • sustained flight
≈ continuous, uninterrupted
