Quiz # 17-24(C) Flashcards

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CACOPHONY

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কর্কশ শব্দ
harsh-sounding mixture of words, voices, or sounds

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CADENCE

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সুরের মুর্ছনা
rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds

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CAJOLE

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তোষামোদ করে রাজি করা
to persuade someone to do something he or
she doesn’t want to do

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CALLOW

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অপরিণত
immature

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CANDOR

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সততা
truthfulness; sincere honesty

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CAPITALISM

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an economic system in which businesses are owned
by private citizens

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CAPITULATE

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আত্মসমপর্ণ করা
to surrender; to give up or give in

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CAPRICIOUS

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খামখেয়ালী
unpredictable; likely to change at any
moment

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CARICATURE

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অতিরঞ্জিত
a portrait or description that is purposely
distorted or exaggerated, often to prove some point about its subject

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CASTIGATE

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শাস্তি দেত্তয়া
to criticize severely; to chastise

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CATALYST

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প্রভাবক
in chemistry, something that changes the rate of a chemical
reaction without itself being changed; anyone or anything that makes something happen without being directly involved in it

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CATEGORICAL

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প্রত্যক্ষ , অনাপেক্ষিক
unconditional; absolute

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CATHARSIS

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বিশোধন
purification that brings emotional relief or renewal

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CATHOLIC

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বিশ্বজনীন, উদারচেতা
universal; embracing everything

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CAUSTIC

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ক্ষয়কারক
like acid; corrosive

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CELIBACY

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ব্রহ্মচর্য
abstinence from sex

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CENSURE

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তিরস্কার
to condemn severely for doing
something bad

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CEREBRAL

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brainy; intellectually refined

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CHAGRIN

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অপমান;
humiliation; embarrassed disappointment

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CHARISMA

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a magical-seeming ability to attract
followers or inspire loyalty

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CHARLATAN

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হাতুড়ে
fraud; quack; con man

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CHASM

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গভীর খাদ ,
a deep, gaping hole; a gorge

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CHASTISE

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গুরুতর শাস্তি দেওয়া
to inflict punishment on; to discipline

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CHICANERY

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trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal or
political

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CHIMERA
মিথ্যা কল্পনা an illusion; a foolish fancy
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CHOLERIC
রাগান্বিত hot tempered; quick to anger
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CHRONIC
দুরারোগ্য constant; lasting a long time; inveterate
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CHRONICLE
ঘটনাপঞ্জি a record of events in order of time; a history
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CIRCUITOUS
আঁকাবাঁকা roundabout; not following a direct path
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
অনর্থক বাক্যবিস্তার an indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive language
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
চারিদিকে রেখা টানা to draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict
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CIRCUMSPECT
সতর্ক cautious
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CIRCUMVENT
ফাঁদে ফেলা to frustrate as though by surrounding
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CIVIL
মানবসমাজ সংক্রান্ত polite; civilized; courteous
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CLEMENCY
অনুকম্পা , সহানুভূতি mercy; forgiveness; mildness
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CLICHE
গতানুগতিক an overused saying or idea
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CLIQUE
উপদল an exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest
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COALESCE
সমবেত হত্তয়া to come together as one; to fuse; to unite
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COERCE
বল প্রয়োগ করে বাধ্য করা to force someone to do or not to do something
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COGENT
জোরালো powerfully convincing ,robust, punchy, bold, loud
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COGNITIVE
জ্ঞান ভিত্তিক dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses; mental
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COGNIZANT
জ্ঞাত aware; conscious
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COHERENT
সুসঙ্গত holding together; making sense
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COLLOQUIAL
সাধারণ কথাবাত conversational; informal in language
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COLLUSION
অশুভ আঁতাত conspiracy; secret cooperation
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COMMENSURATE
সামানুপাতিক equal; proportionate
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COMPELLING
বাধ্যকারী forceful; causing to yield
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COMPENDIUM
সারমম a summary; an abridgment
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COMPLACENT
আত্মসন্তুষ্ট self-satisfied; overly pleased with oneself; contented to a fault
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COMPLEMENT
পূরক to complete or fill up; to be the perfect counterpart
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COMPLICITY
কুকর্মের সহকারিতা participation in wrongdoing; the act of being an accomplice
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COMPREHENSIVE
covering or including everything
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COMPRISE
অন্তর্ভুক্ত করা to consist of
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CONCILIATORY
বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill
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CONCISE
সংক্ষিপ্ত brief and to the point; succinct
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CONCORD
ঐক্য harmony; agreement
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CONCURRENT
সমাপিতত happening at the same time; parallel
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CONDESCEND
to stoop to someone else's level, usually in an offensive way; to patronize
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CONDONE
প্রত্যাখ্যান , ক্ষমা করা to overlook; to permit to happen
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CONDUCIVE
সহায়ক promoting
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CONFLUENCE
সংগমস্থল a flowing together, especially of rivers; the place where they begin to flow together
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CONGENIAL
অনুকূল agreeably suitable; pleasant
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CONGENITAL
জন্মগত describing a trait or condition acquired between conception and birth; innate