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MACHINATION |
machination is a carefully crafted scheme or plot, usually to achieve some sinister goal |
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MACHINATE
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ষড়যন্ত্র করা
চক্রান্ত করা অভিসন্ধি করা (verb) [the hackers machinated a way to steal credit numbers from the company's Web site] |
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MAGNANIMOUS
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very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself
মহানুভব, বিশালহৃদয়, মহৎ (adj) [Haney is a true sportsman, always magnanimous and complimentary to his rivals] [Mrs. Jones magnanimously offered the little boy a cookie when he came over to confess that he had accidentally broken her window while playing baseball] To be magnanimous is to have magnanimity |
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MAGNATE
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a rich, powerful, or very successful businessperson
ধনশালী ব্যক্তি ক্ষমতাবান্ ব্যক্তি (noun) [Experience also shows that our present rulers and corporate magnates will not yield without a fight] |
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MALAISE |
অস্বাচ্ছন্দ্য বোধ, অস্থিরতাবোধ
A general feeling of mental uneasiness, depression, lethargy (ঝিমুনি), or discomfort whose exact cause is difficult to identify অসুস্থতাবোধ a mild sickness, not symptomatic of any disease or ailment (অসুস্থতা) (noun) [Fatigue occurs with malaise in many common diseases] [My malaise hindered me from attending school today] [a society afflicted by a deep cultural malaise] |
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MALFEASANCE |
illegal or dishonest activity especially by a public official or a corporation
(noun) [The investigation has uncovered evidence of corporate malfeasance] |
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MALIGNANT
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very serious and dangerous (in medical: likely to grow and spread in a rapid and uncontrolled way that can cause death) |
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MALINGER |
to pretend to be sick to avoid doing work
(verb) [Indolent Leon always malingered when it was his turn to clean up the house] |
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MALLEABLE
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নমনীয়
Flexible (adj) [Modeling clay is very malleable. So is Stuart. We can make him do whatever we want him to do] |
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MALEVOLENT |
having or showing a wish to do evil to others পরের অমঙ্গল কামনাকারী পরশ্রীকাতর, ঈর্ষাপরায়ণ
someone or something that is harmful or evil
(adj)
[The malevolent step mother locked Cinderella in the broom closet] |
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MALICE |
the intention or desire to do evil; ill will
MALEVOLENCE
(noun)
[I bear no malice toward anybody]
[She claimed that her criticisms were without malice] |
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MALIGN
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causing or intended to cause harm;
evil in nature or effect; MALEVOLENT (adj) to say bad things about (someone or something) publicly (verb) [a candidate who believes that it is possible to win an election without maligning anyone] [she had a strong and malign influence] |
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MANDATE
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an official order to do something
an authority to act in a certain way (noun) Mandate can also be a verb. To mandate something is to command or require it or to give someone an authority to act in a certain way. [Royal mandates must be obeyed] [he officially handed them the mandate to form a government] |
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MANIFEST |
সুস্পষ্ট, স্পষ্টত প্রতীয়মান clearly shown or visible easy to understand or recognize
(adj)
to show (something) clearly স্পষ্টভাবে প্রকাশ করা
(verb)
[Their sadness was manifest in their faces]
[Ray manifested signs of severe depression] |
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MANIFESTO |
a written statement that describes the policies, goals, and opinions of a person or group উদ্দেশ্য, কর্মসূচি প্রভৃতি সম্বন্ধে প্রকাশ্য ঘোষণা-পত্র
(noun)
[The group's manifesto focused on helping the poor and stopping violence] |
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MARSHAL |
to arrange (a group of people, such as soldiers) in an orderly way
to move or lead (a group of people) in a careful way
to arrange or prepare (something, such as your thoughts or ideas) in a clear, effective, or organized way
(verb)
an officer of the highest rank in some military forces
a federal official who is responsible for doing the things that are ordered by a court of law, finding and capturing criminals, etc
(noun)
[She carefully marshaled her thoughts before answering the question]
[the general marshaled his troops] |
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MARTIAL |
of or relating to war or soldiers
warlike
having to do with combat
(adj)
[one of the basic tenets of martial law]
[martial arts] |
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MARTYR |
শহীদ (noun)
to kill (someone) for refusing to give up a belief or cause (verb)
[she was martyred for her faith] |
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MATRICULATE
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to become a student at a school and especially in a college or university
(verb) [Benny told everyone he was going to Harvard, but he actually matriculated to the local junior college] |
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MAUDLIN |
silly and overly sentimental
(adj)
[He became maudlin and started crying like a child] |
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MAVERICK |
an unorthodox or independent-minded person who refuses to follow the customs or rules of a group
a nonconformist
(noun/adj)
[The maverick police offic er got in trouble with the department for using illegal means to track down criminals] |
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MAXIM |
a well-known phrase that expresses a general truth about life or a rule about behavior
an old saying
(noun)
[We always tried to live our lives according to the maxim that it is better to give than to receive] |
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MEDIATE |
মধ্যস্থতা করা intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation
to have an effect or influence in causing (something) to happen
(verb)
[He is attempting to mediate a settlement between the company and the striking workers] |
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MELLIFLUOUS |
(of a voice, sound or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear
(adj)
[a rich, mellifluous voice that gets her a lot of work in radio and TV commercials] |
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MENDACIOUS |
মিথ্যাবাদী, অসত্য not honest likely to tell lies based on lies
(adj)
[The newspaper story was mendacious and hurtful]
[Thieves are naturally mendacious] |
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MENDICANT |
a beggar ভিক্ষাজীবী
(noun)
[those wretched mendicants on the streets of Calcutta] |
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MENTOR |
an experienced and trusted adviser a wise and trusted counselor or teacher
(noun/verb)
[After college, her professor became her close friend and true mentor]
[The young intern was mentored by the country's top heart surgeon] |
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MERCENARY |
a hired soldier;
some one who will do anything for money
(noun)
caring only about making money
(adj)
[His motives in choosing a career were purely mercenary]
[Our business contains a few dedicated workers and many, many mer ce nar ies, who want to make a quick buck and then get out] |
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MERCURIAL |
emotionally unpredictable; rapidly changing in mood
(adj)
[the boss's mood is so mercurial that we never know how he's going to react to anything]
[Mercurial Helen was crying one minute, laughing the next]
[A person with a mercurial personality is one who changes rapidly and unpredictably between one mood and another] |
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METAMORPHOSIS |
a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change
(noun)
[We have watched her metamorphosis from a shy schoolgirl into a self-confident businesswoman]
[a company that has gone through a series ofmetamorphoses] |
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MICROCOSM |
the world in miniature
something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small version of something much larger
(noun)
[The village is a microcosm of the whole country]
[Our community, which holds so many different communities, institutions, busi ness es, and types of people, is a microcosm of the larger world] |
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MILIEU |
সামাজিক পরিবেশ পারিপার্শ্বিক পরিবেশ environment; surroundings a person's social environment
(noun)
[young, innovative artists thrive in the freewheeling milieu that a big city offers]
[he grew up in a military milieu]
freewheeling - not controlled or limited |
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MINUSCULE |
very tiny
(adj)
[Hank’s salary was minuscule, but the benefits were pretty good]
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MISANTHROPIC |
মনুষ্যদ্বেষী disliking humankind and avoiding human society
(adj)
The opposite of a misanthrope is a philanthropist
[a misanthropic drunken loner]
[a misanthropic outlook on life that probably stems from a childhood filled with physical and emotional abuse]
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MISOGYNIST |
নারীবিদ্বেষী a person who hates women
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MITIGATE |
to make (something) less severe, harmful, or painful উপশম করা, প্রশমিত করা, তীব্রতা হ্রাস করা alleviate, assuage, palliate
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[medicines used to mitigate a patient's suffering] |
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MOLLIFY |
to calm (someone) down শান্ত করা, কোমল করা, প্রশমিত করা appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
(verb)
[Lucy mollified the angry police officer by kissing his hand]
[The baby-sitter was unable to mollify the cranky child, who cried all night] |
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MONOLITHIC |
characterized by massiveness, total uniformity, rigidity, invulnerability, etc
solid, uniform & unbroken
formed of a single large block of stone
(adj)
[A huge corporation is often said to be monolithic, especially if it is enormous and powerful and all its parts are dedicated to the same purpose]
[a monolithic society]
[a boat with a monolithic hull]
[This 1980-81 piece is his last monolithic sculpture and his last to be of a single material] |
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MORIBUND |
dying মৃতপ্রায়
(of a person) at the point of death
(adj)
[an actor who is trying to revive his moribund career]
[The steel industry in this country was moribund a few years ago, but now it seems to be reviving somewhat] |
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MOROSE |
বিষণ্ণ, রূক্ষ, খিটখিটে very sad or unhappy & ill-tempered
[Louise was always so morose about everything that she was nev er any fun to be with]
[He became morose and withdrawn and would not talk to anyone] |
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MELANCHOLY |
a sad mood or feeling মনমরা, বিষাদ
(adj)
[she felt a little melancholy]
[The girls tried to cheer up their melancholy roommate]
[My cat was shot and so my sister was in a melancholy mood for awhile] |
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MORTIFY |
to humiliate;
to cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed and foolish
(verb)
[I was mortified when my father asked my girlfriend wheth er she thought I was a dumb, pathetic wimp] |
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MUNDANE |
dull and ordinary;
relating to ordinary life on earth rather than to spiritual things;
(adj)
[Dee’s job was so mundane she sometimes had trouble remem ber ing whether she was at work or asleep]
[mundane chores, like washing dishes]
[They lead a pretty mundane life]
[prayer and meditation helped her put her mundane worries aside] |
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MUNIFICENT |
very generous মহাদানশীল
(adj)
[The munificent millionaire gave lots of money to any char i ty that came to him with a request] |
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MYOPIA |
lack of foresight
(adj)
[The president suffered from economic myopia; he was unable to see the consequences of his fiscal policies]
(medical) a condition of the eye that makes it difficult to see objects that are far away
(noun) |
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MYRIAD |
a huge number অগণ্য, অসংখ্য
(noun)
[A country sky on a clear night is filled with a myriad of stars]
[There are a myriad of reasons why I don’t like school] |
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MUSING |
Noun A period of thought |
