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Abash |
Make ashamed, to embarrass
1. Ken handed in a term paper that he had unabashedly copied from the National Enquirer. 2. Meredith felt abashed by her inability to remember her lines in the school chorus of ''Old McDonald Had a Farm''. |
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Abate |
subside, to reduce
1. George spilled a pot of hot coffee on his leg. It hurt quite 'a bit. Then, gradually, the agony abated.
2. A tax abatement is a reduction of taxes. Businessman are sometimes given tax abatements in return for building factories in places where there is a particular need of job.
3. Bad whether abates when good whether begins to return. |
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Abdicate
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to step down from a position of power or responsibility.
1. Mary abdicated her responsibility as a baby-sitter by locking the five-year-old in a closet and flying to the Bahamas. 2. Even people who aren't monarchs can abdicate duties and responsibilities. |
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indispensable
opine
unconventional
eradicate
Optimistic |
অপরিহার্য
মতপ্রকাশ করা
রীতিবিরুদ্ধ
নির্মূল
আশাবাদী |
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Aberration
Abhor
Abject
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something not typical, a deviation from the standard.
to hate, to detest, ঘৃণাসহকারে পরিহার করা, loathe.
শোচনীয়, hopeless. |
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Abnegate
Abortive
Abridge
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পরিত্যাগ করা, to renounce, to reject.
Unsuccessful, ব্যর্থ.
সংক্ষেপ করা, to condense, to shorten.
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absolute
absolve
abstinent |
পরম, total, unlimited, perfect.
মুক্তিদান করা, to forgive or free from blame/sin/obligation.
আসবপান সংপূর্ণরুপে পরিহারকারী, vuluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad reputation. |
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abstract
abstruse
abysmal
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বিমূর্ত, theoretical, impersonal, নৈর্ব্যক্তিক.
hard to understand, দুর্বোধ্য
extremely hopeless or wretched, bottomless, অতল
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ACCOLADE
ACCOST
ACERBIC |
an award, an honor, প্রশংসা
সম্বোধন, to approach and speak to someone
bitter, sour, severe, তিক্ত |
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ACQUIESCE
ACRID
ADVERSE
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বিনা আপত্তিতে মেনে নেওয়া, To comply passively, to accept, to agree.
ঝাল, harsh, like acid.
প্রতিকূল, UNFAVORABLE, antagonistic. |
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AESTHETIC
AFFABLE
AFFECTATION |
নান্দনিক, having to do with artistic beauty.
ভদ্র, easy to talk to , friendly.
নিয়োজন, unnatural or artificial behavior, intended to impress. |
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AFFINITY
AFFLUENT
AGENDA |
সম্বন্ধ, sympathy, attraction, kinship, similarity.
সমৃদ্ধিশালী, rich, prosperous.
এজেন্ডা, things to be done, program. |
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AGRARIAN
AGGREGATE
AGNOSTIC |
ভূস্বামী, relating to the management or forming of land.
সামগ্রিক, sum total, a collection of separate things mixed together.
অজ্ঞানবাদী, one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor dis-proven. |
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ACRIMONIOUS
ACUMEN
ACUTE |
বদমেজাজি, full of spite, bitter, nasty.
সূক্ষ্ম বুদ্ধি, mental sharpness, keenness of judgment.
তীব্র, sharp, shrewd. |
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ADAMANT
ADDRESS
ADHERENT |
হীরক, stubborn (একগুঁয়ে), unyielding (অনমনীয়), completely inflexible.
ঠিকানা, to speak to, to direct one's attention to.
অনুগত, follower, supporter, believer. |
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ADMONISH
ADROIT
ADULATION |
সতর্ক করা, to scold gently, to warn.
নিপুণ, skillful, dexterous, clever, shrewd, specially at ease.
তোষণ, wild or excessive admiration, flattery.
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ADULTERATE |
ব্যভিচারী, to make impure, contaminate. |
