Esoteric (adj) - intended for or understood by a small, specific group, Recondite | গূঢ় | secret, profound, occult, deep, inaccessible | "esoteric philosophical debates" | Eric made an esoteric joke that only he and his brother understood.|
Desultory (adj) - random; aimless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose | নিয়মশৃঙ্খলাহীন, এলোমেলো | The students were confused by the teacher’s desultory lecture which seemed to have no real focus.|
Complacent - self-satisfied, self-contended, pleased | প্রসন্ন, আত্মসন্তুষ্ট | How can you be complacent living with four loud-barking dogs? / I am complacent with the truth, not lies.|
Fuss - a display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest. show unnecessary or excessive concern about something. | হইচই, হড়বড়ি | "I don't know what all the fuss is about" / The husband tried not to fuss over his wife’s spending, but it concerned him so much that he had to complain.|
Sanguine:
Meaning: Cheerfully positive and confident. আশাবাদী, প্রফুল্লিত.
Explanation: If you're sanguine about a situation, that means you're optimistic that everything's going to work out fine.
Synonyms: Assured, Buoyant, enthusiastic, optimistic, hopeful.
Sentence:
1. Robinson remains sanguine about where her career is taking her.
2. He is sanguine about prospects for the global economy.
Insolent:
Meaning: Boldly rude or disrespectful, উদ্ধত, দাম্ভিক.
Explanation: If you say that someone is being insolent, you mean they are being rude to someone they ought to be respectful to.
Synonyms: Impolite, Impudent, Rude, Arrogant, Indecent, Ill-mannered.
Sentence:
1. One should not be arrogant or insolent but rather be kind, considerate and courteous towards the poor.
2. Peter got angry and made an insolent remark.
When somebody tells you to cut to the chase it means that you’ve been talking too long and haven’t gotten to the point. When a person uses this idiom, they’re telling you to hurry up and get to the important part, without all the details. Be careful how you use this idiom, because if used while talking to someone like a college professor or your boss, it’s rude and disrespectful.
If you’re speaking to a group of people, like your employees, and say I’m going to cut to the chase, it means that there are a few things that need to be said but there’s very little time, so you’ll skip to the important parts so everyone understands.
Meaning: Come to the point leaving out all unnecessary.
“We haven’t got all day for this discussion. Let’s cut to the chase.”
It means to “face reality” or to deal with the reality of the situation and accept all the consequences, good or bad (but mostly bad). Perhaps you’ve been avoiding something because you feel unsure or scared of the outcome.
Meaning: accept unpleasant consequences of your actions or accept criticism for something that you have done.
“If you have done something wrong, you have to face the music. There’s no escaping out of it.”
“If you keep breaking the rules, sooner or later you will be caught and then you will have to face the music.”
You accidentally knock over a bowl of beans and they all spill out. Think of this image and you’ll remember that spill the beans means to accidentally or prematurely give out information that’s supposed to be kept secret.
Meaning: 1. to tell people secret information: 2. to let secret information become known
“We’ll all be there at 6 for the surprise party – now don’t spill the beans!”
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A cure for all diseases | Panacea | সর্বরোগনিবারক ঔষধ |
A government by officials | Bureaucracy | আমলাতন্ত্র |
A large pillar made from one stone | Monolith | একপ্র্রস্তরস্তম্ভ |
An author's handwritten or typed text that has not yet been published | Manuscript | পাণ্ডুলিপি |
A person not sure of the existence of God | Agnostic | অজ্ঞানবাদী |
Mundane (Adjective): অতি সাধারন, নীরস, গতানুগতিক; জাগতিক, পার্থিব.
Synonyms: Common, Ordinary, Normal, Regular, Usual, Commonplace, and Customary.
Synonyms: Dull, Boring, Unexciting, tedious, monotonous, humdrum.
Paltry (Adjective): তুচ্ছ, নগণ্য, সামান্য, উপেক্ষণীয়.
Synonyms: Small, meager, trifling, trivial, insignificant, negligible, inadequate, insufficient, pitiable, pathetic, miserable, beggarly.
Synonyms: Worthless, petty.
There is some insurance available, although the amount of coverage is paltry.
(A) Sufficient (B) Inadequate
(C) Wide (D) Unavailable
Achilles’ heel
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Bury the hatchet
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To jump on the bandwagon
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1. Beat around the bush:
Avoid talking about the main topic || Not speaking directly or precisely || Avoid the important point || To avoid answering a question || To avoid talking directly about an unpleasant or sensitive topic.
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2. Cry over spilt milk:
To cry about past events that cannot be undone || To be upset about past misfortunes or past misdeed || To feel sorry about something that has already happened
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3. A Dime a Dozen:
Something very common and not having much value and can easily be acquired. || Something that is abundant, cheap and very common.
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4. Above Board:
Legitimate, honest, and/or legal. || To do something openly; straightforward. || To not involve any tricks; Fair play. || To perform something after clarifying
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Fathom | understand a difficult problem after much thought. | Understand, measure, Comprehend, realize, recognize, figure out, discern, grasp, decode |
1. To fathom something is to understand it thoroughly, and is usually used in the negative, as in "I can't fathom why he doesn't want to go along with us." 2. If you cannot fathom something, you are unable to understand it even with much thought. |
Rancour |
1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will 2. Causing problem or difference |
1. [bitterness, hatred, resentment, acrimony, acerbity, asperity, enmity] 2. [conflict, discord, friction] |
1. He spoke without rancour 2.The open rancor in political discussion prevents cooperation between political parties. 3. There was no rancor or bitterness in the expression of these men |
Repose | a state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity. Calmness | Quiteness, relaxation, respite, placidity, stillness |
1. Repose is a state in which you are resting and feeling calm. 2. When in repose, her face recalls the Mona Lisa. 3. The sea reposed under the tropical sun. |
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ACCORD:-
Idiom with the word Accord:
of one's own accord
স্বেচ্ছায়-willingly, at will, from choice, of one's own free will, নিজের খুশিতে- voluntarily
স্বতঃস্ফূর্তভাবে- spontaneously
1. We did the extra work of our own accord.
2. If you clean your room of your own accord, your parents will be pleased.
Important Points:
Point 1: Try to familiarize with all the words given above.
Point 2: Figure out the meaning and understanding of the words which are co-related with each other.
Point 3: Make your own simple sentence with each word for better grasp of the words.
Point 4: All the words of the above are very important for every exam where vocabulary is asked.