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Vocabulary on 30th January 2025 (Word: 1. #BEMUSE; 2. #CHARTER)

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  >>> Word Meanings: 1. BEMUSE = হতবুদ্ধি করা ; befuddle( বিভ্রান্ত করা ); baffle; confound; puzzle; stupefy(হতবাক করে দেওয়া); বিস্মিত করা ; অভিভূত করা ; overwhelm; enslave; defeat; 2. CHARTER = সনদ ; দলিল ; document; instrument; record; paper; রাজশাসনপত্র ;  >>>> Sentences: 1. If they come to kick us out of the clinic, we won’t leave voluntarily.” He smiled as he leaned back on a desk, BEMUSED by the overwhelming situation. “Most of us have worked here for 10 or even 15 years – where are we supposed to go?” 2. Saleh said he felt the ban was an attack that went beyond the day-to-day services that Unrwa provides. “If this ban comes into force it will be a sad day for the UN CHARTER ,” he said. “This is an attack on the United Nations.”

Vocabulary on 29th January 2025 (Words: 1. #ADAMANT; 2. #NON-STARTER; 3. #RELOCATION; 4. #IMPLODE; 5. #FRICTION)

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  >>> Word Meanings: 1. ADAMANT = অনড়; as firm as rock; impassive; moveless; statuesque; অনমনীয়; uncompromising; buckram; obdurate; ossify(শক্ত হত্তয়া); rock-ribbed; একগুঁয়ে; stubborn; obstinate; opinionated; 2. NON-STARTER = যে ব্যক্তির সাফল্যসংভাবনা নাই; a person or animal that fails to take part in a race; 3. RELOCATION = স্থানান্তর; the action of moving to a new place and establishing one's home or business there. 4. IMPLODE = অন্তর্বিস্ফোরণ ঘ্টা বা ঘটানো; collapse or cause to collapse violently inwards. 5. FRICTION = সংঘাত; the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another; abrasion(ঘর্ষণ); abrading; rubbing; chafing; grating;  >>> Sentences: 1. Both Amman and Cairo have been ADAMANT so far that Trump’s suggestion is a NON-STARTER . 2. For Palestinians, there is little faith in the idea of temporary RELOCATION to allow for reconstruction, given a history of repeated displacements since the creation of Israel (th...

Vocabulary on 28th January 2025 (Words: 1. #SPREE; 2. #STYMIE; 3. #SPUTNIK; 4. #DEMOCRATISE)

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>>> Word Meanings: 1. SPREE = মাতামাতি ; a spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind ; unrestrained bout( অনিয়ন্ত্রিত লড়াই ); orgy( বেলেল্লাপনা ); হৈ-হুল্লোড় করে ফুর্তি ; পানোন্মত্ততা ; মাতলামি ( inebriation );   2. STYMIE = কোণঠাসা করা ; prevent or hinder the progress of ; impede;   interfere; interfere with; hamper; hinder; obstruct; inhibit; thwart; foil; spoil; stall; shackle; fetter; stop; check; block; stall; 3. SPUTNIK = each of a series of Soviet artificial satellites; 4. DEMOCRATISE = গণতন্ত্রীকরণ করা ; introduce a democratic system or democratic principles to ;  >>> Sentences:’ 1. DeepSeek claims to have used fewer chips than its rivals to develop its models, making them cheaper to produce and raising questions over a multibillion-dollar AI spending SPREE by US companies that has boosted markets in recent years. 2. DeepSeek’s success at building an advanced AI model without access to the most cu...

Vocabulary on 27th January 2025 (Words: 1. #DELUSIONAL; 2. #TACIT; 3. #UNWAVERING; 4. #RESUMPTION)

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  >>> Word Meanings: 1. DELUSIONAL =বিভ্রান্তিকর; characterized by or holding false beliefs or judgments about external reality that are held despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, typically as a symptom of a mental condition. 2. TACIT = মৌন; understood or implied without being stated; সোজাসুজি বা স্পষ্ট বলা হয় নাই এমন; implicit; understood; implied; inferred; hinted; suggested; insinuated; unspoken; unstated; undeclared; unsaid; unexpressed; unmentioned; unvoiced; silent; mute; wordless; not spelled out; taken for granted; taken as read; 3. UNWAVERING = অবিচল; steady or resolute; not wavering; unmoved; firm; faithful; uniform; resolved; steadfast; decided; unswerving; unfluctuating; unhesitating; unfaltering; unvacillating; untiring; tireless; unflagging; indefatigable; persistent; unyielding; relentless; unremitting; unrelenting; sustained; inexorable; unshakable; 4. RESUMPTION = পুনরায় শুরু করা; restart; recommencement; the action of beginning something aga...

Vocabulary on 22nd January 2025 (Words: 1. SHORE_UP; 2. #BREAKDOWN)

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 >>> Word Meanings: 1. SHORE UP = শক্তিশালী করা বা সমর্থন করা; তীরে ওঠা; to strengthen or support something that is weak or unstable; 2. BREAKDOWN = ভাঙ্গন; disruption; staving; breakage; breaking;  >>> Sentences: 1. Qatari, US and Egyptian negotiators set up Cairo hub to SHORE UP Gaza ceasefire. 2. Communication lines open 24 hours intended to avoid BREAKDOWN over reported violations and other issues.  

Vocabulary on 21st January 2025 (Words: 1. #EUPHORIA; 2. WREAK; 3. AGGRANDISE; 4. EXTREMIST; 5. ORDNANCE; 6. DECIMATE)

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  >>> Word Meanings: 1. EUPHORIA = উচ্ছ্বাস ; a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness ; elation; happiness; joy; joyousness; delight; glee; excitement; exhilaration; animation; jubilation( জয়ধ্বনি ); exultation( উল্লাস ); ecstasy; bliss; rapture; rhapsody ( উচ্ছাসপূর্ণ উক্তি ); rhapsodies; intoxication; cloud nine; heaven; paradise; 2. WREAK = ধ্বংস করা ; প্রতিহিংসা গ্রহণ করা ; retaliate; avenge( প্রতিশোধ নেওয়া ); revenge; pay off; 3. AGGRANDISE = শক্তি , সম্পদ , সম্মান বৃদ্ধি করা ; Increase power, wealth, honor ; 4. EXTREMIST = চরমপন্থী ; ultra; 5. ORDNANCE = অস্ত্রশস্ত্র ; guns; cannon; artillery; weapons; arms; munitions; military supplies; 6. DECIMATE = ধ্বংস করা ; kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of ; destroy; shatter; annihilate; obliterate; demolish;  >>> Sentences : 1. The truce that took effect on Sunday with the release of the first three hostages held by Hamas in exchange for 90 Palestinian...

Vocabulary on 20th January 2025 (Words: 1. #REPERCUSSION; 2. #BONFIRE; 3. #IMPRISONMENT)

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 >>> Word Meanings: 1. REPERCUSSION = প্রতিক্রিয়া; Response; reaction; backwash; প্রতিফলন; প্রতিধ্বনি; 2. BONFIRE = অগ্ন্যুত্সব; a large open-air fire used as part of a celebration, for burning trash, or as a signal. 3. IMPRISONMENT = কারাদণ্ড; captivity; incarceration; internment; confinement; detention; custody; penal servitude; sentence; adjudication; adjudgement;  >>> Sentences: 1. “Sorry, but we can’t talk right now, they raided our house too,” said a family member of a another Palestinian prisoner who prefers not to be identified for fear of REPERCUSSIONS by the Israeli terrorist police. 2. Cars carrying friends and relatives of the prisoners waved Palestinian flags, and a group of boys lit a BONFIRE against the cold, as the first fireworks lit up the sky at sunset. 3. Palestinians have long alleged that IMPRISONMENT is a key element of Israel’s 57-year-old occupation and terrorism: various estimates suggest that up to 40% of Palestinian m...

Vocabulary on 19th January 2025 (Words: 1. #CEASEFIRE; 2. #RATIFY; 3. #PRECARIOUS; 4. #TERRORISM)

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 >>> Word Meanings: 1. CEASEFIRE = যুদ্ধবিরতি; a temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce; armistice (সাময়িক রণাবসান); truce; suspension of hostilities; 2. RATIFY = অনুমোদন করা; sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid; approve; sanction; endorse; agree to; accept; consent to; assent to; affirm; uphold; corroborate; authorize; formalize; certify; validate; recognize; sign; countersign; 3. PRECARIOUS =অনিশ্চিত; uncertain; erratic; problematic; insecure; dubious; 4. TERRORISM = সন্ত্রাসবাদ; the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. >>> Sentences: 1. Before the CEASEFIRE , which is due to begin at 8.30am local time, Israel has continued to carry out terrorist attacks inside Gaza. The local health ministry claimed on Saturday that 23 Palestinians had been killed in the previous 24 hours. ...

Vocabulary on 18th January 2025 (Word: #STARVATION)

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  >>>  Word Meanings: 1. STARVATION = অনাহার ; fast; ক্ষিদে ; famine( দুর্ভিক্ষ / আকাল ); hunger;  >>>   Sentences: 1. Israel faces accusations it is using STARVATION as a weapon of war.

Vocabulary on 17th January 2025 (Words: 1. #DASH; 2. #SWATHES; 3. #OFFENSIVE)

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>>> Word Meanings: 1. DASH = ধাক্কা লাগা; collide; be shocked; ছুঁড়ে ফেলা; throw to the winds; বেগে ধাবন; scuttle; 2. SWATHES = বিস্তৃত অঞ্চল; 3. OFFENSIVE = আক্রমণ; attack; invasion; onslaught; foray; raid;  >>> Sentences: 1. Many spoke of their fear that hopes of a new beginning after a 15-month conflict might be DASHED . 2. The war has killed many tens of thousands in the territory and reduced SWATHES of it to ruins. 3. Officials in Gaza said nearly 80 had been killed since the truce was announced on Wednesday, bringing the overall total in the Israeli OFFENSIVE to more than 46,700, mostly civilians.

Vocabulary on 16th January 2025 (Words: 1. #HAMMER OUT; 2. #BELLIGERENT; 3. #FRUITION)

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>>> Word Meanings: 1. HAMMER OUT = শ্রমসাধ্যভাবে কোনও পরিকল্পনা বা চুক্তির বিশদ বিবরণ তৈরি করা; laboriously work out the details of a plan or agreement; thrash out(আলোচনা দ্বারা সমাধান করা); work out(যত্ন ও পরিশ্রম দ্বারা সম্পন্ন করা); agree on; sort out; decide on; bring about; effect; produce; broker; negotiate; reach an agreement on; come to terms about; come to a decision on; form a resolution about; 2. BELLIGERENT = যুদ্ধরত; militant; combatant; hostile and aggressive. 3. FRUITION = ফলন; সফলতা; ঈপ্সিত ফললাভ; the point at which a plan or project is realized; success; godsend; advancement; god-speed; fulfilment; achievement;  >>> Sentences: 1. There were intensified efforts in recent days to HAMMER OUT the final details after increased pressure on Israel to reach a deal from the US president-elect, Donald Trump, which Sheikh Mohammed acknowledged in his media conference. 2. “The two BELLIGERENTS in the Gaza Strip have reached a deal on the prisoner an...

Vocabulary on 15th January 2025 (Words: 1. #VERTEBRAE; 2. #UNPRECEDENTED)

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   >>> Word Meanings: 1. VERTEBRAE = মেরুদণ্ড; মেরূদণ্ডের অস্থিসন্ধি (Spinal joints); কশেরূকা; each of the series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes. 2. UNPRECEDENTED = নজিরহীন; অভূতপূর্ব; never done or known before; unparalleled; unequalled; unmatched; unrivalled; unusual;  >>> Sentences: 1. Wahidi later awoke in critical condition and learned he had been shot in the neck, causing severe damage to his VERTEBRAE and spinal cord; resulting in serious physical, neurological and respiratory injuries. 2. According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), more than 145 journalists have been killed by the Israeli Terrorist Forces (ITF) in Gaza since the start of the war, with 35 of them working at the time of their deaths. In a new report, it describes Israel’s killing of reporters in Gaza as an “ UNPRECEDENTED bloodbath”.

Vocabulary on 14th January 2025 (Words: 1. #CONTOUR; 2. #READOUT; 3. #PREROGATIVE)

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  >>> Word Meanings: 1. CONTOUR = রূপরেখা; an outline; 2. READOUT =a visual record or display of the output from a computer or scientific instrument. 3. PREROGATIVE = বিশেষাধিকার; বিশেষ ক্ষমতা; a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class; entitlement; right; privilege; advantage; due; birthright;  >>> Sentences: 1. In a speech in Washington meant to showcase his foreign policy achievements, the US president said on Monday that the CONTOURS of the deal matched a “proposal that I laid out in detail months ago”. 2. The outgoing US president had on Sunday stressed to Netanyahu, the “immediate need” for a ceasefire and a hostage release deal, the White House said in a READOUT of their conversation. 3. Hamas insists that any negotiations to secure the release of hostages must form part of a comprehensive pact to end the hostilities in Gaza, while Netanyahu is seeking a more segmented agreement, aiming for a deal that would lead to...

Vocabulary on 13th January 2025 (Words: 1. #RAVAGED; 2. #DIRE; 3. #HUNKER)

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   >>> Word Meanings: 1. RAVAGED = (Adjective) বিধ্বস্ত; severely damaged; devastated; RAVAGE (verb)= ধ্বংস করা; cause severe and extensive damage to; lay waste; devastate; ruin; leave in ruins; destroy; wreak havoc on; leave desolate; level; raze; demolish; wipe out; wreck; damage; pillage; plunder; harry; maraud; ramsack; sack; loot; devastated; ruined; wrecked; desolate; war-torn; battle-scarred; 2. DIRE = ভয়াবহ; terrible; outrageous; frightening; grim; tremendous; terrible; horrendous; miserable; deplorable; abject (নিকৃষ্ট/ অতীব দুর্দশাগ্র্রস্ত); 3. HUNKER = ভীতু; squat or crouch down low;  >>> Sentences: 1. Gaza’s Government Media Office on Sunday described the Israeli siege as “the most horrific and terrorist form of ethnic cleansing, displacement and destruction” that has affected hundreds of thousands in the war- RAVAGED area. 2. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains DIRE , meanwhile, as the Israeli military continues to block m...

Vocabulary on 12th January 2025 (Words: 1. #LEWD; 2. #SYNTHETIC; 3. #INCEST; 4. #NEGATE; 5. #SIFT; 6. #MONUMENTAL, 7. #WEIRDOS)

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   >>> Word Meanings: 1. LEWD = অশ্লীল; pornographer; salacious(কামুক); caddish; lascivious; sensual; randy; vile; ignoble(নীচ/ ইতর/ অসম্মানজনক); platry; mean; 2. SYNTHETIC = কৃত্রিম; artificial; simulated; pretended; false; spurious; মিথ্যা; 3. INCEST = অজাচার; অতি-নিকট আত্মীয়ের মধ্যে যৌন সঙ্গম; sexual relations between people classed as being too closely related to marry each other. 4. NEGATE = অস্বীকার করা; nullify; make ineffective; invalidate; render null and void; render invalid; 5. SIFT =চালুনির সাহায্যে আলাদা করা; examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful; search through; look through; rummage through; root around in; 6. MONUMENTAL = অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ; great in importance, extent, or size; 7. WEIRDOS = অদ্ভুত লোক; a person whose dress or behavior seems strange or eccentric; oddity; unorthodox person; eccentric;  >>> Sentences : 1. It began with an anonymous email. “I’m genuinely so, so sorr...

Vocabulary on 5th January 2024 (Words: 1. CONSCRIPT; 2. CORPSE)

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  >>> Word Meanings: 1. CONSCRIPT = বাধ্যতামূলকভাবে সৈন্যদলে নিযুক্ত ; enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services; আইনবলে কাউকে সৈন্যদলে যোগ দিতে বাধ্য করা ; recruit in armed forces; mobilize; muster; 2. CORPSE = মৃতদেহ ; a dead body ; cadaver; carcass; skeleton; remains; relics;  >>> Sentences: 1. Liri Albag, described by local media as a soldier, was 18 when she was captured by Palestinian militants at the Nahal Oz base on the Gaza border along with six other women CONSCRIPTS , five of whom remain in captivity. 2. AFP images also showed Palestine Red Crescent paramedics in Gaza City moving the body of one of their colleagues, his green jacket laid over the blanket that covered his CORPSE .