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Words Meaning Word Group

1 Copious Abundant in number


2 Cornucopia A large supply of something desirable
3 Glut An excess
4 Legion Large in number
A great number
An excess or large in number 1
5 Multitude
6 Myriad An immense number
7 Plethora An excessive number of something
8 Surfeit Too much of something
1 Dearth Lack, Scarcity
2 Iota An extremely small amount
Lack of something or small
3 Modicum A limited quantity 2
4 Paucity Lack of something in amount
5 Wanting Lacking
Short and to the point in a way that is
1 Brusque
considered rude
2 Choleric characterized by anger
3 Churlish Intentionally rude
(typically of children) irritable and
quarrelsome,
4 Fractious
(of a group or organization) difficult to
control; unruly Rude or bad tempered or
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5 Grouchy irritable and bad-tempered easily annoyed
6 Irascible Easily angered
7 Peevish easily irritated or annoyed
8 Petulant easily irritated or annoyed
9 Sullen bad-tempered and sulky
10 Surly bad-tempered and unfriendly
11 Morose sullen and ill-tempered
1 Abstruse Abstract and difficult to grasp
Open to more than one interpretation; not
2 Ambiguous having one obvious meaning; not clear

known or understood by few; mysterious or


3 Arcane
secret
(of a system or situation) excessively
Complicated, complex, not
4 Byzantine complicated, and typically involving a great easily understood, unclear,
deal of administrative detail known by very few
5 Clear as mud Totally unclear; obscure
(especially of an argument, story, or
6 Convoluted sentence) extremely complex and difficult to
follow
mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous
7 Cryptic
8 Equivocal Ambiguous

4
known by very few

Words Meaning Word Group


Intended for or likely to be understood by
9 Esoteric only a small number of people with a 4
specialized knowledge or interest
Incapable of being understood;
10 Impenetrable An excess or large in number 1
not penetrable
11 Inscrutable Difficult, if not impossible, to understand
Very complicated, complex, hard to
12 Intricate
understand
13 Involved Complicated or difficult to understand
Not clearly expressed or easily understood;
14 Obscure Not well known

(especially of language) hard or impossible


to understand;
15 Opaque
not able to be seen through; not transparent

16 Recondite Too obscure and deep to understand


Not intelligible; not capable of being
17 Unintelligible
understood
(of language) transparently clear; easily
1 Limpid understandable;
Clear, transparent
2 Lucid Easy to understand Easy to understand or clear 5
3 Pellucid Easily understood; lucid
4 Elucidate To make clear; to clarify
5 Intelligible able to be understood; comprehensible
cause to seem less serious;
1 Belittle lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of;

2 Besmirch To dirty or hurt another’s reputation


the making of false and defamatory
3 Calumny statements about someone in order to
damage their reputation; slander.
charge falsely or with malicious intent;
4 Denigrate attack the good name and reputation of
someone
Damaging reputation 6
the action or crime of making a false spoken
5 Slander statement damaging to a person's reputation

6 Tarnish To dirty or hurt another’s reputation


speak badly of or tell lies about (someone)
7 Traduce so as to damage their reputation

8 Vilify spread negative information about


1 Admonish warn or reprimand someone firmly

Criticize or scold
Words Meaning Word Group
2 Castigate reprimand (someone) severely
3 Censure Express strong disapproval (or Criticize)
4 Chastise rebuke or reprimand severely
5 Decry Express strong disapproval (or Criticize)
censure (criticize) severely or angrily
An excess or large in number 1
6 Lambast
7 Objurgate rebuke severely; scold Criticize or scold
an act or expression of criticism and censure
8 Rebuke
9 Reprimand a formal expression of disapproval
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express to (someone) one's disapproval of or
10 Reproach
disappointment in their actions
criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting
11 Revile
manner
12 Chide Scold and rebuke
13 Upbraid Scold
14 Excoriate to criticize very harshly
15 Scathing To criticize harshly
show or declare that (someone) is not guilty
1 Exculpate
of wrongdoing Clear of blame or
2 Exonerate pronounce not guilty of criminal charges 8
pronounced not guilty
3 Vindicate clear (someone) of blame or suspicion
calmness and composure, especially in a
1 Equanimity
difficult situation
great coolness and composure under strain
Cool-headed 9
2 Sangfroid
1 Fawning
attempting to win favor by flattery;
2 Ingratiate
gain favor with somebody by deliberate
3 Obsequious efforts To gain favor (চাটুকারিতা) 10
4 Sycophantic
act in an obsequious way in order to obtain
5 Grovel
someone's forgiveness or favor
1 Deferential showing respect
2 Reverent feeling or showing profound respect
3 Esteem Respect and admiration
Showing respect 11
4 Venerate regard with great respect; revere
make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem)
1 Alleviate
less severe
pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to
2 Appease
their demands
3 Assuage make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
4 Attenuate reduce the force, effect, or value of
stop (someone) being angry or discontented;
5 Conciliate
placate
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Words Meaning Make
Wordless intense
Group 12
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or
6 Extenuate
extent of
7 Mitigate Make less severe
appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
8 Mollify An excess or large in number 1
9 Placate make (someone) less angry or hostile
the point at which something is at its best or
1 Acme
most highly developed
the top or highest part of something,
2 Apex
especially one forming a point
the highest point in the development of
3 Apogee
something; a climax or culmination

the highest or climactic point of something,


4 Culmination
especially as attained after a long time
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5 Fastigium the apex or summit of something
the most successful point; the culmination
6 Pinnacle
7 Summit the highest point of a hill or mountain
the time at which something is most
8 Zenith
powerful or successful
1 Amenable easily persuaded or controlled
easily influenced by feelings or emotions;
2 Susceptible
sensitive Easily influenced or
3 Malleable easily influenced 14
persuadable
4 Pliable easily influenced
5 Tractable (of a person) easy to control or influence
deserving censure or condemnation
1 Reprehensible
রিন্দিীয় deserving censure or blame
2 Culpable deserving blame
রিন্দিীয়
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responsible for wrongdoing and deserving of
3 Blameworthy
censure or blame
1 Maudlin self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental
sentimental in an exaggerated or false way
2 Mawkish
excessively sentimental
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3 Syrupy (1st definition: having the consistency or
sweetness of syrup)
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with
1 Melancholy
no obvious cause
filled with melancholy and despondency;
2 Gloomy
রিষণ্ণতা
great unhappiness or loneliness;
3 Desolation (Another definition: a state of complete Sadness or sorrow
emptiness or destruction) 17
Sadness or sorrow
Words Meaning Word Group 17
inducing tears; sad;
4 Lachrymose
tearful or given to weeping (কাাঁদুনি)
Grief intense sorrow, especially caused by
5 someone's death
An excess or large in number 1
feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress
6 Dolorous
1 Jovial cheerful and friendly (প্রফুল্ল,হারিখুরি)
(of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial;
(of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively,
2 Convivial
and enjoyable
cheerful and friendly
3 Affable friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to 18
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant
4 Amiable
manner
characterized by friendliness and absence of
5 Amicable
discord
6 Genial friendly and cheerful
refuse to accept; reject; deny (অস্বীকাি কিা,
1 Repudiate
প্রতযাখযাি কিা)
deny any responsibility or support for
2 Disavow
(অস্বীকাি কিা)
Reject or refuse 19
3 Spurn reject with disdain or contempt
reject (someone or something) in an abrupt
4 Rebuff
or ungracious manner
5 Snub rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully
Ominous giving the worrying impression that
1
something bad is going to happen
suggesting the presence of danger;
2 Menacing Sign of something bad will
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Sinister happen
giving the impression that something
3
harmful or evil is happening or will happen

a sign of what will happen in the future; an


1 Augury
omen (good or evil) sign of something good or
a person or thing that announces or signals
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2 Harbinger evil will happen
the approach of another
giving or being a sign of future success;
1 Auspicious
conducive to success; favorable
2 Fortuitous occurring by happy chance
the occurrence and development of events by
Lucky or favorable 22
3 Serendipity chance in a happy or beneficial way

express warm approval or admiration of


1 Praise
(প্রিংিা)

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Words Meaning Word Group
2 Extol Praise enthusiastically
praise (a person or their achievements)
3 Laud
highly
4 Applaud show approval or praise by clapping
an expression of praise or admiration;
An excess or large in number 1
an award or privilege granted as a special
5 Accolade
honor or as an acknowledgement of merit
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honor or praise awarded for an achievement
6 Laurel
7 Commend formal or official praise
a polite expression of praise or admiration
8 Compliment
9 Eulogize praise highly in speech or writing
10 Exalt Praise or glorify
11 Panegyrize speak or write in praise of; eulogize
eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively
1 Truculent
defiant
2 Pugnacious eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

3 Belligerent
characteristic of an enemy or one eager to eager to fight 24
fight
demonstrating aggression and willingness to
4 Bellicose
fight
relating to the pleasant aspects of the
1 Bucolic
countryside and country life
relating to the countryside; rural;
2 Rustic
awkwardly simple and provincial
3 Pastoral associated with country life
of or concerning a province of a country or
Simple as country life or
4 Provincial empire; 25
awkwardly simple related to rural/country life
a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral
life;
5 Idyll An extremely happy, peaceful, or
picturesque period or situation, typically an
idealized or unsustainable one
1 Deceit (প্রতািণা) the quality of being fraudulent
2 Duplicity deceitfulness
3 Dupe deceit
4 Hoodwink deceit
use deception to deprive (someone) of
5 Swindle
money or possessions Deceit (প্রতািণা)
money extracted as a penalty or by deceit
6 Mulct
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Deceit (প্রতািণা)
Words Meaning Word Group 26
obtain a great deal of money from
7 Fleece (someone), typically by overcharging or
swindling them
achieve something by means of trickery or
8 Finagle An excess or large in number 1
devious methods
deceit used in order to achieve one's
9 Subterfuge
goal
1 Crafty marked by skill in deception
2 Wily marked by skill in deception
3 Guileful marked by skill in deception
clever or skillful, especially in a crafty or
4 Artful
cunning way Skilled in deception (প্রতািণা) 27
Clever or cunning devices, especially as
5 Artifice
used to trick or deceive others
having or showing a cunning and deceitful
6 Sly
nature
1 Dicey unpredictable and potentially dangerous
not securely held or in position; dangerously
2 Precarious
likely to fall or collapse
3 Parlous full of danger or uncertainty; precarious
potentially dangerous or
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presenting hidden or unpredictable dangers; dangerous
4 Treacherous (1st definition: guilty of or involving
betrayal or deception)

a burst of loud and hearty laughter (অট্টহারি)


1 Guffaw

2 Chortle a soft partly suppressed laugh (চাপা হারি)


Laugh or smile 29
3 Simper smile affectedly or derisively
smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or
4 Smirk
silly way
put at risk of being harmed, injured, or
1 Imperil
destroyed (রিপন্ন)
put (someone or something) into a situation Put at risk or in danger
2 Jeopardize in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or
(রিপন্ন)
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failure (রিপন্ন)
put (someone or something) at risk or in
3 Endanger
danger
causing or likely to cause an argument;
1 Contentious
controversial
2 Moot subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty
(of a problem or issue) difficult and much Debatable (রিতককমূলক) 31
3 Vexed
debated; problematic
Debatable (রিতককমূলক) 31
Words Meaning Word Group
not established as a fact, and so open to
4 Disputable
question or debate
make very angry
1 Incense
(1st definition: ধূ প অথিা িু গন্ধ ছড়ানিা)
An excess or large in number 1
2 Enrage make (someone) very angry
make resentful or angry
make angry 32
3 Rankle
action or speech that makes someone angry,
4 Provocation
especially deliberately
combine or unite to form one organization
1 Amalgamate
or structure

2 Conflate
combine (two or more sets of information, 33
texts, ideas, etc.) into one Combined or mix
3 Mingle mix or cause to mix together
1 Stymie prevent or hinder the progress of
delay or prevent (someone or something) by
2 Impede
obstructing them; hinder
prevent (someone) from accomplishing
3 Thwart
something
prevent (a plan or attempted action) from
4 Frustrate progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled
prevent or hinder or stop the
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5 Check
stop or slow the progress of (something, progress of
typically something undesirable)
stop or restrict (the flow of something);
6 Stem check

7 Avert prevent

8 Deter prevent the occurrence of

1 Assiduous showing great care and perseverance


showing great attention to detail; very
2 Meticulous
careful and precise
(of a person or process) careful, thorough,
3 Scrupulous and extremely attentive to details
careful to details (খুাঁতখুাঁনত)
4 Painstaking
done with or employing great care and Perfectionist 35
thoroughness
(of a person or action) showing dedication
5 Sedulous
and diligence
showing great attention to detail or correct
6 Punctilious
behavior
very attentive to and concerned about
7 Fastidious
accuracy and detail
Words Meaning Word Group
fastidious about one's need or requirements;
showing excessive and anxious concern
1 Fussy about detail.
Excessively concerned with
Placing to much emphasis on trivial or
minoror
An excess details;
large in number 36
over 1
2 Pernickety scrupulous
minor details
Excessively concerned with minor details or
3 Pedantic
rules; over scrupulous
having or showing an extreme greed for
1 Avaricious
wealth or material gain
2 Cupidity greed for money or possessions
3 Grasping Greedy
having or showing a great desire to possess
4 Covetous something belonging to someone else
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5 Rapacious aggressively greedy or grasping
primarily concerned with making money at
6 Mercenary
the expense of ethics
7 Gluttonous excessively greedy
excessively concerned with material
8 Materialistic
possessions; money-oriented
wanting or devouring great quantities of
food;
1 Voracious (metaphoric meaning) engaging in an
activity with great eagerness or
enthusiasm(ক্ষুরধত): "A voracious reader" Hungry for food or any
having or showing a keen interest in or 38
desire; Keen; Enthusiasm
2 Avid enthusiasm for something(ক্ষুরধত): "An avid
reader"
(of hunger or need) very great; voracious
3 Ravenous
(িুভুরক্ষত)
having or showing excessive or offensive
1 Lecherous
sexual desire
feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest showing offensive sexual
2 Lascivious
or desire
desire (লম্পট)
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having or showing strong feelings of sexual
3 Lustful
desire
4 Libidinous showing excessive sexual drive; lustful
1 Haughty arrogantly superior and disdainful
2 Conceited excessively proud of oneself
having or showing an excessively high Arrogant or proud of oneself
opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or
উদ্ধত;গরিকত;অহংকািী
3 Vain worth
(2nd definition: producing no result; useless)
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Arrogant or proud of oneself
উদ্ধত;গরিকত;অহংকািী

Words Meaning Word Group 40


having or showing an excessive interest in
4 Narcissistic or admiration of oneself and one's physical
appearance
excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself;
5 Egotistical An excess or large in number 1
self-centered
6 Braggadocio arrogant behavior
1 Fleeting lasting for a very short time
lasting only for a short time; impermanent
2 Transient
3 Ephemeral lasting for a very short time
4 Momentary lasting for a very short time lasting for a very short time 41
soon passing out of sight, memory, or
5 Evanescent existence; quickly fading or disappearing;
temporary
6 Fugacious tending to disappear; fleeting
1 Exasperate irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely
2 Nettle irritate or annoy (someone)
3 Irk irritate or annoy

make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or


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4 Vex worried, especially with trivial matters
(another definition : debatable)

belief or opinion contrary to orthodox


1 Heresy
religious (especially Christian) doctrine
a person believing in or practicing religious
2 Heretic
heresy
Unorthodox 43
contrary to what is usual, traditional, or
3 Unorthodox
accepted; not orthodox
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage 44
1 Despondent Hopeless or disappointed
2 Crestfallen sad and disappointed আিাহত , হতাি
3 Forlorn marked by or showing hopelessness
lacking physical movement skills, especially Unskillful
1 Bungling
with the hands
lacking physical movement skills, especially
অদক্ষ
2 Bumbling
with the hands অরিপুণ
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3 Maladroit inefficient or inept; clumsy
4 Ham-fisted clumsy; bungling
1 Harangue a lengthy and aggressive speech
a long, angry speech of criticism or
2 Tirade
accusation
3 Screed a long monotonous harangue/writing Angry speech/writing 46
a strong verbal or written attack on someone
5 Polemic
or something
4 Assail Attack in speech or writing
Words Meaning Word Group
1 Pithy concise and full of meaning

2 Sententious concise and full of meaning


brief and to the point; effectively cut short
3 Terse
An excess or large in number 1
a short, pithy statement expressing a general
4 Maxim
truth or rule of conduct
5 Aphoristic terse and witty and like a maxim

6 Succinct
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briefly and clearly expressed
(of a person, speech, or style of writing)
7 Laconic
using very few words
shorten (a piece of writing) without losing
8 Abridge
the sense
a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea
9 Epigram
in a clever and amusing way
10 Quip a witty saying; short jokes
recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use
1 Profligate of resources

lacking restraint in spending money or using


2 Extravagant
resources
a person who spends money in an Spending resources
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extravagant, irresponsible way recklessly
spending money or using resources freely
4 Prodigal and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

5 Squander to spend extravagantly or foolishly


using money and other resources carefully
1 Frugal and not wastefully

using money and other resources carefully Spending resources carefully 49


2 Thrift
and not wastefully
marked by careful, efficient, and prudent use
3 Economical
of resources
very unwilling to spend money or use
1 Miserly
resources
very unwilling to spend money or use
2 Parsimonious Miser (রকপটা) 50
resources
(1) unwilling to spend money; mean
3 penurious
(2)extremely poor; poverty-stricken
feeling or showing caution about possible
1 Wary
dangers or problems
characterized by great caution and wariness Cautious due to suspicions
2 Chary 51
Cautious due to suspicions
Words Meaning Word Group 51
cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions
3 Leery
showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with
1 Complacent
oneself or one's achievements
marked by excessive complacency or self-
An excess or large in number 52
Self-satisfaction 1
2 Smug
satisfaction
so lacking in originality as to be obvious
1 Banal and boring

(of a remark or idea) lacking originality or


2 Trite
freshness; dull on account of overuse

3 Hackneyed
having been overused; unoriginal and trite boring
গতািু গরতক, মামুরল, আকষকণহীি
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a phrase or opinion that is overused and
4 cliché
betrays a lack of original thought
lacking excitement or variety; boringly
5 Humdrum
monotonous
6 Dreary depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive

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