Abase

Bangla = , ,

Synonyms:-

Lower; humiliate; defeated; degrade; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect

Mnemonics: - Base= so, Abase=

Sentence:- The mother-in-law would demean her, as a way to abase the young wife in the
son's eyes.

Abash

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

To make ashamed, to embarrass

Mnemonics: - Bash () ; so, Abash =

Sentence: - He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

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 Abate

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

To reduce; to subside; to reduce in amount; put an end to; moderate; lessen

Mnemonics: - (bate) So, abate

Sentence: - Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate

Abbreviate

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Shorten

Mnemonics: - abbreviate has root brev (brief) in it; brev (brief) means in short.

Sentence: - Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech

Abdicate

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

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Renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility); to step down from a position of power or
responsibility.

Mnemonics: - ab+dicate; dicate sounds like dictator. Dictator is an authoritarian ruler who has
lot of power. To remember better, ab normal is opposite to normal. So, abdicate is opposite to
dictator (i.e.) losing power.

Sentence: - When Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry the woman he loved, he
surprised the entire world

Abduction

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

Kidnapping.

Mnemonics: - Abduction Mnemonic duct meaning

Duct means a tube, pipe, or canal by means of which a substance, especially a fluid or

gas, is conveyed or passed through. , duct pipe tube waterway

channel pass Duct

Ab Ab So, ab+duct in which duct means

a pipe which carries away and ab added to it defines it as by force. So, abduction means an
action of carrying away someone or something by force.

Sentence: - The movie Ransom describes the attempts to rescue a multimillionaire's son after
the child's abduction by kidnappers.

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 Aberrant

Bangla = ; ; ;

Synonyms:-

Deviant from the normal or standard; abnormal; something not typical

Mnemonics: - A berry ant is aberrant because it is Diverging or different from the normal
type of ant.

Sentence: - Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the entire
experiment.

Abet

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Aid (usually in doing something wrong); encourage;

Mnemonics: - betting ( ) ; a (assist) + bet, so abate means assisting in doing

any wrong deed.

Sentence: - She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle (swindle: - / use deception to

deprive (someone) of money or possessions).

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 Abeyance

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

A state of temporary disuse or suspension; suspended action.

Mnemonics: - Interpret it as opposite of obey+ance -- not obeying the given orders and
resulting in suspending the work (action).

Sentence: -

i) The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.

ii) Once the famine ( /) was over, the food rationing (ration:- ;

) dictated (dictate: - ) by the government was put in abeyance.

Abhor

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

To detest; to hate very much; abominate

Mnemonics: -

i) Abhor sounds like "a whore" (prostitute/) and we generally hate a whore....so to
hate someone is abhorring that person.
OR,
ii) Ab + hor (horror) I hate watching horror movies.

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Sentence: - she abhorred all forms of bigotry (bigotry: - ; ;

Abject

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

Wretched; lacking pride; defeated, extremely sad and servile (humble, self-abasing); hopeless;
utterly bummed out; most unfortunate or miserable; showing lack of self-respect; as low as
possible.

Mnemonics: - Abject sounds like REJECT. Rejected people (in any job or in society) are
extremely hopeless and lead a miserable life. Poor and unemployed people are like REJECTED
(Abject) people in the society and they lack in pride (lose all hopes, aspirations and pride). Poor
people or people lacking in pride (abject people) are rejected in society.

Sentence: - On the streets of New York, the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling (huddle: -

) in doorways to find shelter from the wind (

Abjure

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Renounce upon oath.

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Mnemonics: -
i) Abjure-- think it like injure. So once you are injured you will give up. so abjure means
give up.
OR,
ii) Abjure ~ ab (away) + jure (jury). He abjured (rejected, moved away from) her earlier
statements in front of jury (Jury means a group of people who have been chosen to
listen to all the facts in a trial in a law court and to decide if a person is guilty or not
guilty, or if a claim has been proved).

Sentence: - he abjured his allegiance (allegiance: - ) to the king.

Ablution

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Act of cleansing or washing.

Mnemonics: -
i) ab+solution sounds like blue solution, means pure water which is used to wash
yourself.
Or,
ii) a+blu+solution=detergent which is used to wash clothes.

Sentence: - Before saying prayer, one must take ablution.

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 Abnegation

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

Denial; self-abnegation; self-denial; self-renunciation; repudiation; self-sacrifice; renunciation.

Mnemonics: -
i) abnegate: ab+nahi+get (Hindi-English mixed); meaning giving up something that is
sacrificing own interest for the sake of others.
OR,
ii) ab-negate ~ relate negate to negative and ab to away. It implies subtracting
something. Subtracting (removing away) some important aspect of your life means
sacrificing something.
OR,
iii) abnegation negation =negotiation usually during negotiation u have to sacrifice
something. so negation=self-sacrifice.

Sentence: - Samantha abnegated desserts for one month after getting on the scale.

Abode

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

Residence; home; dwelling place.

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Mnemonics: - abode sounds just like aboard= a+board... boarding refers to living room or
place

Sentence: - they raised money to provide abodes for the homeless.

Abolish

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

Cancel; put an end to; get rid of;

Mnemonics: -

i) Sounds somewhat similar to demolish, which means put an end of something or

destroying something.
OR,
ii) AbolishA+bolish (sounds like POLICE). A POLICE team came to wedding hall, and
cancelled the marriage as he was marrying second time without divorcing first wife.

Sentence: - The president of the college refused to abolish the physical education
requirement.

Abominable

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

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Detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad; odious

Mnemonics: - abominable= a bomb + able: nobody likes what a bomb can do. Its extremely
unpleasant.

Sentence: - Mary liked John until she learned he was dating Susan; then she called him an
abominable young man, with abominable taste in women.

Aboriginal

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Native; being the first of its kind in a region; primitive

Mnemonics: - A+B+Origin+all:- A-B are origins of all English alphabets. First of its kind.

Sentence: - Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported
in the scientific journals.

Abortive

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Unsuccessful; fruitless; futile.

Mnemonics: - abortion is a common word which means termination of pregnancy, and hence
something unsuccessful or fruitless. Abort comes from abortion. So, abort => "to stop
something before result" so it refers to action that is "useless action".

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Sentence: - Because of the stormy weather, the explorers trip to Antarctica was abortive.

Abrasive

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

Rubbing away; tending to grind down; harsh; (abrasive comes from abrade that means wearing
away by friction; scrape; erode).

Mnemonics: - Abrasive it sounds like aggressive which means harsh behavior.

Sentence: - Because of Henrys abrasive personality, most people try to avoid him at work.

Abridge

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

To condense or shorten.

Mnemonics: - a+bridge: bridges can shorten the transportation time.

Sentence: - Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace,
they proceeded to abridge the novel.

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 Abrogate

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Abolish; eradicate; cancel; repel; annul

Mnemonics: - Abolish rally (demonstration) at the gate.

Sentence: -

i. You cannot abrogate anyone's right to free speech!

ii. With thunderstorms rolling in this afternoon, we may abrogate today's outdoor
protest.

Abscission

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Cutting off; separation.

Mnemonics: - Ab+scissionscissor separates two things by cutting them; so separation.

Sentence: - The doctor had to perform an abscission of the inflamed (provoked; intensified)
appendix (addendum; extended part); that is the doctor had to cut off the additional limb

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 Abscond

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

To depart secretly and hide; decamp; run off.

Mnemonics: - Abscond ab + scond. Absent in a second. When you will absent in a second?
=when u STEAL OFF & HIDE, or when u DEPART secretly.

Sentence: -

i. The accused has been absconding for a decade.

ii. The teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized
him from his photograph on "America's Most Wanted.

Absolute

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Complete; totally unlimited; certain; out-and-out; sheer; perfect.

Mnemonics: -

i. "Solute" sounds like salute and we use to salute people having complete power.
Or,

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 ii. Absolute comes from "Absolutely Right "....meaning completely right.

Sentence: - Although the King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his
unfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity.

Absolve

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Exonerate; vindicate; acquit of; to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an
obligation.
Mnemonics: - ab -solve. So you have solved a dispute between you and your friend, how did
you solve it? - By forgiving/pardoning him/her. (Noun- absolution).

Sentence: -

i. The father confessor absolved him of his sins.

ii. Bill absolved Marry of her obligation to go to the prom with him. That is, he told her it
was alright if she went with the captain of the football team instead.

Note: - The act of absolving is called absolution (Noun).

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 Abortive

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Unsuccessful; fruitless; futile.

Mnemonics: - abortion is a common word which means termination of pregnancy, and hence
something unsuccessful or fruitless. Abort comes from abortion. So, abort => "to stop
something before result" so it refers to action that is "useless action".

Sentence: - Because of the stormy weather, the explorers trip to Antarctica was abortive.

Absorb

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; wholly engage; assimilate; ingest; take in.

Sentence: - Can Huggies diapers absorb more liquid than Pampers can?

Abstain

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

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Refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice; voluntarily not doing something
specially that seems pleasant but is harmful in the long run.

Mnemonics: -

i) ab+stain...we tend to stay away from stain (; )

ii) ab+stain ... Dell Steyn is a dangerous bowler; batsman normally doesnt want to
come in front of him.

Sentence: - Polash was a chain smoker, now he has abstained from smoking.

Abstemious

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate; teetotal; austere.

Mnemonics: -

i) abs (abs) + stemious (stamina): To build stamina or six pack abs, you have to eat
and drink carefully.
ii) - abstemious (Adj.) word abstain (v)

Sentence: - Gerald was abstemious at dinner and only ate a little of the food on his plate.

Note: - Abstinence is noun form that means restraint from eating or drinking.

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 Abstract

Bangla = ; ;

Synonyms:-

Theoretical; impersonal; not concrete; nonrepresentational; nonfigurative; nonobjective.

Mnemonics: - abstract: sounds close to extract (excerpt; selection; draw out)....and you cant
extract anything from an abstract philosophical speech or passage.

Sentence: - He presented abstract concepts with empirical data.

Abstruse

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Obscure; profound; difficult to understand;

Mnemonics: -

i) Ab(s)+truce = someone with whom making truce (truce:- an agreement between

enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time; ceasefire,
armistice; treaty/peace) is difficult because he/she is difficult to understand.
ii) ABSTRUSE = ABSTRACT + CONFUSE.

Sentence: - Dr. Bell is proficient in many fields of science, and has the art of making every
subject he touches interesting, even the most abstruse theories.

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 Abundant

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Plentiful; possessing riches or resources.

Sentence: -

i. Fresh water is abundant in this country, but we must protect this important resource
for future generations.
ii. It is hard to understand why so many people in this country are desperately poor in a
land of such great abundance.

Abusive

Bangla = , , ;

Synonyms:-

Coarsely insulting; physically harmful.

Mnemonics: - ab + usive : ab+use; ab is generally used in negative (bad) sense. Hence, we

should not use bad language (abusive)in front of our child.

Sentence: - An abusive parent damages a child both mentally and physically.

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 Abut

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Border upon; adjoin; edge.

Mnemonics: - Look at your BUTT ( ) (Dont take it offensively). Its like two pieces of flesh
together marked by a boundary in between them .That is abut.

Sentence: - Where our estates abut, we must build a fence.

Abysmal

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Bottomless; extremely hopeless or wretched.

Mnemonics: - ab (negative sense, not) + y small. Something which is not small, so big and
hence limitless or bottomless.

Sentence: - His arrogance is exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance.

Abyss

Bangla = ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

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 Synonyms:-

Enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit.

Mnemonics: - Abyss sounds similar to abuse. When you're seriously abused, you become
depressed and feel like jumping into abyss (bottomless, that is endless frustration or
sufferings.)

Sentence: - To me, death was a mysterious, dark, horrible thing that would catch you and
drag you down into a deep abyss; away from everything and everyone you loved.

Academic

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

Related to a school; not practical or directly useful.

Sentence: - To achieve academic success, you must study hard and not take shortcuts in your
scholastic work.

Accede

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

Agree;

Mnemonics: -

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 i. People accept anything you say when you carry acid in your hand.
ii. Sounds like accept + agreed : accede;
iii. In the word accede acce sounds like "axe"- when you have "axe" scent girls will
agree to what you said.

Sentence: - If I accede to this demand for blackmail, I am afraid that I will be the victim of future
demands.

Note: - accede preposition to

Accelerate

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

Move faster.

Sentence: - In our science class, we learn how falling bodies accelerate.

Accentuate

Bangla = ;

Synonyms:-

Emphasize; stress.

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Mnemonics: - Accent + up : i.e, to say with a strong accent (emphasize), put emphasis on
something. , accentuate root word accent emphasize.

Sentence: - If you accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative, you may wind up with an
overoptimistic view of the world.

Accessible

Bangla = ; ; ; ;

Synonyms:-

Easy to approach; obtainable.

Mnemonics: - Access+able.

Sentence: - We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessible on foot.

Accessory

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Additional object; useful but not essential thing.

Mnemonics: - Access (EXCESS) +ory (ornaments). So you have got excess of ornaments,
which are not very essential for you as your clothes, then why do you waste so much money on
additional objects like this.

Sentence: - She bought an attractive handbag as an accessory for her dress.

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 Acclaim

Bangla = ; ;

Synonyms:-

Applaud; announce with great approval.

Mnemonics: - Claim ; Claim ()

So, claim a

So,

Sentence: - A new series of laws was published and accepted with acclaim, and unlimited
authority was given to the author of the revolution.

Acclimate

Bangla =

Synonyms:-

Adjust to climate or environment; adapt.

Mnemonics: - ac+climate: - according to the climate; You have to adapt yourself according to
the climate change.

Sentence: - One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travelers to acclimate
themselves to their new and often strange environments.

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