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[22/08, 11:52 pm] Rajshakhar Singha ( Raj Sir): =============

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1. ABRUPT (ADJECTIVE): আকষ্মিক): sudden
Synonyms: immediate, instantaneous
Antonyms: gradual
Example Sentence: I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject.

2. PENURY (NOUN): (দারিদ্র্যতা): extreme poverty
Synonyms: impoverishment, indigence
Antonyms: wealth
Example Sentence: He soon rose from penury to ease, and married a painter's beautiful daughter.

3. PALLIATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (কষ্ট নিবারক): soothing
Synonyms: alleviating sedative
Antonyms: intensifying
Example Sentence: Travel is like a palliative against depression for him.

4. CONVALESCENT (ADJECTIVE): (যে ভালো হোয়ে যাই): recuperating
Synonyms: recovering improving
Antonyms: faltering
Example Sentence: He has always been a convalescent child.

5. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (পুনরাই শুরু হওয়া): restart
Synonyms: recommencement, reopening
Antonyms: suspension
Example Sentence:
With peace came the resumption of foreign imports.

6. EXTREMIST (NOUN): (অতিবাদী): fanatic
Synonyms: radical, zealot
Antonyms: moderate
Example Sentence: Right-wing extremists created trouble.

7. SCEPTICISM (NOUN): (সন্দেহবাদ): doubt
Synonyms: disbelief, distrust
Antonyms: conviction
Example Sentence: There was some scepticism in the claims.

8. CONSENSUS (NOUN): (সহমত / একমত ): agreement
Synonyms: harmony, concord
Antonyms: disagreement
Example Sentence: There is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed.

9. DISCRIMINATION (NOUN): (ভেদাভেদ): prejudice
Synonyms: bias, bigotry
Antonyms: impartiality
Example Sentence: They are victims of racial discrimination.

10. CURB (VERB): (নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা): restrain
Synonyms: hold back, keep back
Antonyms: release
Example Sentence: She promised she would curb her temper.

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