High voltage words

 High voltage vocabulary for IELTS, BCS, Bank Job and MBA admission test, O/A Level

01. Chivalrous- Courteous and attentive to women

02. Pilgrim- who undertakes a journey to a Holy place

03. Stockings - long socks (are used by women)

04. Busybody- A person who eavesdrops on your conversation and comes over to give you suggestions for how to resolve your problems without being asked or invited 

05. Misanthropist- a hater of mankind

06. First language means- the natural language

07. Cul-de-sac means- dead end (one side closed street)

08. Parcel means- a piece of land

09. Ruminant - Cud-chewing animal

10. If a substance is cohesive, it tends to- stick together

11. The word "Dilly dally" means- waste time

12. The word "Euphemism" means- description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name

13. 'Equivocation' means- Two contrary things in the same statement

14. 'Bill of fare'- a list of dishes at a restaurant

15. A 'Bull market' means- that share prices are rising

16. 'Blue chips' - industrial shares considered to be a safe investment

17. 'Razzmatazz' means- a noisy activity

18. 'Blockbuster' means- a powerful explosive to demolish buildings; another meaning is- popular book or movie

19. 'Homogeneous' means- of the same kind

20. 'Heterogeneous' means- of the different kinds

21. 'Ecological' - related to environment

22. 'Score' means- twenty (three score =3*20=60)

23. An Ordinance - a law

24.  fantasy- an imaginary story

25.  'fresh' - something in fairly good condition

26. The bottom lines means- The essential point

27. 'Plurality' means- the holding of more than one office at a time

28. 'Pediatric' means- treatment of children

29. 'Bootleg' means to- smuggle

30. Many islands make up- an archipelago

31. 'A verbose speech' means- a speech full of too many words

32. 'Officious' means- one who unduly forwards in rendering services for others is not generally liked in society

33. 'Stagflation' means- economic slow down

34. 'Euphemism' means- inoffensive expression (e.g. If we say 'senior citizen' instead of 'old person', it will be euphemism)

35. 'Syntax'- the rules deals with sentence building

36. 'Mediocre' means- one who is neither intelligent nor dull

37. Work for which no regular salary is paid- Honorary

38. A book containing information on all subjects- Encyclopedia

39. A sound which cannot be heard- Inaudible

40. A career marked by period of good and bad luck- A chequered career

41. Impunity= having not fear of punishment

42. Transient = Something which is evanescent (দ্রুত শেষ বা বিলীন হয়ে যাওয়া)

43. A best seller= A things that sells in very large numbers

44. To get hot under collar= feel irritated

45. A cardiologist= Who treats patients with heart problems

46. A misogynst= who hates women

47. Autocracy= A government by one man

48. Flora= All the plants of an area

49. Corpus= a collection of written texts.

50. Lexicographer= A person who writes dictionaries.

51. (Be) up to= someone's wishes

(e.g. We do not know where he was and what he was up to)

52. Have a sleep for while= have a rest

(e.g. He thinks he will go upstairs and have a sleep, if nobody objects)

53. Abroad= in other countries

54. A bargain= Something bought cheaply or for less than the usual price.

55. A bully= A person who hits smaller or weaker person

56. A person who writes about his own life - an autobiography

57. To rant and rave= To argue loudly and energetically

58. Cockpit= An enclosed area of an aircraft where the pilot sits and steers the plane

59. Ring master= A person in charge of a circus performance.

60. An extrovert= A person who shares his cheerful feelings with others.

61. Green grocer= A person who sells fruits and vegetables.

62. Linguistics= A science of a language.

63. Linguist= A person who is skilled in foreign language

64. Polyglot= A person knows and speaks many languages.

65. Philologist= A person who studies the scientific development of a language.

66. Ophthalmologist= One who studies and teats the disease of the eye.

67. Terrorist= One who creates fear as a weapon for power.

68. Gypsies= The people who are always on the move

69. Insolvent= A person unable to pay his debts.

70. Patrimony= Property inherited from one's father or ancestors.

(But, 'Matrimony' means marriage/ weeding/ match/ nuptial/ hymen )

71. Intruder= A person who enters without any invitation.

72. Colleague= A person working in the same place with another.

73. Versatile= One who possesses many talents.

74. Panacea= A cure for all diseases.

75. Free-lance journalist= An independent journalist

76. Philanthropist= One who loves and serves mankind.

77. Epitaph= Words inscribed on a tomb.

78. Handicapped person= One who suffers from some disability.

79. League= An association of sports, political or social welfare team

80. Dessert= Taking fruit or sweet at the end of meal.

81. Edible= Suitable for consumption (খাওয়ার যোগ্য)

82. Bleating= A sound made by a goat

83. Polygamy= Custom of having more than one wife at the same time

84. Extempore= A speech or work made without previous preparation

85. Illiterate= Unable to read or write

86. Omniscient= One who knows everything

87. Cannibal= Person/ Animals who eats human flesh and animals that eats its own kind is called

88. Spinster= An unmarried woman

89. Rendezvous (উচ্চারণ হবে- রনদিভু)= An appointed meeting place for troops(সৈন্যদল/ ফৌজ)

90. Myth= Legend (পৌরাণিক কাহিনী)

91. To hit the ceiling/ roof= Comprehensively lose one's temper

92. Anatomy= Science of the structure of animal bodies

93. Vice-versa= The terms being exchanged

94. Somnambulist= A sleep walker

95. Hamlet= A small village ('Hamlet' is a tragedy by W Shakespeare)

96. Referee= The man who controls a game of football

97. Mayhem(খুবই বিশৃঙ্খল অবস্থা) = Confusion and fear caused by violent behaviour

98. To be up in arms= protest strongly

99. Bibliography= Collection of books

100. Stalwart= Reliable supporter in politics

101. Buttinsky/ meddler - One who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern.

102. Mercurial/ volatile- subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

"his mercurial temperament"

103. Sue- appeal formally to a person for something.

104. Puny - small and weak

105. Sturdy -  strong

106. Chauffeur - a person employed to drive a private or hired car.

107. Hullabaloo - outcry হৈচৈ; চেঁচাচেঁচি; চেঁচামেচি; খচমচ; শোরগোল; হট্টগোল

108. Hooligan- গুন্ডা hoodlum

109. Futile ব্যর্থ fruitless, vain

110. Expatriate প্রবাসী emigrant 

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Noor E Alam, University of Dhaka