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Shampa Iftakhar:
Squeamish : easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted, especially by unpleasant images, such as the sight of blood.

Example: At that age I was not squeamish about killing animals. ( 'Shooting an Elephant' by George Orwell)

Shampa Iftakhar:
 
Cochineal: a scarlet dye used chiefly for coloring food.

Md. Nuruzzaman Moral:
Good job,.

Shampa Iftakhar:
Chanticleer:a name given to a rooster, especially in fairy tales

Afroza Akhter Tina:
I believe other than using in practical writing it's hard to remember all these new words!




Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU

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