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Binoy:
Word-79 (31-03-12)

callous (adjective)
অনুভূতিহীন; not caring about other people’s feelings or suffering
a callous killer/attitude/act
a callous disregard for the feelings of others
It might sound callous, but I don't care if he's homeless.

Derived words:

callously (adverb)
অনুভূতিহীনভাবে; in a callous way
He behaved callously with us.

callousness (noun)
অনুভূতিহীনতা; state of being callous
His callousness bored us.

calloused (adjective)
শক্ত বা খসখসে; (skin) made rough and hard, usually by hard work:
calloused hands

Binoy:
Word-80 (01-04-12)

candid (adjective)
অমায়িক; truthful and honest
a candid statement/interview
The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis.
To be candid with you, I think you're making a dreadful mistake.

Derived words:

candidly (adverb)
অমায়িকভাবে; in a candid way
We behaved candidly with the guests.
He talked with me candidly.

candor/candour (noun)
অমায়িকতা; the quality of being truthful and honest
“I don’t trust him,” he said, in a rare moment of candour.
"We really don't know what to do about it," she said with surprising candour.

Idiom:

candid photograph
না জানিয়ে তোলা ছবি; a candid photograph is one that is taken without the person in it knowing that they are being photographed
It is a candid photograph which was taken while he was walking.

Binoy:
Word-81 (02-04-12)

cannibal (noun)
নরখাদক; a person who eats human flesh, or an animal which eats the flesh of animals of its own type
a tribe of cannibals
He is a cannibal coming from the jungle of Africa.

Derived words:

cannibalism (noun)
নরখাদকতা; practice of being cannibal
to practise cannibalism
Cannibalism has decreased with the spread of education.

cannibalistic (adjective)
নরখাদকতাপূর্ণ; full of cannibalism
There is still cannibalistic practice among some tribes.

cannibalize/cannibalise (verb)
এক গাড়ির যন্ত্র দিয়ে আরেক গাড়ি ঠিক করা; to take parts from a machine or vehicle in order to make or repair another machine or vehicle
He bought an old engine and cannibalized it for spare parts.

shamsi:
Dear Sir:

Its a very smart step of increasing students' vocabulary.And I must appreciate your idea of providing the words' meaning in both Bangla and English.I am also going through the pages for checking out my own vocabulary as well.

Thanking you.

Shamsi Ara HUda

Binoy:
Word-82 (03-04-12)

canny (adjective) [syn. clever]
1. বুদ্ধিমান; thinking quickly and cleverly, especially in business or financial matters
a canny move
a canny politician
These salesmen are a canny lot.

2. ভালো বা মনোরম; good or pleasant
a canny lad
It was a canny arrangement.

Derived/converted words:

cannily (adverb)
বুদ্ধি সহকারে; in a canny way
He sorted out the problem cannily.

uncanny (adjective) [syn. weird]
অদ্ভূত; strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain
an uncanny resemblance
I had an uncanny feeling I was being watched.
It was uncanny really, almost as if she knew what I was thinking.

uncannily adverb
অদ্ভূতভাবে; in an uncanny way
He looked uncannily like someone I knew.
Her predictions turned out to be uncannily accurate.

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