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Binoy:
Word-111 (02-05-12)

coerce (verb) [+ sb into sth / into doing sth]
জোর করে কিছু করানো; to persuade someone forcefully to do something which they are unwilling to do
They were coerced into negotiating a settlement.
The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.

coercion (noun)
বলপ্রয়োগ; the action of making sb do sth that they do not want to do, using force
He claimed he had only acted under coercion.
He claimed the police had used coercion to illegally obtain the statement.

coercive (adjective)
বলপ্রয়োগজাত;  using force to persuade people to do things which they are unwilling to do
coercive measures/tactics
The president relied on the coercive powers of the military.

Binoy:
Word-112 (03-05-12)

cognitive (adjective)
বৌদ্ধিক; connected with thinking or conscious mental processes
Some of her cognitive functions have been impaired.
cognitive behaviour/development
cognitive therapy/psychology

cognition (noun)
বৌদ্ধিকতা; the process by which knowledge and understanding is developed in the mind
a book on human learning, memory and cognition
Recently the author identified four unique aspects of human cognition.

Phrases:

cognitive psychology
বৌদ্ধিক মনস্তত্ত্ব; the study of how people think
She is studying cognitive psychology in a university.

cognitive therapy
বৌদ্ধিক চিকিতসা; a form of treatment used to change someone's habitual patterns of thinking when these thoughts are damaging that person
She used cognitive therapy on her client to try to inhibit those negative thoughts.

Binoy:
Word-113 (04-05-12)

collide (verb) [+ with sth/sb; over sth] [syn. crash]
সংঘর্ষে আসা; (especially of moving objects) to hit something violently
The two vans collided at the crossroads.
It was predicted that a comet would collide with one of the planets.
The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
The car collided head-on with the van.
As he fell, his head collided with the table.
They regularly collide over policy decisions.

collision (noun) [+ with sb/sth; between/of A and B]

1. সংঘর্ষ; hitting each other with force;
a mid-air collision
a head-on collision
a collision between two trains
The cyclist was in collision with a bus.
His car was in collision with a motorbike.
Selim was injured in a collision with another player.
There has been a collision on the southbound stretch of the motorway.
Two drivers were killed in a head-on collision between a car and a taxi last night.

2. সংঘাত; তীব্র মতানৈক্য; strong disagreement
There was a collision of interests/opinions.
a collision between two opposing points of view
In his work we see the collision of two different traditions.

Phrase:

be on a collision course
সংঘাতে লিপ্ত;  in a situation of serious disagreement or fight
I was on a collision course with my boss over the sales figures.
All attempts at diplomacy have broken down and the two states now appear to be on a collision course.

Binoy:
Word-114 (05-05-12)

comet (noun)
ধুমকেতু; a mass of ice and dust that moves around the sun and looks like a bright star with a tail
It sparkled and did not move, so it couldn't be a comet.
The planet was hit by a comet.
The moon and a comet was on a collision course.
Scientists say the excess heavy nitrogen could have come from a comet.
Halley's Comet is visible from Earth every 75 to 76 years.
Comets in space are really marvelous things to observe.
Give me some more facts about comet.
Provide me with a list of famous comets.
He ran towards me like a comet.
Nazrul appeared in the scene of Bangla literature like a comet.

Binoy:
Word-115 (06-05-12)

commence (verb)  [+ ing form of verb]
শুরু করা বা হওয়া; to begin or start
We will commence building work in August of next year.
Shall we let the meeting commence, gentlemen?
The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.
She commenced her medical career in 1956.
The day commenced with a welcome from the principal.
I will be on leave during the week commencing 15 February.
Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating.

commencement (noun)
1. শুরু; the beginning of something
the commencement of the financial year
Would passengers please put out cigarettes before the commencement of the flight?

2 ডিগ্রি প্রদান অনুষ্ঠান; a ceremony at which students formally receive their degrees; graduation
She is going to attend the commencement next month.

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