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Binoy:
Word-139 (30-05-12)

cordial (adjective)
1. আন্তরিক; friendly and pleasant
a cordial atmosphere / meeting / relationship
a cordial smile/greeting/welcome/reception
Relations between the two leaders are said to be cordial.

2. জোরালো বা তীব্র; (of a feeling, especially dislike) strong
cordial liking
The two statesmen are known to have a cordial dislike for each other.

cordial (noun)
মিষ্টি পানীয়বিশেষ; a sweet fruit-based drink to which water is usually added
blackcurrant cordial
Take a glass of cordial.

cordially (adverb)
1. আন্তরিকভাবে; in a cordial way
I was received cordially by them.
He was cordially welcomed to a celebration.
You are cordially invited to attend our annual wine-tasting evening.

2. জোরালো বা তীব্রভাবে; strongly
They cordially detest each other.
On a personal level, they came to be cordially disliked.

cordiality (noun)
আন্তরিকতা; state of being cordial
I am so pleased with his cordiality.
I was greeted with a show of cordiality.

Binoy:
Word-140 (31-05-12)

coronation (noun)
অভিষেক; a ceremony at which a person is made king or queen
coronation venue/time
coronation of a monarch/king/queen
You'll see his gorgeous coronation outfits.

Binoy:
Word-141 (01-06-12)

courage (noun) [syn. bravery; boldness]
সাহস; the ability to do sth dangerous, or to face pain or opposition, without showing fear
moral / physical courage
courage in the face of danger
He showed great courage and determination.
I haven’t yet plucked up the courage to ask her.
People should have the courage to stand up for their beliefs.
It took me ages to summon/pluck up the courage to ask for a promotion.
They showed great courage when they found out about their baby's disability.

courageous (adjective)
সাহসী; having or showing courage
It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company's pollution record.
It was courageous of her to challenge the managing director's decision.

courageously (adverb)
সাহসিকতার সাথে; in a courageous way
a courageously committed act
He faced all dangers courageously.

Idioms:

have the courage of your convictions
নিজের বিশ্বাসে অটল থাকা; to be brave and confident enough to do what you believe in
Although many of his policies were unpopular, he had the courage of his convictions to see them through.

take courage (from sth)
কোনোকিছু থেকে উতসাহ পাওয়া; to begin to feel happier and more confident because of sth
He took courage from his success in hotel business.

take your courage in both hands
সাহস সঞ্চয় করা; to make yourself do sth that you are afraid of
Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in.

Binoy:
Word-142 (02-06-12)

crawl (verb)
1. হামাগুড়ি দেওয়া; to move forward on hands and knees, with body close to the ground
The child crawled across the floor.
The injured soldier crawled to safety.
The lorry crawled noisily up the hill.
Megan has just learned to crawl.
Our baby is just starting to crawl.
A man was crawling away from the burning wreckage.
There’s a spider crawling up your leg.

2. খোশামুদি করা; to try hard to please in order to get an advantage
I don't like people who crawl.
She’s always crawling to the boss.
He crawled to the group leader because he wanted a promotion.

3. কোনোকিছু অতি ধীরে চলা; to move forward very slowly
The traffic was crawling along.
The weeks crawled by.

crawl (noun)
1. হামাগুড়ি; a very slow speed
The traffic slowed to a crawl.
Traffic moved forward at a crawl.

2. সাঁতারবিশেষ; a style of swimming in which you move your arms over your head and kick with straight legs
a swimmer doing the crawl
She became champion in the crawl competition.

crawler (noun)
1.  হামাগুড়ি দেওয়া শিশু; a baby who has not yet learned to walk
The baby is only a crawler.

2. আস্তে চলে এমন কোনোকিছু; something that crawls, such as a slow-moving vehicle
I don’t want to ride on that crawler.

3. খোশামোদকারী; a person who tries hard to please others in order to get an advantage
I hate that crawler in the office.

Phrases and idioms:

crawl back (to sb)
ভুল স্বীকার করা; to admit that you were wrong and ask someone for forgiveness
Don't come crawling back to me when she throws you out!

be crawling with sth
গিজগিজ করা; to be completely covered with or full of a particular type of thing
Her hair was crawling with lice.
The kitchen floor was crawling with ants.
The place was crawling with journalists.

puspo:

Thanks Sir........it will helps our vocabulary power.

Regards
Jannatul Ferdous
22nd (B)
DIU

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