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nafrin:
Sir, its a nice idea. can you suggest me specially for the student, how we inspire them to learn some different words more than common in use.

Binoy:
Rajon, Lima and Nujhat, thanks for your encouragement.

Binoy:
word-21 (07-02-12)

aggravate (verb)

1. বিরক্ত করা; to annoy someone
Stop aggravating me, will you!
She was aggravated by the constant questions.

2. খারাপ করা; to worsen something
Pollution can aggravate asthma.
Aging can aggravate a depression.
He was told that further play would aggravate the injury.
Military intervention will only aggravate the conflict even further.
Higher sea levels would aggravate storm surges or the impact of tsunamis.
Deflation across Asia would seriously aggravate the economic crisis.

Derived words:

aggravating (adjective)
বিরক্তিকর; annoying
I find him really aggravating.
She was an aggravating child.

aggravation (noun)
ঝামেলা; trouble or difficulty; worsening
I don’t need all this aggravation at work.
I've been getting a lot of aggravation at work recently.
I'd complain to the manager but it's not worth the aggro.
The drug may cause an aggravation of the condition.

Phrases:

aggravated assault (noun)
মারাত্মক আক্রমন; a serious, violent attack on someone

aggravated burglary (noun)
মারাত্মক চুরি; রাহাজানি; a crime that involves using a weapon or committing another crime while illegally entering a person's house

Binoy:
word-22 (08-02-12)

agony (noun)
যন্ত্রনা; extreme physical or mental pain or suffering
She lay there screaming in agony.
I was in an agony of suspense.
We've both suffered agonies of guilt over what happened.
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor.
It was agony not knowing where the children were.
She waited in an agony of suspense.
The worst agonies of the war were now beginning.
Tell me now! Don’t prolong the agony.

Derived words:

agonized (adjective)
যন্ত্রনাপূর্ণ; showing or feeling extreme physical or mental pain
agonized cries
We heard an agonized cry.
She gave him an agonized look.

agonizing (adjective)
1 যন্ত্রনাদায়ক; causing extreme physical or mental pain
an agonizing death
his father’s agonizing death
It was the most agonizing decision of her life.
She went through an agonizing few weeks waiting for the test results.
We are faced with an agonizing choice/decision/dilemma.

agonizingly (adverb)
যন্ত্রনাদায়কভাবে; in an agonizing way
an agonizingly slow process

Idioms:

agony column
পত্রিকায় পরামর্শ কলাম; the part of a magazine or newspaper where letters from readers about their personal problems are printed, together with advice about how to deal with them
She wrote into an agony column.

agony aunt পত্রিকায় পরামর্শদানকারী মহিলা; a person, usually a woman, who publicly gives advice to people with personal problems, especially in a regular magazine or newspaper article

agony uncle
পত্রিকায় পরামর্শদানকারী পুরুষ; a man who writes in a newspaper or magazine giving advice in reply to people’s letters about their personal problems

Phrasal verb:

agonize over/about sth
উদ্বেগের মধ্য দিয়ে যাওয়া; to spend time worrying about a difficult situation or problem
She agonized for days about whether she should take the job.
I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not.

Binoy:
word-29 (09-02-12)

alarm (noun)

1. আতঙ্ক; fear and anxiety that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen
‘What have you done?’ Ellie cried in alarm.
I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night.
The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
The birds flew off in alarm when the cat appeared.
The gun shot made the monkeys chatter in alarm.
It's all right, everybody - there's no need for alarm.
A bomb threat caused great alarm in the City this morning.

2 বিপদসংকেত; a warning of danger, typically a loud noise or flashing light
She decided to sound the alarm.
I hammered on all the doors to raise the alarm.
If there's any trouble, raise/sound the alarm by pulling the emergency cord.
The first two bomb alerts were false alarms, but the third was for real.
If the alarm sounds, leave the building immediately.
Quick, sound the alarm - there's a fire in the machine room!
I heard his alarm clock bleeping this morning.

3 সংকেত প্রদানকারী যন্ত্র; a device which makes a loud noise to warn of danger
a burglar/car/fire/smoke alarm
The cat set off the alarm.
A car alarm went off in the middle of the night.

alarm (verb)
আতঙ্ক তৈরি করা; to make sb anxious or afraid
I didn't want to alarm him by telling him that she was ill.
The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn’t want to alarm the passengers.

Derived words:

alarmed (adjective)
আতঙ্কিত; anxious or afraid that sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen
I was a bit alarmed at/by how much weight she'd lost.
I was alarmed to hear that she was coming.
I'm rather alarmed that we haven't heard anything.
She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.

alarming (adjective)
আতঙ্কজনক; causing anxiety or fear
alarming news
an alarming increase in crime
The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate.
There has been an alarming rise in the rate of inflation.

alarmingly (adverb)
আতঙ্কজনকভাবে; in an alarming way
Prices have risen alarmingly.
Alarmingly, the hole in the ozone layer has doubled in size this year.

alarmist (adjective)
আতঙ্কপূর্ণ; causing unnecessary fear and anxiety
A spokesperson for the food industry said the TV program was alarmist.
The government has dismissed newspaper reports of 200 dead as being alarmist.

alarmist (noun)
আতঙ্কবাদী; someone who creates alarm
He is a suspected alarmist

Phrases and idioms:

alarm clock
জাগরনী ঘড়ি; a clock that one can set to ring at a particular time and wake one up
I set the alarm clock for 7 o’clock.
The alarm went off at 7 o’clock.

alarm call (noun)
জাগরনী ফোনকল বা প্রানির ডাক; a telephone call or animal cry to wake up or warn
Could I have an alarm call at 5.30 tomorrow, please?

raise the alarm
বিপদসংকের দেওয়া; to make people aware of the danger of something
A local doctor was the first to raise the alarm about this latest virus.

ring/sound alarm bells
বিপদসংকের দেওয়া; to worry with the sign that there may be a problem
The name rang alarm bells in her mind.

alarm bells ring/start ringing
বিপদসংকের বেজে ওঠা; start to feel worried and suspicious
Alarm bells rang in my mind when I saw him there.

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