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Started by nusrat-diu, January 23, 2011, 05:01:06 PM

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nusrat-diu

Filial- the word means 'connected with the way children behave towards their parents: filial affection/duty'

Thanks a lot for answering me goodboy & orange Tarek :)
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

nusrat-diu

New words:

1. Marshmallow
2. Meadow
3. Paragon
4. Permeate
5. Perturb
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

orange.tarek

my todays answer.. Mam please help me, inform me the process of social web work for mid term


1. Marshmallow-easygoing, easily pleased,acquiescent, agreeable, altruistic, amiable.
2. Meadow-bottoms, carpet, grassland, heath.
3. Paragon-outstanding example,apotheosis, archetype, beau ideal, beauty, best.
4. Permeate-charge, diffuse, drench, fill, go through, imbue.
5. Perturb-agitate, alarm, annoy, bewilder, bother.

orange tarek
111-15-1303
CSE. SEC-C

goodboy

Thank you mam...... here's my today's answers:

1. Marshmallow: ????
2. Meadow: field, pasture, grazing land.
3. Paragon: model, ideal, shining example.
4. Permeate: leak into, infuse, flood, fill.
5. Perturb: trouble, bother, disturb, agitate.

Mam, please define the word, "Marshmallow".....
Md. Abul Hossain Shajib.
101-11-1375
Department of BBA, Sec:B.
25th Batch.
Daffodil International University.
Email: shajib_1375@diu.edu.bd
Admin Executive
creative.bd

nusrat-diu

Dear Orange & Goodboy, Marshmallow means pink or white sweet candy that feels soft and elastic when you chew it.
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

nusrat-diu

New  Words:

1. portico
2. portmanteau
3. portal
4. porthole
5. portfolio
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

nusrat-diu

1. portico : a roof that is supported by columns
2. portmanteau : a large heavy suitcase that opens into two parts (noun)/consisting of a number of different items that are combined into a single thing (adj)
3. portal  : a large, impressive gate to a building
4. porthole : a round window in the side of a ship or an aircraft
5. portfolio : a thin flat case used for carrying documents, drawings,etc.
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

nusrat-diu

New Words:

1. Malady
2. Jargon
3. Jocular
4. Leery
5. Lethal
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

goodboy

:) :) Thank you so much....Mam for the reply...

Answers for the words:

1. Malady: problem, difficulty, trouble, woe, ill.
2. Jargon: terminology, slang, lingo, argot.
3. Jocular: humorous, funny, jovial, joking.
4. Leery: doubtful, distrustful, apprehensive, wary.
5. Lethal: deadly, fatal, mortal, toxic.
Md. Abul Hossain Shajib.
101-11-1375
Department of BBA, Sec:B.
25th Batch.
Daffodil International University.
Email: shajib_1375@diu.edu.bd
Admin Executive
creative.bd

nusrat-diu

Here are some new words:

1. arcade
2. arcane
3. archetype
4. aptitude
5. archives
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

nusrat-diu

still waiting for reply..
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

nusrat-diu

Answers:

1. arcade : a covered passageway
2. arcane : secret
3. archetype : primitive
4. aptitude : fitness
5. archives : public records
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

nusrat-diu

New words:

1. Asteroid
2. Aquiline
3. Ardor
4. Arroyo
5. Asperity
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University

orange.tarek


1. Asteroid-apple, asteroid , earth, globe,wandering star, world
2. Aquiline-hooked, beaked,prominent
3. Ardor-avidity, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, feeling,
    fervor, fierceness,
4. Arroyo-brook, channel, creek, gorge, gully, ravine, stream
5. Asperity-harshness,  bad temper,acerbity, irascibility, irritability.

orange tarek
111-15-1303
cse , c section

nusrat-diu

Thanks Orange!

Quiz time!!

Find out Synonym or Antonyms:

1. Asteroid:
a) Milky Way  b) radiance  c) large planet   d) rising moon   e) setting moon

2. Aquiline:
a) watery  b) hooked  c) refined   d) antique   e) rodentlike
Nusrat Jahan
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Daffodil International University