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Vocabs from "Waiting for the Barbarians" by J.M. Coetzee,,,

,,,,,,,,,,, Here You have all the imporrtant and necessary vocabs to understand the Novel. these vacabs have been written , following the cambridge dictionary. Let me know If it helps.

1. Fumble
• Meaning: to handle something clumsily
• Bangla: গড়বড় করা / অদক্ষভাবে ধরা / এলোমেলো কথা বলা
• Sentence: The guard fumbled with the keys as the prisoner watched in silence.
2. Reverently
• Meaning: with deep respect
• Bangla: শ্রদ্ধার সঙ্গে
• Sentence: He touched the old records reverently, as if they held truth.
3. Conflate
• Meaning: to combine two things wrongly
• Bangla: গুলিয়ে ফেলা
• Sentence: The Empire tends to conflate justice with power.
4. Perish
• Meaning: to die, especially in a violent way
• Bangla: মারা যাওয়া / ধ্বংস হওয়া
• Sentence: Many prisoners perish in the cold cells.
5. Disparage
• Meaning: to speak about something as unimportant
• Bangla: হেয় করা
• Sentence: They disparage the barbarians as if they were less than human.
6. Fling
• Meaning: to throw forcefully
• Bangla: ছুঁড়ে ফেলা
• Sentence: He flung the report onto the table in frustration.
7. Flinch
• Meaning: to make a sudden movement from fear
• Bangla: ভয়ে সরে যাওয়া
• Sentence: She did not flinch even under torture.
8. Epidemic
• Meaning: a widespread disease
• Bangla: মহামারি
• Sentence: Fear spread like an epidemic across the settlement.
9. Uproar
• Meaning: loud noise of protest
• Bangla: হইচই / তোলপাড়
• Sentence: The arrests caused an uproar among the townspeople.
10. Shun
• Meaning: to avoid deliberately
• Bangla: এড়িয়ে চলা
• Sentence: He began to shun the soldiers.

11. Recuperate
• Meaning: to recover health
• Bangla: সুস্থ হওয়া
• Sentence: The girl slowly recuperated under his care.
12. Shuffle
• Meaning: to walk dragging feet
• Bangla: পা টেনে হাঁটা / অদলবদল
• Sentence: The prisoners shuffled through the gate.
13. Nuzzle
• Meaning: to rub gently
• Bangla: আদর করে ঘষা
• Sentence: The blind girl nuzzled closer for warmth.
14. Ordure
• Meaning: waste/excrement
• Bangla: মলমূত্র
• Sentence: The cell was filled with ordure and stench.
15. Muffle
• Meaning: to make sound quieter
• Bangla: দমিয়ে দেওয়া
• Sentence: The walls muffled their cries.
16. Shrug
• Meaning: to raise shoulders to show indifference
• Bangla: কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো
• Sentence: He shrugs, pretending not to care.
17. Vagrant
• Meaning: a homeless wanderer
• Bangla: ভবঘুরে
• Sentence: The Empire treats all outsiders as vagrants.
18. Obdurate
• Meaning: stubborn, not changing
• Bangla: অনমনীয়
• Sentence: The colonel remained obdurate in his cruelty.
19. Swaddle
• Meaning: to wrap tightly
• Bangla: কাপড়ে জড়িয়ে রাখা
• Sentence: The child was swaddled against the cold.
20. Abode
• Meaning: home
• Bangla: বাসস্থান
• Sentence: The desert is their only abode.

21. Slacken – become less tight → ঢিলা হওয়া/ শিথিল হওয়া
Sentence: His grip slackened with doubt.
22. Periphery – outer edge → প্রান্তভাগ
Sentence: The town lay on the periphery of the Empire.
23. Sturdy – strong → মজবুত
Sentence: The walls were sturdy but not unbreakable.
24. Decapitate – cut off head → শিরচ্ছেদ করা
Sentence: Rebels were decapitated as a warning.
25. Grotesque – ugly/distorted → বিকৃত/ভয়াবহ
Sentence: The torture left grotesque marks.
26. Trammel – restrict → বাধা দেওয়া
Sentence: Rules trammel his conscience.
27. Trudge – walk with effort → কষ্ট করে হাঁটা
Sentence: They trudged through the sand.
28. Languorous – slow, weak → অবসন্ন
Sentence: He felt languorous in the heat.
29. Suave – charming → মসৃণ/আকর্ষণীয়
Sentence: The officer spoke in a suave tone.
30. Ponderous – slow/heavy → ভারী/ধীর
Sentence: His words were ponderous and deliberate.
31. Revulsion – strong disgust → ঘৃণা
Sentence: He felt revulsion at the cruelty.
32. Evade – avoid → এড়িয়ে যাওয়া
Sentence: He tried to evade the truth.
33. Peevish – easily annoyed → খিটখিটে
Sentence: The magistrate grew peevish with questions.
34. Snigger – laugh quietly → চাপা হাসি
Sentence: The soldiers sniggered behind him.
35. Fo**le – touch gently → আদর করে স্পর্শ করা
Sentence: He fondled the relics with care.
36. Peremptory
• Meaning: giving orders in a forceful, no-argument way
• Bangla: আদেশমূলক / কঠোরভাবে নির্দেশদায়ী
• Sentence: The colonel gave a peremptory command, leaving no room for doubt.
37. Cornucopia
• Meaning: a large amount of something
• Bangla: প্রাচুর্য
• Sentence: The Empire promised a cornucopia of safety, yet delivered only fear.
38. Tantalize
• Meaning: to make someone want something but not give it
• Bangla: লোভ দেখানো
• Sentence: The thought of justice seemed to tantalize him but never arrived.
39. Subterraneous
• Meaning: existing underground
• Bangla: ভূগর্ভস্থ
• Sentence: Rumors spread through subterraneous whispers beneath the town.
40. Grumble
• Meaning: to complain quietly
• Bangla: গজগজ করা
• Sentence: The soldiers grumbled about the endless desert patrols.
41. Stumble
• Meaning: to trip or lose balance
• Bangla: হোঁচট খাওয়া
• Sentence: The prisoner stumbled, weakened by hunger and pain.
42. Sinister
• Meaning: suggesting evil or harm
• Bangla: অশুভ / ভয়ংকর
• Sentence: There was something sinister in the silence before the interrogation.
43. Crumple
• Meaning: to crush or collapse
• Bangla: মুচড়ে যাওয়া / ভেঙে পড়া
• Sentence: The letter crumpled in his hand as he read the orders.
44. Emaciate
• Meaning: to become extremely thin
• Bangla: কঙ্কালসার হওয়া
• Sentence: The prisoners were emaciated after weeks of neglect.
45. Disgruntle
• Meaning: to make someone annoyed or dissatisfied
• Bangla: অসন্তুষ্ট করা
• Sentence: The unjust treatment disgruntled even the loyal citizens.
46. Recalcitrance
• Meaning: stubborn resistance to authority
• Bangla: একগুঁয়েমি / অবাধ্যতা
• Sentence: His recalcitrance made him a target of suspicion.
47. Exultation
• Meaning: a feeling of great joy
• Bangla: উল্লাস
• Sentence: There was no exultation in victory, only emptiness.
48. Consorting
• Meaning: spending time with others (often suspiciously)
• Bangla: মেলামেশা করা
• Sentence: He was accused of consorting with the barbarians.
49. Multifarious
• Meaning: many different kinds
• Bangla: নানাবিধ
• Sentence: The Empire used multifarious methods to control the people.
50. Rumble
• Meaning: a deep, continuous sound
• Bangla: গর্জন
• Sentence: A distant rumble echoed across the barren land.
51. Guzzle
• Meaning: to drink quickly and greedily
• Bangla: গলাধঃকরণ করা
• Sentence: The soldiers guzzled water after the long march.
52. Reparation
• Meaning: compensation for harm done
• Bangla: ক্ষতিপূরণ
• Sentence: No reparation could undo the suffering inflicted.
53. Vertiginous
• Meaning: causing dizziness
• Bangla: মাথা ঘোরানো
• Sentence: He felt a vertiginous fear as the truth unfolded.
54. Nuance
• Meaning: a slight difference in meaning
• Bangla: সূক্ষ্ম পার্থক্য
• Sentence: He began to understand the nuance between justice and cruelty.
55. Gratuitous
• Meaning: unnecessary or uncalled for
• Bangla: অপ্রয়োজনীয়
• Sentence: The violence was gratuitous and deeply disturbing.
56. Forfeit
• Meaning: to lose something as a penalty
• Bangla: হারানো
• Sentence: He feared he would forfeit his position for speaking out.
57. Shamble
• Meaning: to walk awkwardly
• Bangla: টলতে টলতে হাঁটা
• Sentence: The old man shambled across the empty courtyard.
58. Thimbleful
• Meaning: a very small amount
• Bangla: অল্প পরিমাণ
• Sentence: He was given only a thimbleful of water.
59. Precarious
• Meaning: not safe or certain
• Bangla: অনিশ্চিত / ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ
• Sentence: His position in the Empire became increasingly precarious.
60. Commotion
• Meaning: sudden noise or disturbance
• Bangla: গোলযোগ
• Sentence: A commotion broke out when the prisoners arrived.
61. Euphemism
• Meaning: a mild word replacing a harsh one
• Bangla: পরোক্ষ শব্দ
• Sentence: They used euphemisms to hide the truth of torture.
62. Carousing
• Meaning: drinking and enjoying noisily
• Bangla: উল্লাসে মেতে ওঠা
• Sentence: The soldiers were carousing while others suffered.
63. Menacingly
• Meaning: in a threatening way
• Bangla: ভীতিকরভাবে
• Sentence: He approached menacingly, his eyes fixed on the prisoner.
64. Premonitions
• Meaning: feelings that something bad will happen
• Bangla: পূর্বাভাস
• Sentence: He was haunted by premonitions of disaster.
65. Crumble
• Meaning: to break into small pieces
• Bangla: ভেঙে পড়া
• Sentence: His beliefs began to crumble under pressure.
66. Lugubrious
• Meaning: very sad or gloomy
• Bangla: বিষণ্ণ
• Sentence: His voice carried a lugubrious tone.
67. Stolid
• Meaning: calm and unemotional
• Bangla: নির্বিকার
• Sentence: The guard remained stolid despite the chaos.
68. Ineluctably
• Meaning: in a way that cannot be avoided
• Bangla: অনিবার্যভাবে
• Sentence: The truth emerged ineluctably, no matter how they hid it.

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1. Corroboration
EN: Confirmation with evidence
BN: প্রমাণ দ্বারা সমর্থন
Ex: Tony searched for corroboration of his fading memories.
2. Smirking
EN: Smiling in a smug or mocking way
BN: বিদ্রূপাত্মক হাসি
Ex: Adrian stood there, smirking as if he knew more than others.
3. Copulation
EN: Sexual union
BN: যৌন মিলন
Ex: The novel indirectly refers to relationships and physical intimacy.
4. Filial
EN: Related to a son/daughter
BN: সন্তানসুলভ
Ex: His filial duty toward his parents shaped his decisions.
5. Denunciation
EN: Public condemnation
BN: তীব্র নিন্দা
Ex: His letter was a harsh denunciation of Tony’s behavior.
6. Meritocratic
EN: Based on ability and talent
BN: মেধাভিত্তিক
Ex: Their school claimed to be meritocratic.
7. Hedonistic
EN: Pleasure-seeking
BN: ভোগবাদী
Ex: Youth often carries a hedonistic attitude.
8. Noxious
EN: Harmful or poisonous
BN: ক্ষতিকর
Ex: His guilt felt like a noxious burden.
9. Incorrigible
EN: Impossible to correct
BN: সংশোধনযোগ্য নয়
Ex: Tony considered his younger self incorrigible.
10. Susurrus
EN: Whispering sound
BN: মৃদু ফিসফিস শব্দ
Ex: The susurrus of memories haunted him.

11. Exculpate
EN: Free from blame
BN: দোষমুক্ত করা
Ex: He tried to exculpate himself from past mistakes.
12. Exonerate
EN: Prove innocent
BN: নির্দোষ প্রমাণ করা
Ex: Evidence later exonerated Adrian’s actions.
13. Lachrymosely (Lachrymose)
EN: Tearful
BN: অশ্রুসিক্ত
Ex: He spoke in a lachrymose tone.
14. Oscillation
EN: Back-and-forth movement
BN: দোলাচল
Ex: His thoughts showed constant oscillation.
15. Impoverishment
EN: State of poverty
BN: দারিদ্র্য
Ex: Emotional impoverishment marked his later life.
16. Recalibrated
EN: Adjusted again
BN: পুনরায় সামঞ্জস্য করা
Ex: He recalibrated his understanding of the past.
17. Tremulous
EN: Shaking or nervous
BN: কাঁপা/ভীত
Ex: His voice was tremulous while recalling events.
18. Suave
EN: Smooth and charming
BN: ভদ্র ও আকর্ষণীয়
Ex: Adrian appeared calm and suave.
19. Ingratiate
EN: Gain favor
BN: তোষামোদ করা
Ex: He tried to ingratiate himself with Veronica.
20. Wrangle
EN: Argue noisily
BN: ঝগড়া করা
Ex: They often wrangled over philosophy.

21. Irrefutability
EN: Cannot be denied
BN: অখণ্ডনীয়তা
Ex: The letter had an irrefutability about it.
22. Facetious
EN: Treating serious matters jokingly
BN: ঠাট্টাচ্ছলে
Ex: His facetious remarks annoyed others.
23. Tacitly
EN: Implicitly
BN: পরোক্ষভাবে
Ex: He tacitly accepted the truth.
24. Sulk
EN: Be silently angry
BN: অভিমান করা
Ex: He would sulk for days.
25. Vindication
EN: Proof of being right
BN: ন্যায় প্রমাণ
Ex: He sought vindication in old memories.
26. Intermittent
EN: Occasional
BN: মাঝেমধ্যে
Ex: His regret came in intermittent waves.
27. Stagnation
EN: Lack of movement
BN: স্থবিরতা
Ex: His life fell into stagnation.
28. Fumble
EN: Handle clumsily
BN: গড়মড় করা
Ex: He fumbled with his words.
29. Peritonitis
EN: Inflammation of abdomen lining
BN: পেরিটোনাইটিস
Ex: The illness hinted at deeper tragedy.
30. Priggish
EN: Self-righteous
BN: আত্মম্ভরী
Ex: Adrian sometimes seemed priggish.

31. Epistle
EN: Letter
BN: চিঠি
Ex: The epistle revealed hidden truths.
32. Callow
EN: Immature
BN: অপরিপক্ব
Ex: His callow youth shaped mistakes.
33. Foisting
EN: Imposing unfairly
BN: জোর করে চাপানো
Ex: He felt guilt was foisted upon him.
34. Gyrated
EN: Rotated
BN: ঘূর্ণায়মান হওয়া
Ex: His thoughts gyrated endlessly.
35. Unhinge
EN: Disturb mentally
BN: মানসিক ভারসাম্য নষ্ট করা
Ex: The truth unhinged him.
36. Impugn
EN: Challenge truth
BN: প্রশ্ন তোলা
Ex: He impugned his own memories.
37. Bleakness
EN: Hopelessness
BN: নিরাশা
Ex: A sense of bleakness filled him.
38. Diminish
EN: Reduce
BN: কমানো
Ex: Time did not diminish guilt.
39. Deliquescent
EN: Dissolving
BN: দ্রবীভূত হওয়া
Ex: His certainty became deliquescent.
40. Solicitor
EN: Lawyer
BN: আইনজীবী
Ex: The solicitor handled the will.

41. Epitaph
EN: Tomb inscription •
BN: সমাধিলিপি
Ex: His life felt like an epitaph.
42. Ensnaring
EN: Trapping
BN: ফাঁদে ফেলা
Ex: Memory is ensnaring.
43. Façade
EN: False appearance
BN: বাহ্যিক মুখোশ
Ex: He maintained a calm façade.
44. Cremation
EN: Burning a dead body
BN: দাহ
Ex: The cremation symbolized closure.
45. Pertinent
EN: Relevant
BN: প্রাসঙ্গিক
Ex: His questions were pertinent.
46. Imperceptive
EN: Not noticing details
BN: অমনোযোগী
Ex: He was imperceptive in youth.
47. Undoused
EN: Not extinguished
BN: নিবে না এমন
Ex: His guilt remained undoused.
48. Extrapolate
EN: Infer from data
BN: অনুমান করা
Ex: He extrapolated meaning from fragments.
49. Tempestuous
EN: Stormy/emotional
BN: ঝড়ো
Ex: Their relationship was tempestuous.
50. Arborist
EN: Tree specialist
BN: গাছ বিশেষজ্ঞ
Ex: The arborist symbolized growth and decay.
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51. Adduce
EN: Cite as evidence
BN: প্রমাণ হিসেবে উপস্থাপন
Ex: He adduced old letters as proof.
52. Insoluble
EN: Cannot be solved
BN: অমীমাংসিত
Ex: The mystery remained insoluble.
53. Notation
EN: Written symbols
BN: সংকেতলিপি
Ex: His notes had strange notation.
54. Concoct
EN: Invent/make up
BN: বানানো
Ex: He feared he had concocted memories.
55. Exhortation
EN: Urging strongly
BN: জোর অনুরোধ
Ex: His advice felt like exhortation.
56. Wobble
EN: Shake unsteadily
BN: দুলে ওঠা
Ex: His confidence began to wobble.
57. Anomaly
EN: Something unusual
BN: ব্যতিক্রম
Ex: The diary was an anomaly.
58. Whimsical
EN: Playfully strange
BN: খামখেয়ালী
Ex: Some memories seemed whimsical.
59. Malice
EN: Intent to harm
BN: বিদ্বেষ
Ex: His words carried hidden malice.
60. Resound
EN: Echo loudly
BN: প্রতিধ্বনিত হওয়া
Ex: The past continued to resound in his mind

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