VOCABULARY (I-K)

I
Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms
Imitate (v) অনুকরণ করা counterfeit, duplicate distort, diverge
Illicit (adj) অবৈধ নিনিদ্ধ unlawful, illegal licit, legal
heedless, inconsiderate,
Imprudent (adj) অনৈবৈচক careful, meticulous
indiscreet
Inanimate (adj) প্রাণহীি/ নিবেজ insensible, unconscious alive, animate, living, stirring
commencement, origin,
Inception (n) আরম্ভ completion, termination
outset
Inevitable (adj) আৈশ্যম্ভাৈী inescapable, unavoidable preventable, avoidable
Indecent (adj) অভদ্র/ অশ্লীল disgusting, lewd, obscene decent, modest, pure, refined
abundance, affluence, plenty,
Indigence (adj) দানরদ্র destitution, penury, poverty
wealth
aboriginal, inborn, innate,
Indigenous (adj) দদশ্ীয় outlandish, foreign
native
Ingenious (adj) সরল/ নিবদদাি candid, frank, sincere scheming, clever
Innate (adj) সহজাত congenital, inborn, inherent acquired, external
ৈযাখ্যা করা/ construe, decipher, decode,
Interpret (v) confuse, falsity, misconstrue
অনুৈাদ করা elucidate
lazy, inactive, indolent, active, employed,
Idle (adj) অলস
empty, unemployed industrious, diligent
Impediment (n) ৈাধা block, hindrance, obstacle support, aid, assistance, help
feeble, weak, powerless,
Impotent (adj) কৃ শ্কায় powerful, strong, vigorous
nerveless
skeptic, unbeliever,
Infidel (n) অনৈশ্বাসী devotee, believer, true
freethinker
ঋণ পনরবশ্াবধ penniless, bankrupt, badly- solvent, moneyed, rich, well-
Insolvent (adj)
অক্ষম off off
difficult, complex,
Intricate (adj) দুঃসাধয plain, direct, clear, obvious
complicated
Incense (v) রানিবয় দদওয়া anger, infuriate pacify
ceaseless, interminable, intermittent, periodic,
Incessant (adj) নৈরামহীি
unceasing sporadic
Incongruous (adj) অনুপযুক্ত inappropriate suitable
Incredible (adj) অনৈশ্বাসয unbelievable, absurd believable, usual
উদাসীি/
Indifferent (adj) apathetic, neutral, unbiased enthusiastic, biased
নিরবপক্ষ
Insidious (adj) ছলিাপূণদ deceitful, tricky ingenuous, frank
স্বাদহীি/
Insipid (adj) tasteless, savorless tasty, palatable, interesting
একব েঁবয়
Intimidate (v) ভয় দদখ্াবিা frighten, daunt encourage
Irrelevant (adj) অপ্রাসনিক unrelated, impertinent pertinent, germane

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Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms
অর্দহীি ৈাকয, clear, transparent,
Jargon (v) dialect, phraseology
অপভািা understandable
encourage, praise, inspire,
Jeer (v) ঠাট্টা করা mock, ridicule, sneer
console
thoughtful, sagacious, unwise, silly, imprudent,
Judicious (adj) দূরদনশ্দতা
prudent, sensible foolish
confuse, mix up, shuffle, arrange, order, organize,
Jumble (v) নমনিত করা
disorganize separate, sort out
equity, fairness, integrity, injustice, wrong, partiality,
Justice (n) ন্যায় নৈচার
impartiality unfairness
adolescent, youthful, senile, mature, manly, adult,
Juvenile (adj) ককবশ্ার
childish, immature aged
Jeopardy (n) নৈপদ danger, peril security, safety
Jocund (adj) হানসখ্ুশ্ী jovial, jolly, cheerful temperate, modest, grave
K
Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms
Kindle (v) উৎসানহত করা ignite, excite, inspire discourage, inanimate
relating to motion,
Kinetic (adj) িনত সম্পকদীয় stagnant , motionless
characterized by movement
Kudos (n) খ্যানত / যশ্ praise, glory, honor, status disrespect, blame, criticism
exterior, outside, periphery,
Kernel (n) শ্ােঁস / শ্সয fruit, atom, germ, grain
surface
Knot (n) (v) ৈন্ধি joint, connection, combine opening, disband
Kinfolk (n) আত্মীয়ৈিদ kith, kinship, clan ancestry, descent, pedigree
Keynote (adj) মমদ / মূলকর্া essence, core, gist unimportant, minor

APPROPRIATE PRIPOSITION (I-K)

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Preposition Meaning Example
Ignorant of অজ্ঞ He is ignorant of the murder.
Immersed in নিমনিত One should not be immersed in debts.
Impatient of অধীর The workers are impatient of delay.
Impose upon ধাযদ করা The duty was imposed upon me.
Impress with অনভভূ ত করা I was impressed with his stern sense of duty.
Incentive to উৎসাহ দায়ক Bonus is incentive to workers.
Include in অন্তভূ দক্ত করা My name was included in the list.
Inclination to/ for প্রৈণতা/ দ ােঁক She has a deep inclination to/ for music.

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 Preposition Meaning Example
Incumbent on কতদৈয It is incumbent on us to help the poor.
Indebted to ঋণী I am greatly indebted to my teachers.
Students should not be indifferent to their
Indifferent to উদাসীি
studies.
Indispensable to একান্ত আৈশ্যক Sincere workers are indispensible to our country.
Influence over প্রভাৈ The old man has no influence over his sons.
The advice of the teacher bore influence on/upon
Influence on /upon প্রভাৈ
the students.
Influenced by প্রভানৈত I am influenced by my father’s honesty.
The villagers informed the police against the
Inform against কাহারও নৈরুবদ্ধ আিা
murder.
দকাি ৈস্তু সম্ববন্ধ
Inform of I informed him of his result.
জািাবিা
Inherent in সহজাত Honesty is inherent in Jerry.
Innocent of নিবদদাি The officer is innocent of the charge.
Inquire of/about নজবজ্ঞস করা The police inquired of him about the murder.
Insist on নজদ করা He insisted on my going to cinema.
The advice of the teacher inspired us with
Inspire with অনুপ্রানণত করা
courage.
Interest in আগ্রহ Monira takes interest in music.
Interfere with/ in অিনধকার চচদা করা He always interferes with me in my affairs.
Intimate with নিষ্ঠ Jerry was intimate with Pat.
Intimate to জািাবিা Please intimate to him about the result.
Introduce to পনরচয় করা I introduced my friend to my parents.
Intrude upon অিনধকার প্রবৈশ্ করা I don’t want you to intrude upon our discussion.
Invest with ভূ নিত করা The captain was invested with new power.
Involve in নলপ্ত হওয়া The boy is involved in the affair.
Irrelevant to অপ্রাসনিক His remark is irrelevant to the subject.
Irrespective of নিনৈদচার All are equal irrespective of caste and creed.
J
Preposition Meaning Example
Jealous of ঈিদাপরায়ণ He is jealous of my prosperity.
Jeer at ঠাট্টা করা We should not jeer at the poor.
Jest at তামাশ্া করা One should not jest at the poor.
The two families were joined with/ to each other by
Join to/ with সংবযাি করা
marriage.
Judge by নৈচার করা We should not judge anyone by appearance.
Justification for There is no justification for his saying so.

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 K
Preposition Meaning Example
Key to চানৈকানঠ Industry is the key to success.
Kind to দয়ালু The rich should be kind to the poor.

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