Editorial Vocabulary: Economy & Governance
1. Invariably (Adverb)
Bangla Meaning: সর্বদা / অবধারিতভাবে (Happening every time without change).
Synonyms: Always, constantly, perpetually, unfailingly.
Antonyms: Sometimes, rarely, occasionally, unpredictably.
2. Succumb (Verb)
Bangla Meaning: বশতা স্বীকার করা / নতি স্বীকার করা (To give in to a stronger force or temptation).
Synonyms: Yield, surrender, give in, capitulate.
Antonyms: Resist, withstand, conquer, oppose.
3. Veneer (Noun)
Bangla Meaning: বাহ্যিক আবরণ / লোকদেখানো রূপ (A superficial or deceptively attractive appearance).
Synonyms: Façade, mask, disguise, gloss, coating.
Antonyms: Reality, substance, core, inside.
4. Stark (Adjective)
Bangla Meaning: কঠোর / একদম স্পষ্ট (Severe, bare, or sharply clear).
Synonyms: Sharp, blunt, harsh, glaring, absolute.
Antonyms: Mild, fuzzy, subtle, indistinct.
5. Inversion (Noun)
Bangla Meaning: উলটাপালটা অবস্থা / বিপরীতকরণ (The reversal of the normal order, position, or effect).
Synonyms: Reversal, turning inside out, transposition, flip.
Antonyms: Order, conformity, alignment, regularity.
6. Cohort (Noun)
Bangla Meaning: দল / গোষ্ঠী (A group of people sharing a common statistical or demographic characteristic).
Synonyms: Group, category, batch, classification.
Antonyms: Individual, opponent (contextual).
7. Inequity (Noun)
Bangla Meaning: অসমতা / অন্যায্যতা (Lack of fairness or justice).
Synonyms: Unfairness, injustice, disparity, imbalance.
Antonyms: Equity, fairness, justice, equality.
8. Compounding (Verb/Participle)
Bangla Meaning: আরও জটিল বা খারাপ করা / চক্রবৃদ্ধি করা (Making a bad situation even worse).
Synonyms: Worsening, aggravating, exacerbating, intensifying.
Antonyms: Alleviating, easing, lessening, mitigating.
9. Consolation (Noun)
Bangla Meaning: সান্ত্বনা (Something that makes you feel better when you are sad or disappointed).
Synonyms: Comfort, solace, relief, reassurance.
Antonyms: Distress, aggravation, discouragement.
10. Plausible (Adjective)
Bangla Meaning: আপাতদৃষ্টিতে বিশ্বাসযোগ্য (Seeming reasonable or probable, even if not definitely true).
Synonyms: Believable, credible, reasonable, likely.
Antonyms: Implausible, unlikely, unbelievable, far-fetched.
11. Provisional (Adjective)
Bangla Meaning: সাময়িক / অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন (Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later).
Synonyms: Temporary, interim, conditional, tentative.
Antonyms: Permanent, final, definite, conclusive.
12. Exemptions (Noun)
Bangla Meaning: কর বা বাধ্যবাধকতা থেকে মুক্তি (The action of freeing someone from an obligation or liability).
Synonyms: Immunity, freedom, release, concession.
Antonyms: Liability, obligation, accountability, requirement.
13. Resilience (Noun)
Bangla Meaning: ঘুরে দাঁড়ানোর ক্ষমতা / স্থিতিস্থাপকতা (The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties).
Synonyms: Toughness, flexibility, adaptability, elasticity.
Antonyms: Fragility, vulnerability, weakness.
14. Rigour (Noun)
Bangla Meaning: কঠোরতা / নিখুঁত ও নির্ভুল প্রক্রিয়া (The quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate).
Synonyms: Strictness, thoroughness, precision, meticulousness.
Antonyms: Laxity, carelessness, looseness, inaccuracy.