Vocabulary Practice for Starting With C Words
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Calamity
An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress (বিপর্যয়).
Cane
A stick used for walking or beating (চাবুক / বেত).
Cannon
A large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels (কামান).
Cape
A sleeveless cloak, typically a short one (হাতাহীন কোটবিশেষ).
Carcass
The dead body of an animal (মৃতদেহ).
Carrot
A tapering orange-colored root eaten as a vegetable (গাজর).
Carve
To cut a hard material in order to produce an object or design (খোদাই করা).
Castle
A large building fortified against attack with thick walls and towers (দুর্গ).
Catastrophe
An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering (বিপর্যয়).
Cater
To provide food and drink, typically at social events (খাদ্যাদি পরিবেশন করা).
Cathedral
The principal church of a diocese (প্রধান গির্জা).
Cattle
Large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs (গবাদি পশু).
Caustic
Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action (দগ্ধকারক).
Cave
A large underground chamber, typically of natural origin (গুহা).
Cavity
An empty space within a solid object (গর্ত).
Cellar
A room below ground level in a house (ভুগর্ভস্থ ভাণ্ডার).
Censor
An official who examines material that is about to be released (সমালোচক / নিয়ন্ত্রক).
Census
An official count or survey of a population (আদমশুমারি).
Cereal
A grain used for food, such as wheat, oats, or corn (খাদ্যশস্য).
Ceremony
A formal religious or public occasion (অনুষ্ঠান).
Chant
A repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison (জপ).
Chaos
Complete disorder and confusion (বিশৃঙ্খলা).
Chapel
A small building for Christian worship (খ্রীষ্টীয় ভজনালয়).
Charter
A written grant by a country's legislative power (দলিল / সনদ).
Chase
To pursue in order to catch or catch up with (অনুসরণ করা).
Chasm
A deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface (খাদ / ফাটল).
Chaste
Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse (পবিত্র).
Chin
The protruding part of the face below the mouth (থুতনি).
Chip
A small piece of something removed in the course of chopping (কাঠের কুচি / টুকরো).
Chisel
A long-bladed hand tool with a beveled cutting edge (বাটালি).
Choir
An organized group of singers (গায়কদল).
Choke
To have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted throat (শ্বাসরুদ্ধ করা).
Chop
To cut something into small pieces with repeated sharp blows (কাটা).
Chord
A group of notes sounded together or a straight line segment (বাদ্যযন্ত্রের তার / জ্যা).
Chore
A routine task, especially a household one (কাজ).
Chunk
A thick, solid piece of something (খণ্ড).
Clamp
A brace, band, or clasp used for strengthening or holding things together (বন্ধনী).
Clan
A group of close-knit and interrelated families (বংশ).
Clash
A violent confrontation (সংঘর্ষ).
Clasp
To grasp something tightly with one's hand (আলিঙ্গন / আঁকড়ে ধরা).
Cliche
A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought (সস্তা / গতানুগতিক কথা).
Cliff
A steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea (খাড়া বাঁধ / পাহাড়ের ঢাল).
Cling
To hold on tightly to (আঁকড়ে থাকা).
Clip
A device for holding things together OR to cut short (আঁকড়া / ছাঁটাই করা).
Closet
A tall cupboard or wardrobe (আলমারি).
Clumsy
Awkward in movement or in handling things (আনাড়ি).
Clutch
To grasp or seize something tightly or eagerly (থাবা / আঁকড়ে ধরা).
Coalition
An alliance for combined action (জোট).
Coarse
Rough or loose in texture or grain (মোটা / অমসৃণ).
Cocktail
An alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit mixed with other ingredients (মন্থিত পানীয়).
Coerce
To persuade an unwilling person to do something by using force or threats (জবরদস্তি করা).
Cognitive
Relating to cognition (জ্ঞান ভিত্তিক).
Coincide
To occur at or during the same time (মিলিত হওয়া).
Colossal
Extremely large (বিশাল).
Commemorate
To recall and show respect for someone or something (স্মরণ করা).
Commend
To praise formally or officially (প্রশংসা করা).
Commentary
An expression of opinions or offering of explanations (ভাষ্য).
Commit
To carry out or pledge (অঙ্গীকার করা / করা).
Commodity
A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold (পণ্য).
Commotion
A state of confused and noisy disturbance (হৈচৈ).
Commute
To travel some distance between home and work regularly (যাতায়াত করা).
Compel
To force or oblige someone to do something (বাধ্য করা).
Complement
A thing that completes or brings to perfection (পরিপূরক).
Complexion
The natural color, texture, and appearance of a person's skin (গায়ের রং).
Compliment
A polite expression of praise or admiration (প্রশংসা).
Concede
To admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it (স্বীকার করা).
Concise
Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words (সংক্ষিপ্ত).
Concoct
To create or devise a story or plan (মনগড়া / বানানো).
Condolence
An expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death (সমবেদনা).
Conducive
Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible (সহায়ক).
Confer
To grant or bestow a title, degree, benefit, or right (প্রদান করা).
Conform
To comply with rules, standards, or laws (মেনে চলা).
Congestion
The state of being congested (যানজট).
Conquest
The subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by use of military force (বিজয়).
Conscience
An inner feeling viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior (বিবেক).
Conscientious
Wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly (বিবেকবান).
Consecutive
Following continuously (একটানা).
Consensus
General agreement (ঐক্যমত).
Conservative
Averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values (রক্ষণশীল).
Considerate
Careful not to cause inconvenience or hurt to others (বিবেচক).
Consign
To deliver something to a person's custody (প্রেরণ / সমর্পণ করা).
Console
To comfort someone at a time of grief or disappointment (সান্ত্বনা দেওয়া).
Consolidate
To make something physically stronger or more solid (একত্রিত / দৃঢ় করা).
Conspicuous
Standing out so as to be clearly visible (সুস্পষ্ট).
Conspiracy
A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful (ষড়যন্ত্র).
Constitution
A body of fundamental principles according to which a state is governed (সংবিধান).
Constrict
To make narrower, especially by encircling pressure (সংকুচিত করা).
Contemporary
Living or occurring at the same time (সমসাময়িক).
Contempt
The feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or deserving scorn (অবজ্ঞা).
Contend
To struggle to surmount a difficulty or danger (লড়াই / তর্ক করা).
Contingency
A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty (আকস্মিকতা).
Contrive
To create or bring about an object or a situation by deliberate use of skill (কৌশল করা).
Convene
To come or bring together for a meeting or activity (আহবান করা).
Convention
A way in which something is usually done (প্রথা / সম্মেলন).
Converge
To tend to meet at a point (একত্রিত হওয়া).
Convict
To declare someone to be guilty of a criminal offense (দোষী সাব্যস্ত করা).
Conviction
A firmly held belief or opinion (দৃঢ় বিশ্বাস).
Cordial
Warm and friendly (সৌহার্দ্যপূর্ণ).
Corpse
A dead body, especially of a human being (মৃতদেহ).
Correspondent
A person who writes letters to a person or a newspaper (সংবাদদাতা).
Cosmic
Relating to the universe or cosmos (মহাজাগতিক).
Cosmopolitan
Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures (বিশ্বজনীন).
Cosy
Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation (আরামদায়ক).
Cough
To expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound (কাশি).
Counterfeit
Made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive (জাল).
Cradle
A baby's bed or cot, typically one mounted on rockers (দোলনা).
Cram
To fill a space to the point of overflowing (ঠাসিয়া ভরা).
Crater
A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground (গর্ত / আগ্নেয়গিরির মুখ).
Crease
A line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding (ভাঁজ).
Creep
To move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed (হামাগুড়ি দেওয়া).
Crevice
A narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall (ফাটল).
Cripple
To cause someone to become unable to move or walk properly (পঙ্গু করা).
Crisp
Firm, dry, and brittle (সতেজ / মচমচে).
Crooked
Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place (আঁকাবাঁকা).
Crouch
To adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down (গুঁড়ি মারা).
Crude
In a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined (অশোধিত).
Cruise
To sail about in an area without a precise destination (সমুদ্রভ্রমণ).
Crumb
A small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit (টুকরো).
Crumble
To break or fall apart into small fragments (চূর্ণবিচূর্ণ করা).
Crumple
To crush something so that it becomes creased and wrinkled (মুচড়ানো).
Crust
The tough outer part of a loaf of bread (ভূত্বক / শক্ত আবরণ).
Cue
A thing said or done that serves as a signal (সংকেত).
Culminate
To reach a climax or point of highest development (চূড়ান্ত পরিণতি পাওয়া).
Cumbersome
Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use (কষ্টকর / ভারী).
Cunning
Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion (ধূর্ত).
Curb
A check or restraint on something (নিয়ন্ত্রণ / প্রতিবন্ধক).
Curly
Made, growing, or arranged in curls or curves (কোঁকড়া).
Curtail
To reduce in extent or quantity (কাটা / সংকুচিত করা).
Custodian
A person who has responsibility for or looks after something (অভিভাবক / তত্ত্বাবধায়ক).
Customary
According to the customs or usual practices (গতানুগতিক / প্রথাগত).
Cynical
Believing that people are motivated by self-interest (নৈরাশ্যবাদী / সন্দেহপ্রবণ).
