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✅ Revenge (noun or verb)

Meaning:
To hurt someone because they hurt you.
It is personal, often emotional, and sometimes seen as negative.

Examples:

He took revenge on the man who insulted him.

She wanted revenge for her brother’s death.

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✅ Avenge (verb only)

Meaning:
To punish someone on behalf of another person or to right a wrong.
It sounds more noble or justified than revenge.

Examples:

He vowed to avenge his father.

The soldiers avenged the innocent people.

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🔍 Easy way to remember

Revenge = I do it for myself.

Avenge = I do it for someone else or for justice.

The word Prosaic explained for you 👇

✅ Word: Prosaic (adjective)

✅ Meaning: Dull, ordinary, lacking imagination or excitement; not poetic or creative.

✅ Bangla Meaning: গতানুগতিক; নিরস; কল্পনাহীন; সাধারণ

✅ Pronunciation:

US: /proʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/

UK: /prəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/

✅ Synonyms:

dull

unimaginative

mundane

ordinary

tedious

✅ Antonyms:

imaginative

creative

poetic

inspiring

interesting

✅ Example Sentences:

His writing style is too prosaic; it lacks emotion and beauty.

She has a prosaic approach to life — very practical and ordinary.

Compared to poetry, most ordinary conversations .

Here is the word Capricious explained

✅ Word: Capricious (adjective)

✅ Meaning: Changing mood or behavior suddenly and unexpectedly; unpredictable.

✅ Bangla Meaning: খেয়ালী; চঞ্চল; অস্থির মনোভাবের

✅ Pronunciation:

US: /kəˈprɪʃəs/

UK: /kəˈprɪʃəs/

✅ Synonyms:

unpredictable

impulsive

fickle

whimsical

unstable

✅ Antonyms:

stable

consistent

predictable

steady

✅ Example Sentences:

Her capricious behavior makes it hard to understand what she wants.

The weather in the mountains is very capricious — it can change within minutes.

A capricious person makes decisions without thinking long.

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✅ Word: Extravagant (adjective)

✅ Meaning: Spending or using more money or resources than necessary; excessive or wasteful.

✅ Bangla Meaning: অপব্যয়ী; অতিরিক্ত খরুচে; অযথা খরচকারী

✅ Pronunciation:

US: /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/

UK: /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/

✅ Synonyms:

wasteful

lavish

excessive

luxurious

spendthrift

✅ Antonyms:

economical

frugal

modest

thrifty

✅ Example Sentences:

He has an extravagant lifestyle and spends money carelessly.

Buying such an expensive phone was an extravagant decision.

She decorated her house in an extravagant way for the party.

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✅ Word: Mendacious (adjective)

✅ Meaning: Not telling the truth; lying or deceitful.

✅ Bangla Meaning: মিথ্যাবাদী; প্রতারণাপূর্ণ

✅ Pronunciation:

US: /menˈdeɪ.ʃəs/

UK: /menˈdeɪ.ʃəs/

✅ Synonyms:

deceitful

dishonest

untruthful

fraudulent

lying

✅ Antonyms:

truthful

honest

sincere

✅ Example Sentences:

His mendacious statements destroyed the trust people had in him.

A mendacious person never admits their mistakes.

The politician was known for his mendacious promises.

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✨ People change, and that's okay ✨

Someone who once adored you may suddenly lose interest one day.
Don’t be shocked, and don’t demand explanations.
Most of the time, there is no specific reason — and even if there is,
it may never satisfy your heart.

Human emotions, likes, and dislikes are unpredictable.
Accept this truth, and life will be easier.

Here are some clear and common examples of oxymoron — a figure of speech in which two opposite or contradictory words appear together:

✅ Common Oxymoron Examples

Sweet sorrow

Living dead

Pretty ugly

Deafening silence

Bittersweet

Original copy

Open secret

Alone together

Seriously funny

Awfully good

Small crowd

Clearly confused

Act naturally

True myth

Only choice

📝 Examples in Sentences

The breakup brought sweet sorrow.

This place is seriously funny — you’ll love it.

They sat alone together in the quiet park.

Some people make original copies of artwork.

Her reaction was clearly confused.

For IELTS learners'

Abbreviations
1. AM → Ante Meridiem (before noon)
2. PM → Post Meridiem (after noon)
3. GMT → Greenwich Mean Time
4. EST → Eastern Standard Time
5. etc. → et cetera (and so on)
6.N/A → Not Applicable / Not Available
7. e.g. → exempli gratia (for example)
8. i.e. → id est (that is / in other words)
9. SMS → Short Message Service
10. IMO → In My Opinion
11. FYI → For Your Information
12. BRB → Be Right Back
13. LOL → Laugh Out Loud
14. BTW → By The Way
15. CPU → Central Processing Unit

Polyglot : One who is skilled in several languages
Gullible: One who is easily deceived.
Omniscient : One who knows everything
Fatalist: One who believes that all events are inevitable.