14/05/2026
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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