My Dictionary

Word	Meaning	Hindi	Bengali	Examples
Poignant	Causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness	मार्मिक	কটু	The photograph awakens poignant memories of…
Polygamy	The practice or custom of having more than one wife…	बहुविवाह	বহুবিবাহ	At the time, polygamy was the…
Polyglot	Knowing or using several languages.	बहुभाषी	বহুভাষিক	She was reading a polyglot bible,…
Pompous	Too serious and full of importance	गर्वित	আত্মম্ভরী	He can sometimes sound a little…
Ponderous	Slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large	कष्टकारक	ক্লেশকর	He had a slow and ponderous…
Pragmatic	Solving problems in a sensible way that suits the…	pragmatic	রাষ্ট্রীয়	In business, the pragmatic approach to…
Prank	A trick that is intended to be funny but not to cause…	शरारत	কৌতুক	When I was at school we…
Precipice	A dangerous situation that could lead to harm or failure	करारा	অতট	This latest tax increase may push…
Precocious	(especially of children) showing mental development…	असामयिक	ইঁচড়ে পাকা	A precocious child, she went to…
Predatory	(of an animal) preying naturally on others.	हिंसक	লুণ্ঠনমূলক	The owl is a predatory bird…
Predicament	A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.	स्थिति	বিধেয়	She is hoping to get a…
Preen	(of a bird) tidy and clean its feathers with its beak.	आत्मसंतुष्ट होना	পরিপাটি করা	"reed buntings preened at the pool's…
Preposterous	Very silly or stupid	निरर्थक	ভ্রান্ত	The very idea is preposterous!
Presume	To believe something to be true because it is very…	मानना	অনুমান করা	I presume (that) they're not coming,…
Principle	A basic idea or rule that explains or controls how…	सिद्धांतों	নীতিগুলো	the principles of the criminal justice…
Procrastinate	Delay or postpone action; put off doing something.	शिथिलता	গড়িমসি করা	I know I've got to deal…
Procrustean	(especially of a framework or system) enforcing uniformity…	बलपूर्वक समता स्थापित…	বল প্রয়োগরদ্বারা সমতাসাধক	Vajpayee who is more accessible, represents…
Profound	Felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme…	गहन	গভীর	His mother's death when he was…
Profuse	Produced or given in large amounts	विपुल	প্রচুর	The company accepted blame and sent…
Progeny	The young or offspring of a person, animal, or plant	संतान	সন্তান	His numerous progeny are scattered all…
Prolong	To make something last a longer time	बढ़ाना	বাড়া	Effectively, this would prolong the war…
Promiscuous	(of a person) having a lot of different sexual partners…	अनेक	এলোমেলো	I suppose I was quite promiscuous…
Propinquity	The state of being close to someone or something;…	पड़ोस	নিকটবর্তিতা	Don't let geographical propinquity determine your…
Prosaic	Without interest, imagination, and excitement	नीरस	বেরসিক	The reality was somewhat more prosaic.
Prosecute	Institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a…	पर मुकदमा चलाने	নালিশ করা	they were prosecuted for obstructing the…
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