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Vocabulary on January 30, 2022 from The Guardian [ Words: 1. CUSP, 2. APPEASEMENT, 3. STAVE]

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   >>>   Word Meanings: 1. CUSP = শিখর ; peak, summit, top, height, aiguille; চূড়া ; pinnacle, turret, top, summit, acme; point of transition between two different states. 2. APPEASEMENT = তুষ্টি , gratification, propitiation, contentment, satisfaction, fullness; সন্তোষজনক , good, jake, OK, optimal; প্রশমন ; inhibition, neutralization, assuagement; সংবরণ ; containment, stifle, compression; নিবারণ , inhibition, stoppage; নিবৃত্তি , stoppage; মেটানো , reconcile; 3. STAVE = প্রতিহত করা ; resist, defend, fend, put back, avert; ভাঙ্গা ; break, disintegrate, crush, kibble, impair; ঠেকাইয়া রাখা ; withhold, keep off, fend, keep up, fence; গানের কলি ; কবিতার স্তবক ; কাঠের গামলা তৈরির জন্য ব্যবহৃত কাঠের খণ্ড ;  >>> Sentences: 1. The leaders of the Senate foreign relations committee said on Sunday they were on the CUSP of approving “the mother of all sanctions” against Vladimir Putin, warning there would be no APPEASEMENT as the Rus...

Vocabulary on January 29, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. TINDERBOX, 2. BREAKAWAY, 3. RUPTURE]

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>>> Word Meanings: 1.  TINDERBOX = একটি সম্ভাব্য বিস্ফোরক স্থান বা পরিস্থিতি; a thing that is readily ignited; প্রজ্বলিত;a highly inflammable object or place; a potentially explosive place or situation; 2.  BREAKAWAY = Seceding; অপসৃত; দলত্যাগ করা; অংশসমূহ বিছিন্ন করা; tear to pieces, tear away, পলায়ন করা; run away, run, evade, guy, flee; 3.  RUPTURE =ফাটল; rift; estrangement; বিচ্ছেদ; separation, hiatus, dissolution, breakage, severance, split; বিদার, fracture, scotch; >>> Sentences: 1. ‘The Taiwan issue is the biggest  TINDERBOX  between China and the United States,’ Qin Gang has said. 2. Tensions over the island’s place in the world continue to grow. Beijing considers Taiwan to be a  BREAKAWAY  province of China. 3. “Such a confrontation would risk a permanent  RUPTURE  in the bilateral relationship,” said Ali Wyne, a senior analyst on US-China relations at Eurasia Group in Washington.

Vocabulary on January 27, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. NEVERTHELESS, 2. COUNTERINSURGENCY; 3. COVERTLY]

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  >>>  Word Meanings: 1. NEVERTHELESS = তবুও; in spite of that;   However; even so, howbeit, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still, still and all, though, withal, yet; 2. COUNTERINSURGENCY = বিদ্রোহ বিরোধী; organized military activity designed to combat insurgency; military or political action taken against the activities of guerrillas or revolutionaries. 3. COVERTLY = গোপনে; প্রচ্ছন্নভাবে; secretly, invisibly, latently, stealthily; without being openly acknowledged or displayed;  >>> Sentences: 1. NEVERTHELESS , the US has suggested a full invasion would require at least 100 battalion, and western analysts familiar with the difficulties in holding Iraq have suggested twice that number or more would be needed to fight any COUNTERINSURGENCY . 2. Russia’s armed forces have been present COVERTLY in separatist areas since 2014, according to the Ukrainian government.

Vocabulary on January 26, 2022 from The Guardian [Word: 1. INTERDICT]

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   >>>   Word Meanings: 1. INTERDICT =(n) নিষেধ; prohibition, inhibition, ban, embargo, taboo, সমাজচু্যতি; proscription, (v) নিষিদ্ধ করা; prohibit, inhibit, সমাজচু্যত করা; ostracize, excommunicate, proscribe ( নির্বাসিত করা);  >>>   Sentences: 1. Incidents of overturned or INTERDICTED vessels crowded with people, many of them seeking refuge in the United States, are not uncommon in the waters off Florida.

Vocabulary on January 25, 2022 from The Guardian [Words 1. RECONNAISSANCE]

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  >>>  Word Meanings: 1. RECONNAISSANCE = পরিদর্শনকরণ ; preliminary survey; প্রাথমিক নিরীক্ষণ ; reconnoitre, reconnoiter; পরিদর্শন - পরিক্রমা ; শত্রুকবলিত এলাকার কাছাকাছি জায়গা পরিদর্শনের দ্বারা শত্রুর শক্তি নির্ণয় ; military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features;  >>> Sentences : 1. Kirby said: “In the event of Nato’s activation of the Nato’s Response Force or a deteriorating security environment, the United States would be in a position to rapidly deploy additional brigade combat teams, logistics, medical, aviation, intelligence, surveillance and RECONNAISSANCE , transportation and additional capabilities into Europe.”

Vocabulary on January 24, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. DISCORD, 2. SABRE-RATTLING]

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  >>>  Word Meanings: 1. DISCORD = অনৈক্য ; disunity, dissonance, variance, inconsistency, discrepancy; বৈসাদৃশ্য ; gap, friction, disagreement, difference, otherness; মতভেদ ; odds, disagreement, difference of opinion, discordance, rent; লড়াই ; fighting, fight, battle, hostilities, encounter; অমিল ; discrepancy, coolness, odds, clash, imbalance; বিসংবাদ ; strife, dispute; হৈচৈ ; scurry, outcry, hue, fuss, ado; বিরোধ ; conflict, odds, controversy, friction, antagonism; 2. SABRE-RATTLING = যুদ্ধ প্রিয়; bellicose, combative, chivalrous, military, martial, the display or threat of military force; সামরিক শক্তি প্রদর্শন ; সামরিক আস্ফালন ; অস্ত্রের ঝনঝন ;  >>> Sentences: 1. An adviser to the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said the alleged plot matched Russian efforts to promote DISCORD in Ukraine. 2. The Kremlin has denied it is SABRE-RATTLING as it announces snap drills and continues to deploy troops toward Ukrain...

Vocabulary on January 6, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. ADULATION, 2. NIMBLE, 3. ELIXIR]

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  >>> Word Meanings: 1. ADULATION = চাটুবাক্য ; flattery, unction, blarney, blandishment, তোষামোদ ; flattery, blarney, cajolery, soft soap, sawder; তোষণ ; blarney; মনোরঁজন ; diversion, recreation, obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise; 2. NIMBLE = চটুল ; fascinating, captivating, brisk, restless, swift-moving; ক্ষিপ্রগতি ; swift, whippy, fast, swift-moving, light-footed; কর্মতত্পর ; agile, lively, pragmatic, live, pragmatical; ক্ষিপ্রগামী ; fast, swift, swift-moving, fast-going; দ্রুতক্রিয় ; quick, prompt, চট্পটে ; swanky, quick, prompt, swift, lively; চটপটে ; agile, clever, alert, nifty, prompt; 3. ELIXIR = a magical or medicinal potion; শ্রেষ্ঠ ত্ত অমোঘ ঔষধ; concoction; brew; philter; decoction; medicine; tincture;  >>> Sentences: 1. For years, Nursultan Nazarbayev has been used to performative adoration from the citizens of Kazakhstan. The country’s leader for nearly three decades, he was showered with praise and ADULAT...

Vocabulary on January 5, 2022 from The Guardian [ Words: 1. CANNY]

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   >>> Word Meanings: 1. CANNY =   চতুর ; cute, clever, tricky, chic, canning, সাবধান ; careful, cautious, chary, gingerly, canny, exact; বিচক্ষণ ; wise, able, capable, clear-eyed, clear-headed;; মিতব্যয়ী ; economical, frugal, forehand, sparing, thrifty,  >>> Sentences: 1. Nazarbayev was once considered the most CANNY of these rulers and was widely popular, but over time the lack of economic progress or political reform has led to rising discontent.