Vocabulary on March 23, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #XENOPHOBIA, 2. #CONDIMENT]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. XENOPHOBIA= বিদেশীদের সম্বন্ধে অহেতুক ভয়; racism, racialism, racial hatred, ethnocentrism, ethnocentricity, nationalism, jingoism, isolation, prejudice; intolerance, bigotry; bias; dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

2. CONDIMENT= মসলা; spice, flavoring, flavouring; আচার; conduct, pickles, rite, seasoning, ceremonial;

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Sentences:

1. But that doesn’t mean everything is helpful. Since the invasion began, we’ve been seeing some reactions that come across less as solidarity and more as empty symbolism, if not outright XENOPHOBIA.

2. Last week, Wisconsin’s National Mustard Museum replaced its Russian mustard with a sign promising the CONDIMENT’s return “once the invasion of Ukraine is over and Russia recognizes and respects the sovereign nation of Ukraine”.