Vocabulary on March 27, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #CLIMBDOWN, 2. #ABYSMAL, 3. #LULL, 4. #MANGLE, 5. #MAXIMALIST]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. CLIMBDOWN= পরাজয়; licking, defeat, loss, frustration, discomfiture(অস্বস্তি, ছত্রভঙ্গ অবস্হা), reverse

2. ABYSMAL= অতল; bottomless, unfathomable, fathomless; ভয়ঙ্কর; awesome, horrible, terrific, horrific, fearsome, ভয়ানক; terrible, outrageous, frightening, grim, dire, ভীষণ; tremendous, terrible, dire, horrendous, horrible, অতলস্পর্শী;

3. LULL= বিরতি; pause; a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity; respite; interval; break; hiatus; suspension; cessation; interlude; intermission; breathing space; moratorium(স্থগিত); lacuna(ফাঁক; গর্ত); caesura; calm(শান্ত); calmness; stillness; quiet; quietness; tranquility; peace; peacefulness; silence; hush;

4. MANGLE= ছিন্ন করা; interrupt, cut, break, tear, separate; ছেদন করা; nip, mutilate, কর্তন করা; carve, cut, detruncate, obtruncate, hash,

5. MAXIMALIST= সর্বাধিকবাদী; extreme opinion; a person who holds extreme views and is not prepared to compromise;

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Sentences:

1. This CLIMBDOWN is undoubtedly laying the groundwork for selling the operation as a success to the Russian public despite an ABYSMAL military combat performance.

2. In this context, any LULL in the fighting is likely to see the Russians seek to correct defects in their campaign plan, to regroup and to threaten a future campaign against Kyiv.

3. Having pulled Russia’s hand into a MANGLE, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no intention of letting Russia take it out.

4. For Ukraine, Russia’s curtailed objectives offer the space for more MAXIMALIST ambitions.