Vocabulary on April 15, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #MEDIC, 2. #BATON, 3. #UNARMED]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. MEDIC= ডাক্তার বা ডাক্তারির ছাত্র, a medical practitioner or student;

2. BATON=পুলিশের বেঁটে মোটা লাঠি; stick; rod; staff; wand; bar;

3. UNARMED= নিরস্ত্র; not equipped with or carrying weapons; defenseless; without arms; without  weapons; weaponless; open to attach; wide open; open; unprotected; undefended; unguarded; unshielded; vulnerable; exposed; assailable; weak; helpless;

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Sentences:

1. Israeli security forces entered the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem before dawn as thousands of Palestinians gathered for prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, setting off clashes that MEDICS said wounded scores of Palestinians.

2. The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said it treated 117 people, many of them wounded by rubber-coated bullets or stun grenades, or beaten with BATONS.

3. At least 25 Palestinians have been killed in the recent wave of violence, according to an Associated Press count, many of whom had carried out attacks or were involved in the clashes, but also an UNARMED woman and a lawyer who appears to have been killed by mistake.