Vocabulary on May 31, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #INCENDIARY, 2. #PLUME, 3. #TANTAMOUNT]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. INCENDIARY= অগ্নিসংযোগকারী; combustible; দাহ্য; inflammatory, জ্বলনশীল; explosive; burnable; ignitable;

2. PLUME= শিখা; flame, crest, fire, top, চূড়া; pinnacle, turret, top, summit, acme, apex

3. TANTAMOUNT= সমতুল্য  similar, uniform; equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as; equivalent to; equal to; amounting to; as good as; more or less; synonymous with; virtually the same as; much the same as; comparable to; on a par with; একই; same, one, very same, identical, equivalent,

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Sentences:

1. INCENDIARY artillery shells fired by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) hit the large Khudair Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Tools warehouse in the north of the Gaza Strip on 15 May 2021, setting fire to hundreds of tonnes of pesticides, fertilisers, plastics and nylons.

2. The strike created a toxic PLUME, which engulfed an area of 5.7 sq km and has left local residents struggling with health issues, including two reports of miscarriages, and indications of environmental damage.

3. Legal experts concluded from Al-Haq’s findings that while conventional weapons were used in the bombing, “the shelling of the warehouse, with knowledge of the presence of toxic chemicals stored therein, is TANTAMOUNT to chemical weapons through indirect means.