Vocabulary on June 8, 2022 from The Aew Age: Words: 1. #DÉTENTE, 2. #PALL, 3. #NAÏVE, 4. #RAPPROCHEMENT]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. DÉTENTE= উত্তেজনাপূর্ণ সম্পর্ক শিথিলকরণ; relaxation of strained relations or tensions; the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.

2. PALL= যবনিকা; veil, curtain, veiling, screen; পর্দা; covering, membrane,

3. NAÏVE= নিষ্পাপ; সাদাসিধা; homemade, homely, simple, unaffected, naked; অখল; artless, guileless, ingenuous; সরল; straight, simple, plain, innocent, guileless;

4. RAPPROCHEMENT= সম্প্রীতি; good feeling, amity, fellowship;

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Sentences:

1. Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday defended her years-long policy of DETENTE towards Moscow, saying she had ‘nothing to apologise for’ even as the Ukraine war casts a PALL on her legacy.

2. In her first major interview since stepping down six months ago, Merkel insisted she had not been NAIVE in her dealings with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

3. ‘I never thought Putin would change through trade,’ she said. But in the absence of a political RAPPROCHEMENT, ‘having some economic ties makes sense’.