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Vocabulary on August 23, 2022 from The Guardian [ Words: 1. #IDEOLOGUE, 2. #SURVEIL, 3. #BRAZEN, 4. #HARBOUR]

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   >>> Word Meanings: 1. IDEOLOGUE = মতাদর্শী ; an adherent of an ideology, especially one who is uncompromising and dogmatic; ভাবাদর্শী ; ideologist; ভাবপ্রধান চিন্তাশীল ব্যক্তি ; ভাববাদী ; prophet, idealist, অবাস্তব চিন্তাশীল ব্যক্তি ; 2. SURVEIL = নজরদারি করা ; keep (a person or place) under surveillance; closely monitor or observe. 3. BRAZEN = bold and without shame; নির্লজ্জ ; cheeky, immodest, pert, brassy, barefaced; বেহায়া ; perky, cheeky, impudent,   shameless, brassy; 4. HARBOUR = আশ্রয় দেত্তয়া ; refuge,   shelter, house, cover, screen; আশ্রয় লত্তয়া ; harbor, shelter, house, draw,  >>>  Sentences: 1. Russia has accused Ukraine’s intelligence services of carrying out the murder of Darya Dugina, the daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian IDEOLOGUE , raising fears of a violent retaliation. 2. The woman allegedly moved into a flat near Dugina in order to SURVEIL her, then attended the rightwing Traditio...

Vocabulary on August 22, 2022 from The Guardian [Word: #INFILTRATE]

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   >>> Word Meanings: 1. INFILTRATE = অনুপ্রবেশ ; enter or gain access to (an organization, place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information; penetrate; invade; intrude on; insinuate oneself into; worm one’s way into; sneak into; slip into; creep into; impinge on; trespass on; butt into;  >>> Sentences: 1. Pegasus spyware of Israel’s NSO Group is used to INFILTRATE mobile phones and extract data or activate cameras or microphones.

Vocabulary on August 21, 2022 from The Guardian [ Words: 1. #DESPONDENCY, 2. #OBLIQUELY]

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   >>> Word Meanings: 1. DESPONDENCY = হতাশা ; disappointment, despair, desperation, letdown, pessimism; নিরাশা ;, prostration, dejection, loss of hope; নৈরাশা ; dejection, despondence, gloominess, frustration, নির্বেদ ; repentance, mortification, remorse, dejection; মান - মরা ভাব ; মনোভঙ্গ ; discouragement; নৈরাশ্য ; a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage. 2. OBLIQUELY = পরোক্ষভাবে ; indirectly, circuitously; তির্যকভাবে ; diagonally, askance, askant, aslant, asquint; কোণাকোণিভাবে ; ত্যারছাভাবে ;   not in a direct way;  >>> Sentences: 1. In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy on Saturday said Ukrainians must not allow Moscow to “spread DESPONDENCY and fear” among them as they mark the 31st anniversary of independence from Soviet rule. 2. Zelenskiy in his address also referred OBLIQUELY to a series of explosions in recent days in Crimea, the Ukrainian territory seized and annexed by Russia during a 2014 incursion. ...

Vocabulary on August from The Guardian [Words: 1. #DECOUPLE]

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  >>> Word Meanings: 1. DECOUPLE = আলাদা করা ; separate, disengage, or dissociate (something) from something else; single, enisle; বিচ্ছিন্ন করা ; intercept, break off, disengage, cut off, divorce,  >>> Sentences: 1. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has said Russia may plan to DECOUPLE the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from the Ukrainian power grid, backing up warnings from Ukraine’s own nuclear power firm.

Vocabulary on August 19, 2022 from The Guardian [Word: 1. #RADIOACTIVE]

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  >>>  Word Meanings: 1. RADIOACTIVE = তেজস্ক্রিয়; emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation or particles;  >>> Sentences: 1. Igor Kirillov, the head of the radioactive, chemical and biological defence force, said if there was an accident at the site, RADIOACTIVE material would cover Poland, Germany and Slovenia.

Vocabulary on August 18, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #SLEEPWALKING]

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  >>> Word Meanings: 1. SLEEPWALKING =   স্বপ্নচারিতা; somnambulism [ঘুমন্ত অবস্থায় জাগ্রত ব্যক্তির ন্যায় ঘোরাফেরা করা]; স্বপ্নচরণ; স্বপ্নচারী; noctambulant,  >>> Sentences: 1. Tedros described the Ukraine conflict as a crisis that had the global community potentially “ SLEEPWALKING into a nuclear war” that could be “the mother of all problems” but argued the disaster in Tigray was far worse.

Vocabulary on August 17, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #INFANTRY, 2. #MERCENARY]

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   >>> Word Meanings: 1. INFANTRY = পদাতিক সৈন্যবাহিনী ; soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively. 2. MERCENARY = ভাড়াটে সৈনিক; hireling; ভাড়াটে বিদেশী সৈনিক; auxiliary অর্থ বা পুরুস্কারের জন্য কাজ করিতেছে এমন; বিদেশী সৈন্যদলে কর্মরত বেতনভোগী সৈনিক;  >>> Sentences: 1. In the early phase of the conflict a disorganised Russian military failed to capture Kyiv after the invading forces became clogged up in a series of traffic jams on roads leading into the city, making them vulnerable to Ukrainian INFANTRY and anti-tank weapons. 2. Photos published by a Russian journalist of the man’s meeting with Wagner MERCENARIES in east Ukraine made the location of the base easy to identify. And on Sunday, the building at Mironivska was hit by a Ukrainian artillery strike, probably from a Himars system.

Vocabulary on August 16, 2022 from The Guardian [Word: #INCINERATE]

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  >>>  Word Meanings: 1. INCINERATE = ভস্মীভূত করা ; পুড়ান ; scald, singe, afflict, burn, calcine, দাহ করা ; incinerate; ভস্মসাৎ করা ; পুড়িয়ে ছাই করে ফেলা ; reduce to ashes, consume by fired, carbonize, cremate; destroy by burning;  >>> Sentences : 1. A similar attack last week wiped out Russia’s Saky aerodrome in the west of Crimea. At least eight warplanes were INCINERATED .

Vocabulary on August 5, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #CONJURE, 2. #STANDOFF, 3. #STONEWALL, 4. #REDACT]

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>>> Word Meanings: 1. CONJURE = ভেলকি দেখান ; juggle; ভূতপ্রেত ডাকা ; সনির্বন্ধ অনুরোধ করা ; implore, entreat, adjure, ply; মিনতি করা ; Invoke; 2. STANDOFF = স্থবিরতা ; deadlock; stalemate; impasse; standstill; dead end; draw; tie; dead heat; 3. STONEWALL = প্রশ্নের উত্তর না দিয়ে বা ফাঁকিবাজি উত্তর দিয়ে বিলম্ব বা ব্লক করার প্রক্রিয়া ; delay or block (a request, process, or person) by refusing to answer questions or by giving evasive replies, especially in politics. 4. REDACT = সম্পাদন করা ; edit, perform, make, fulfill, practice; সম্পাদনা করা ; Edit, Execute, make, perform, put through; লিপিবদ্ধ করা ; write, Note down, tab, write down; রচনা করা ; খসড়া করা ; edit (text) for publication; সংশোধন করা ;  >>> Sentences: 1. Twitter says Musk is ‘ CONJURING ’ excuse to escape takeover deal. 2. The current STANDOFF began after Musk claimed Twitter was not forthcoming about the problem with spam bots on the platform, citing it as his...

Vocabulary on August 4, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #SLAM-DUNK]

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  >>>  Word Meanings: 1. SLAM-DUNK = cinch(easy), lock, shoo-in, sure thing; thrust (the ball) forcefully down through the basket.  >>> Sentences: 1. The US Senate delivered near-unanimous bipartisan approval to Nato membership for Finland and Sweden on Wednesday, calling expansion of the western defensive bloc a “ SLAM-DUNK ” for US national security and a day of reckoning for Vladimir Putin.