Vocabulary on November 23, 2022 from The Guardian [ Words: 1. #SELFLESSNESS, 2. #CONTRAVENTION, 3. #OUTCRY, 4. #SLEAZE]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. SELFLESSNESS= পরার্থপরতা; self-renunciation; concern more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own; নিঃস্বার্থতা;

2. CONTRAVENTION= লঙ্ঘন; breach, infringement, fasting, break, crossing; ভঙ্গ; breaking, breach, violation, infringement, dissolution; আপত্তি; objection, challenge, exception, protest, dissent; খণ্ডন; rebuttal, refutation, dividing, disproof, vindication; বিরোধ; conflict, odds, controversy, friction, antagonism;

3. OUTCRY= ক্ষোভ; an exclamation or shout; হৈচৈ; scurry, hue, fuss, ado, fluster; চীত্কার; cry, exclamation, clamor, call, bellow; উচ্চ চিত্কার; কোলাহল; racket, row, ruction; রোল; roll, sound, noise; হাল্লা; কোলাহল; noise, turbulence, uproar; চেঁচামেচি, noise, kerfuffle; চিত্কার, noise, vociferation; হট্টগোল; din, noise, kerfuffle, jaaz, rough music; সোরগোল;

4. SLEAZE= behave in an immoral, corrupt, or sordid way.

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Sentences:

1. It also found that Owen Paterson had failed to demonstrate the SELFLESSNESS and integrity which formed part of the principles of public life.

2. He was found to have repeatedly lobbied ministers on behalf of Randox and another firm that paid him in CONTRAVENTION of the rules against MPs engaging in paid lobbying.

3. The then prime minister backed down after a political OUTCRY and Paterson’s suspension was approved by the House of Commons in a decision that cannot be challenged.

4. The SLEAZE row surrounding the case is seen as the first in a series of controversies which engulfed Johnson’s government and ultimately led to his downfall.