Vocabulary on December 21, 2022 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #STAVE OFF, 2. #ALLUDE]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. STAVE OFF= ঠেকিয়ে রাখা; প্রতিহত করা; Counteract, forfend, repel, repulse, বিলম্বিত করা; put back, retard, wait;

2. ALLUDE= উল্লেখ করা; mention, refer, note, notice, speak; নাম করা; name, call, mention, cite, advert; নজির দেত্তয়া; নজির দেখান, allege; অজুহাত দেত্তয়া; পরোক্ষভাবে উল্লেখ করা; ইঙ্গিত করা; indicate; suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.

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 Sentences:

1. It comes as lawmakers are due to vote on a year-end spending package that includes about $45bn in emergency assistance to Ukraine and the US prepares to send Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the country to help STAVE OFF Russia’s invasion.

2. In a video released by his office from the Bakhmut visit, Zelenskiy was handed a Ukrainian flag and ALLUDED to delivering it to US leaders.