Vocabulary on 20th March 2023 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #PRAGMATISM, 2. #HEGEMONY, 3. #DESPOTISM, 4. #PARIAH, 5. #STATESMAN]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. PRAGMATISM= বাস্তববাদ; a pragmatic attitude or policy; প্রয়োগবাদ; empiricism, humanism; an approach that assesses the truth of meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application.

2. HEGEMONY = আধিপত্য; authority; command; leadership; power; predominance; কর্তৃত্ব; authority, dominance, domination, dominion, mastery; নেতৃত্ব; leadership, lead, leading, command, direction;

3. DESPOTISM=স্বৈরতন্ত্র; dictatorship, absolutism, autocracy; শাসন; regime, rule, governance, regimen, government; স্বেচ্ছাতন্ত্র; the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

4. PARIAH= জাতিচু্যত ব্যক্তি; castaway; leper; outsider; persona non grata; vagabond; an outcast;

5. STATESMAN= রাষ্ট্রনায়ক; কূটনীতিজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি; a skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure.

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Sentences:

1. Xi in turn published an article in Rossiiskaya Gazeta, a daily published by the Russian government, in which he called for “PRAGMATISM” on Ukraine.

2. Xi said his trip to Russia aimed to strengthen the friendship between the two countries, “an all-encompassing partnership and strategic interaction,” in a world threatened by “acts of HEGEMONY, DESPOTISM and bullying”.

3. The visit comes three days after Putin was made the subject of an arrest warrant by the international criminal court for overseeing the abduction of Ukrainian children, sending Russia another significant step on the path to becoming a PARIAH state, and two days after he made a surprise visit to the occupied city of Mariupol in an apparent show of defiance towards the court and the west in general.

4. Xi is trying to play the role of global STATESMAN.