Vocabulary on 2nd May, 2023 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #PROJECTILE, 2. #GRAFFITI, 3. #ALIGHT, 4. #FAÇADE, 5. #SPORADIC, 6. #BOO]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. PROJECTILE= সামনের দিকে নিক্ষিপ্ত বস্তু;  an object that is thrown or shot forwards with force; a missile designed to be fired from a gun; an object propelled through the air, especially one thrown as a weapon.

2. GRAFFITI=দেত্তয়াল ছবি; words or drawings, especially humorous, rude, or political, on walls, doors, etc. in public places.

3. ALIGHT= প্রজ্বলিত; burning; ablaze; জ্বলন্ত; aflame literary; on fire;

4. FAÇADE=অট্টালিকাদির সংমুখভাগ; the front of a building, especially a large or attractive building;

5. SPORADIC=বিক্ষিপ্ত; scattered; patchy; isolated; odd; uneven; intermittent; spasmodic; on and off; random; fitful; desultory; erratic; unpredictable; অসংহত;

6. BOO=টিটকারি দেত্তয়া; sneer; ridicule; hoot; said to show disapproval or contempt; অবজ্ঞাসূচক ধ্বনি;

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Sentences:

1. PROJECTILES, bins and petrol bombs were thrown at police.

2. Some Paris bus stops and shop fronts were smashed and GRAFFITIED with anti-police slogans.

3. There was also unrest in Lyon, where several cars were set ALIGHT and the windows of some businesses were smashed.

4. In separate protests, environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion sprayed orange paint on the FACADE of the Fondation Louis Vuitton museum in Paris, which is backed by the luxury goods giant LVMH.

5. There had been SPORADIC unrest and clashes with police after an executive order was used to push the law (minimum eligible age for state pensions is 64) through parliament without a vote.

6. Macron and the government are now trying to move on from the pensions crisis, with the president making several visits to provincial France in recent days, but protesters have BOOED and banged pots and pans.