Vocabulary on 12th March 2023 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #ARSENAL, 2. #SABRE-RATTLING, 3. #SILOS, 4. #SQUARE]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. ARSENAL= অস্ত্রাগার, armory, magazine, armoury; শস্ত্র, arms, weapon; সহায়, helper, help, aider, supporter, aid; অস্ত্র; arms, weapon, instrument, missile, tool; হাতিয়ার; weapon, arms; সাধন, fulfillment, achievement, accomplishment, instrument, performance; উপকরণ; ingredient, materials, equipment, appointments, implement; a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group.

2. SABRE-RATTLING= সামরিক শক্তি প্রদর্শন; সামরিক আস্ফালন; অস্ত্রের ঝনঝন; যুদ্ধপ্রি়; bellicose, combative, chivalrous, military, martial,

3. SILOS= an underground chamber in which a guided missile is kept ready for firing.

4. SQUARE= নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা; control, manage, superintend, rule, boss,

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Sentences:

1. The number of operational nuclear weapons in the ARSENALS of the major military powers is on the rise again according to a leading thinktank, whose analysts warn the world is “drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history”.

2. At a time of both deteriorating international relations and the escalation of nuclear SABRE-RATTLING, there are now said to be an estimated 12,512 warheads globally, of which 9,576 are in military stockpiles ready for potential use, up 86 on a year ago.

3. In 2021, commercial satellite imagery revealed that China had started construction of hundreds of new missile SILOS across the north of its territory.

4. It is increasingly difficult to SQUARE this trend with China’s declared aim of having only the minimum nuclear forces needed to maintain its national security.