Vocabulary on 28th August 2023 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #CONSERVE; 2. #CRACKDOWN, 3. #SINICISATION, 4. #GENOCIDE, 5. #OPPRESSION, 6. #CREDIBLE, 7. #BENIGN, 8. #DOUBLE DOWN]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. CONSERVE= সংরক্ষণ করা;  রক্ষা করা; ​protect; defend; save; maintain; safeguard;

2. CRACKDOWN= কঠোর ব্যবস্থা; a series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour; clampdown; severe/stern measures; repression; suppression; abolition; elimination; eradication; end; stop;

3. SINICISATION = The process by which non-Chinese societies or groups are acculturated or assimilated into Chinese culture;

4. GENOCIDE= গণহত্যা; the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group; racial killing; massacre; wholesale slaughter; mass slaughter;

5. OPPRESSION= নিপীড়ন; persecution; abuse; maltreatment; ill treatment; tyranny; despotism;

6. CREDIBLE= বিশ্বাসযোগ্য; reputable; dependable; Feasible; porbable

7. BENIGN= সদয়; kind; gracious; kindly; genial; good; ক্ষমাপরায়ণ; merciful; clement; absolvent; beneficent;

8. DOUBLE DOWN= strengthen one's commitment to a particular strategy or course of action, typically one that is potentially risky.

 

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Sentences:

1.  The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has made a surprise visit to Xinjiang, urging officials in the region to CONSERVE “hard won social stability” and deepen efforts in controlling “illegal religious activities”.

2. It was only his second visit since launching an extreme CRACKDOWN on the area’s Uyghur and Turkic Muslim population almost a decade ago.

3. During his visit, Xi urged officials to “more deeply promote the SINICISATION of Islam and effectively control illegal religious activities”.

4. Xi’s crackdown on the region and its Uyghur population has been labeled an attempted GENOCIDE by some governments, human rights groups and legal bodies.

5. Chinese authorities have detained at least 1 million people in detention and reeducation centres and enacted mass surveillance and systematic OPPRESSION of religious and cultural expression.

6. The UN last year found CREDIBLE evidence of torture and other human rights abuses of Uyghur people, while Human Rights Watch and legal watchdogs say crimes against humanity have been committed.

7. There is overwhelming evidence that Beijing’s policies frequently target BENIGN and everyday acts of religious observance, including the wearing of beards or studying the Qur’an.

8. Kenneth Roth, a former executive director of Human Rights Watch, said Xi’s visit was a “DOUBLING DOWN on his crimes against humanity”.