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Vocabulary on 20th January 2024 from The Guardian [[Words: 1. #UNEASE, 2. #BOTTLENECK]

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   >>> Word Meanings: 1. UNEASE = অস্বস্তি ; inconvenience; অস্বাচ্ছন্দ্য ; uneasiness; কষ্ট ; trouble; trial; 2. BOTTLENECK = বাধা ; gridlock; constriction; সংকোচন ; narrowing; restriction obstruction block; blockage; stoppage; >>>  Sentences: 1. The measure signalled growing UNEASE in Washington over the Israeli bombardment. 2. The incident involving the Houthis, who say their attacks are in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, is the latest amid growing tensions in the Red Sea that have disrupted global trade and raised fears of supply BOTTLENECKS .

Vocabulary on 16th January 2024 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #DURESS]

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>>> Word Meanings: 1. DURESS = কারারোধ; incarceration; coercion; bondage; captivity; compulsion; confinement; constraint; control; detention; discipline; force; imprisonment; pressure; restraint; violence; threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment. >>> Sentences: 1. The video showed a female hostage named in Israeli media as Noa Argamani, 26, speaking under DURESS , revealing that two men she was held captive with had been killed in captivity by terrorist Israeli airstrikes.

Vocabulary on 15th January 2024 from The Guardian [Word: #STAIN]

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   >>>   Word Meanings: 1. STAIN = কলঙ্কিত করা; denigrate; অপমান করা’ tarnish; besmirch; মলিন করা; scandalize; shame;  >>>   Sentences: 1. The massive destruction, displacement, hunger and loss of last 100 days are STAINING our shared humanity.

Vocabulary on 14th January 2024 from The Guardian [Word: #SPILLOVER]

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>>> Word Meanings: 1. SPILLOVER = উপচে - পড়া ;   অন্য এলাকায় ছড়িয়ে পড়া ;   an instance of overflowing or spreading into another area.  >>>   Sentences: 1. This would have significant SPILLOVERS to other commodity prices and heighten geopolitical and economic uncertainty, which in turn could dampen investment and lead to a further weakening of growth.

Vocabulary on 13th January 2023 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #WARDEN]

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>>> Word Meanings: 1. WARDEN = প্রহরী ; concierge; watchman; watcher; sentry; তত্ত্বাবধায়ক ; caretaker; janitor; guardian; overseer; curator;  >>> Sentences: 1. The WARDENS were not allowed to talk to me and there were no windows, so I didn’t know daytime from night-time. My watch was taken away.

Vocabulary on11th January 2024 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #PROD, 2. #DESECRATE]

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  >>> Word Meanings: 1. PROD =কণ্টক লাঠি প্রভৃতির খোঁচা দেত্তয়া; poke (someone) with a finger, foot, or pointed object; poke; jab; dig; nudge; butt; push; stab;  2. DESECRATE = অপমান করা; treat with violent disrespect; violate; profane; treat sacrilegiously;  >>> Sentences: 1. Soldiers of terrorist Israel gathered round the dead and injured bodies; one PRODDED Rimawi with his foot, then drove away. 2. Israel has previously been accused of DESECRATING the bodies of Palestinians killed in Gaza

Vocabulary on 3rd January 2024 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #HAVEN, 2. DEGRADE]

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   >>> Word Meanings: 1. HAVEN = আশ্রয়স্থল ; Refuge; anchor; anchorage; buttress; oasis; আশ্রয় ; shelter; asylum;   harbour; protection; recourse; 2. DEGRADE = অধ : পতন করা ; break down or deteriorate; degenerate; decay; atrophy; ক্ষয়িষ্ণুতা ; অবনতি ; পতন ;  >>> Sentences: 1. They had sought refuge in the PRCS’s premises and the nearby Al-Amal Hospital, considering it a safe HAVEN . 2 In a sign of Israeli confidence that Hamas’s capacity to launch rockets from the strip has been severely DEGRADED , residents from seven communities near Gaza who were evacuated after the 7 October attacks have been told they can return home soon.