Vocabulary on 7th February 2024 from The Guardian [Words: 1. # PLOY, 2. #STANDALONE, 3. #WIELD]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. PLOY= RUSE; ফন্দিফিকির; চালাকি; কায়দা; a CUNNING PLAN or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage; tactic, move; device; stratagem; scheme; trick; gambit= a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end; cunning plan; maneuver; চাতুর্যপূর্ণ মতলব বা গতিবিধি; contrivance; কৌশল;  expedient; সুবিধাজনক; উদ্দেশ্যসাধক উপায়;  dodge; subterfuge; এড়ানর কৌশল; game; wile; কূটবুদ্ধি;

2. STANDALONE= স্বতন্ত্র; separate; single; discrete;

3. WIELD= চালনা করা; drive; urge; govern; helm; move; নিয়ন্ত্রিত করা; rein; regulate; condition; প্রভাব বিস্তার করা; sway;

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Sentences:

1. Opponents called the Israel legislation a political PLOY by Republicans to distract from their opposition to a $118bn Senate bill combining an overhaul of US immigration policy and new funding for border security with billions of dollars in emergency aid for Ukraine, Israel and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

2. The STANDALONE Israel bill would have provided $17.6bn in military aid for the country, which is strongly supported by the vast majority of lawmakers in both parties as it responds to the deadly 7 October attacks by Hamas.

3. But 167 Democrats voted no after Biden had threatened to WIELD his veto, angered that the legislation appeared aimed at undermining the larger package, hammered out after months of negotiations with a bipartisan group of senators.