Vocabulary on 27th April 2024 from The Guardian [Words: 1. #DEMINE, 2. #DOMICIDE, 3. #INTRANSIGENCE, 4. #SMOKESCREEN]

 

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Word Meanings:

1. DEMINE=remove explosive mines from;

2. DOMICIDE= the destruction of dwelling places; গৃহহত্যা; the deliberate destruction of home that causes suffering to its inhabitants;

3. INTRANSIGENCE= refusal to change one's views or to agree about something; uncompromising;

4. SMOKESCREEN= a cloud of smoke created to conceal military operations.

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Sentences:

1. Israel’s war in Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take more than a decade to remove, a top UN DEMINING official said.

2. Israel has been accused of “DOMICIDE” over the intensity of its bombing campaign in Gaza, which has reduced large swathes of the strip to ruins. Sixty-five per cent of the buildings destroyed in Gaza were residential, Lodhammar said.

3. There has been growing international pressure for a deal, with Hamas and Israel accusing each other of INTRANSIGENCE as the war continues and the toll from weapons, hunger and lack of medical care rises.

4. But the complex plan is still mired in fears over security and how supplies will be delivered; critics have warned the project is in danger of becoming a “SMOKESCREEN” for the planned invasion of Rafah.