Vocabulary on 2nd December 2024 (Words: 1. #CONVOY; 2. #DEEPEN; 3. #EXTORTIONATE; 4. #FOMENT)

 

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Word Meanings:

1. CONVOY= কাফেলা; পাহারা দেবার জন্য অনুগমন; বহর; supervision; custody; ward; a group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection;

2. DEEPEN=make or become deep or deeper; গভীর করা; গাঢ় করা; ঘোর হত্তয়া; grow; increase; intensify; strengthen; escalate; mushroom; snowball; add to; heighten; reinforce; enhance; boost; magnify; amplify; augment; enrich; promote; encourage; exacerbate(বর্ধিত করা; অধিকতর খারাপ করা); aggravate; inflame; worsen(অধিকতর খারাপ করা বা হওয়া); make/become worse; dig out; make deeper; dig deeper; scoop out; scrape out; hollow out; excavate;

3. EXTORTIONATE= much too high; exorbitant (অত্যধিক/গলাকাটা দাম); excessive; obsessive; exceeding; undue; unreasonably high; excessively high; extremely high; sky-high; prohibitive; outrageous; preposterous; inordinate; immoderate; inflated; monstrous;

4. FOMENT= প্ররোচিত করা; persuade; motivate; provoke; instigate; procerincite; induce; provisory; set on; লালন করা; cherish; rear; উসকে দেওয়া; fan the flame; মদত দেওয়া; bolster; boost;

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Sentences:

The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has suspended aid deliveries through the main lifeline for the Gaza Strip after a fresh attack by armed gangs on a humanitarian CONVOY, amid a severe food crisis caused by more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hamas.

2. “This difficult decision comes at a time hunger is rapidly DEEPENING … due to the ongoing siege, hurdles from Israeli authorities, political decisions to restrict the amounts of aid, lack of safety on aid routes and targeting of local police. All of the above led to a breakdown in law and order,” Philippe Lazzarini said.

3. The world body estimates that about one-third of aid is stolen by armed gangs who resell it at EXTORTIONATE prices.

4. The Palestinian militant group denies that, in turn alleging that Israel has tried to FOMENT anarchy by systematically targeting Hamas-employed police guarding aid convoys.