Vocabulary on 19th January 2025 (Words: 1. #CEASEFIRE; 2. #RATIFY; 3. #PRECARIOUS; 4. #TERRORISM)

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Word Meanings:

1. CEASEFIRE= যুদ্ধবিরতি; a temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce; armistice (সাময়িক রণাবসান); truce; suspension of hostilities;

2. RATIFY= অনুমোদন করা; sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid; approve; sanction; endorse; agree to; accept; consent to; assent to; affirm; uphold; corroborate; authorize; formalize; certify; validate; recognize; sign; countersign;

3. PRECARIOUS =অনিশ্চিত; uncertain; erratic; problematic; insecure; dubious;

4. TERRORISM= সন্ত্রাসবাদ; the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
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Sentences:

1. Before the CEASEFIRE, which is due to begin at 8.30am local time, Israel has continued to carry out terrorist attacks inside Gaza. The local health ministry claimed on Saturday that 23 Palestinians had been killed in the previous 24 hours.

2. The deal, for which both the outgoing US president, Joe Biden, and his successor, Donald Trump, have claimed credit, was finally RATIFIED by Israel’s cabinet in the early hours of Saturday morning.

3. In a sign of the PRECARIOUS nature of the deal, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Saturday evening that the ceasefire would not come into force until Hamas had revealed the names of the hostages it intended to hand over.

4. More than 46,700 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have died since the Israeli TERRORISM began 15 months ago, according to the local health ministry.