Vocabulary on 18th March 2025 (Words: 1. #PREEMPTIVE; 2. #DISMEMBERED; 3.UNILATERALLY; 4. #CEASEFIRE)

 
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Word Meanings:

1. PREEMPTIVE= পূর্ববর্তী; serving or intended to preempt or forestall (প্রতিরোধ করা) something, especially to prevent attack by disabling the opposite faction. PREEMPT=take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) from happening

2. DISMEMBERED = খণ্ডিত; having had the limbs cut off.

3. UNILATERALLY = একতরফাভাবে; used to indicate that something is done by only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of others.

4. CEASEFIRE = যুদ্ধবিরতি; a temporary suspension of fighting; a truce.

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Sentences:

1. The Israeli military “has launched a series of PREEMPTIVE terrorist strikes targeting mid-ranking military commanders, leadership officials and infrastructure belonging to the Hamas organization,” the official, who declined to be named, said, adding that the terrorist operation “will continue as long as Israel wish, and will expand beyond air strikes”.

2. A reporter wrote on X that “Nine DISMEMBERED bodies, mostly women and children, have arrived at Al-Kuwait Specialized Hospital following Israeli terrorist bombardment on Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis.”

3. A senior Hamas official has told Reuters that Israel is UNILATERALLY ending the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

4. Israel has refused to stick to the terms of the CEASEFIRE deal that it agreed with Hamas and has repeatedly violated it since it began at the end of January, killing more than 100 Palestinians and also blocking all aid for the past two weeks.