Vocabulary on 20th June 2025 (Words: 1. #GRIMLY, 2. #INTERCEPTOR, 3. #DETERRENCE, 4. #UNRAVELLING)

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Word Meanings:

1. GRIMLY= ভয়াবহভাবে, ক্ষমাহীনভাবে, cruelly; unmercifully; mercilessly; hard-heartedly;

2. INTERCEPTOR= আটককারী; a person or thing that stops or catches (someone or something) going from one place to another; detainer

3. DETERRENCE= প্রতিরোধ; discouraging or preventing something; discouragement; prevention; dissuasion; restraint; disincentive;

4. UNRAVEL = স্পষ্ট করা; উন্মোচন করা; investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling); clear up; puzzle out; find an answer to; get to the bottom of;

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Sentences:

1. The heavy targeting by Israel of launch sites in western Iran, in underground bases such as at Kermanshah – coupled with Israel’s GRIMLY effective targeted killing of Iran’s top military commanders – have left Iran struggling to respond militarily and presenting a significant threat.

2. A key question, however, is how many INTERCEPTORS does Israel’s military have available – worries compounded by a report in the Wall Street Journal, which cited an anonymous US official as saying that Israel was running low.

3. As Hinz puts it, the “DETERRENCE balance” between the two countries is UNRAVELLING – and it may only change back in Tehran’s favour if a suddenly a greater number or higher proportion of its remaining ballistic missiles strike population centres or key sites in Israel. There is no sign of that yet.