Vocabulary on 10th August 2025 (Words: 1. INDISCRIMINATE; 2. #CONVOY; 3. #OUTRAGEOUS; 4. #RICOCHET; 5. #DRENCH)
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Word Meanings:
1. INDISCRIMINATE= নির্বিচারে, বিচারহীন, unjust; blind;
2. CONVOY= পাহারা দেবার
জন্য অনুগমন; a group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically
accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.
3. OUTRAGEOUS= ভয়ানক; shockingly bad; জঘন্য;
scandalous; nasty; blinking; fearful;
4. RICOCHET= ধাক্কা লেগে লাফিয়ে ওঠা বা ঠিকরে আসা; অভিঘাতজনিত
প্রতিক্ষেপণ; (of a bullet, shell, or
other projectile) rebound one or more times off a surface.
5. DRENCH= ভিজিয়ে দেওয়া; wet thoroughly; soak(ভিজিয়ে রাখা;
সিক্ত করা); saturate;
Sentences:
1. Palestinians, like Nuor, who travel to GHF sites have
come under systematic and INDISCRIMINATE Israeli gunfire.
2. According to the UN, at least 1,373 Palestinians have
been killed since 27 May while seeking food, with 859 killed in the vicinity of
GHF sites and 514 along the routes of food CONVOYS.
3. The British weapons expert Chris Cobb-Smith, commenting
on the footage in which gunshots pepper the sand, said the action was “reckless
and irresponsible”, adding: “There is no tactical reason to employ small-arms
fire to that degree near crowds of non-combatants. It is utterly OUTRAGEOUS.”
4. Trevor Ball, an American weapons expert, said: “If this
is intended as warning shots, it is an unsafe practice. Aiming that close to
people creates a significant risk of harm or death. Bullets can RICOCHET, as
well as have their trajectory affected by the wind and other non-human, as well
as human, factors.
5. “They are shooting at us, I swear,” said 30-year-old
Ameen Khalifa. “We come to get food for our lives, DRENCHED in blood. We will
die because we’re trying to get food.” About 170 Palestinians were injured that
day, and 30 killed.
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