Stop the slaughter: On Trump, Israel and the Gaza war
✨ Word of the Day
Reluctant (adjective)
Meaning: Unwilling or hesitant – தயக்கம் உள்ள / விருப்பமில்லாமல்
Easy Way: “Re + luck = not lucky to do → hesitant”
Example: The U.S. remained reluctant to press Israel for a ceasefire.
Similar: unwilling, hesitant, resistant
Meaning: Unwilling or hesitant – தயக்கம் உள்ள / விருப்பமில்லாமல்
Easy Way: “Re + luck = not lucky to do → hesitant”
Example: The U.S. remained reluctant to press Israel for a ceasefire.
Similar: unwilling, hesitant, resistant
📚 Editorial Vocabulary
Heaped (verb)
Meaning: Accumulated or piled up – குவிக்கப்பட்ட
Easy Way: “Heap = pile”
Example: Global condemnation has been heaped on the Israeli strikes.
Similar: piled, loaded, stacked
Meaning: Accumulated or piled up – குவிக்கப்பட்ட
Easy Way: “Heap = pile”
Example: Global condemnation has been heaped on the Israeli strikes.
Similar: piled, loaded, stacked
Forcible (adjective)
Meaning: Done using force – பலவந்தமாக
Easy Way: “Force + able” = using power
Example: The forcible displacement of civilians worsened the crisis.
Similar: violent, aggressive, coercive
Meaning: Done using force – பலவந்தமாக
Easy Way: “Force + able” = using power
Example: The forcible displacement of civilians worsened the crisis.
Similar: violent, aggressive, coercive
Ruins (noun)
Meaning: The remains of something destroyed – சிதைந்த எதுவும்
Easy Way: “Run + ends = broken buildings”
Example: Gaza lies in ruins after weeks of bombing.
Similar: wreckage, debris, remains
Meaning: The remains of something destroyed – சிதைந்த எதுவும்
Easy Way: “Run + ends = broken buildings”
Example: Gaza lies in ruins after weeks of bombing.
Similar: wreckage, debris, remains
Ceasefire (noun)
Meaning: Temporary stop to fighting – போர்நிறுத்த ஒப்பந்தம்
Easy Way: “Cease = stop + fire = gunfire”
Example: A ceasefire was urged by the international community.
Similar: truce, armistice, peace deal
Meaning: Temporary stop to fighting – போர்நிறுத்த ஒப்பந்தம்
Easy Way: “Cease = stop + fire = gunfire”
Example: A ceasefire was urged by the international community.
Similar: truce, armistice, peace deal
Leverage (noun)
Meaning: Influence or power to act – அதிகாரம் / கட்டுப்பாடு
Easy Way: “Lever to control”
Example: The U.S. has significant leverage over Israel due to military aid.
Similar: influence, power, control
Meaning: Influence or power to act – அதிகாரம் / கட்டுப்பாடு
Easy Way: “Lever to control”
Example: The U.S. has significant leverage over Israel due to military aid.
Similar: influence, power, control
Impunity (noun)
Meaning: Freedom from punishment – தண்டனை இன்றி விடுபடுவது
Easy Way: “In + punishment = no punishment”
Example: War crimes are committed with impunity in conflict zones.
Similar: immunity, exemption, license
Meaning: Freedom from punishment – தண்டனை இன்றி விடுபடுவது
Easy Way: “In + punishment = no punishment”
Example: War crimes are committed with impunity in conflict zones.
Similar: immunity, exemption, license
Complicit (adjective)
Meaning: Involved in wrongdoing – தவறில் பங்கு கொண்ட
Easy Way: “Company + illicit = complicit”
Example: The editorial argues the U.S. is complicit by remaining silent.
Similar: involved, colluding, participating
Meaning: Involved in wrongdoing – தவறில் பங்கு கொண்ட
Easy Way: “Company + illicit = complicit”
Example: The editorial argues the U.S. is complicit by remaining silent.
Similar: involved, colluding, participating
Prolong (verb)
Meaning: Extend in duration – நீடிக்கச் செய்தல்
Easy Way: “Pro + long” = to make it longer
Example: The lack of negotiations has only prolonged the suffering.
Similar: extend, delay, drag out
Meaning: Extend in duration – நீடிக்கச் செய்தல்
Easy Way: “Pro + long” = to make it longer
Example: The lack of negotiations has only prolonged the suffering.
Similar: extend, delay, drag out
Brutal (adjective)
Meaning: Extremely cruel or violent – கொடுமையான
Easy Way: “Brute force → brutal”
Example: The brutal attack left many civilians dead.
Similar: savage, inhuman, vicious
Meaning: Extremely cruel or violent – கொடுமையான
Easy Way: “Brute force → brutal”
Example: The brutal attack left many civilians dead.
Similar: savage, inhuman, vicious
Slaughter (noun/verb)
Meaning: Killing of large numbers – கொலை / படுகொலை
Easy Way: “Slay + water = blood everywhere”
Example: The editorial condemns the slaughter of innocent lives.
Similar: massacre, carnage, killing
Meaning: Killing of large numbers – கொலை / படுகொலை
Easy Way: “Slay + water = blood everywhere”
Example: The editorial condemns the slaughter of innocent lives.
Similar: massacre, carnage, killing
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