Baghdad in disarray – The Hindu (July 05, 2016)
The blast in Baghdad, which killed more than 200 people, is the latest, and the deadliest, in a string of attacks carried out by terrorists around the world during Ramzan. The Islamic State has boastfully claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred in front of a Shia mosque in one of the busiest commercial areas in the heart of the Iraqi capital. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Today’s Words:
- Disarray (noun) – disorder, confusion, chaos, disorganization, untidiness.
- Boastfully (adverb) – proudly, arrogantly, braggingly.
- Carnage (noun) – slaughter, massacre, mass murder, annihilation.
- Militia (noun) – all able-bodied men who are, not members of the army, supplementing a regular army in an emergency.
- Caliphate (noun) – (Arabic: khilāfa) is an area containing an Islamic steward known as a caliph (Arabic: khalīfah), chief Muslim ruler-a person considered a religious successor to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.
- Blunt (verb) – weaken, decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce.
- Sectarian (adjective) – Indicating a particular group/sect; fanatical, partisan, bigoted.
- Invasion (noun) – attack, incursion, offensive, assailing, assault.
- Disband (verb) – break up, separate, disperse, demobilize, dissolve.
- Suspicion (noun) – scepticism, lack of faith, uncertainty, misgiving, doubt, mistrust.
- Incumbent (adjective)- current, existing, present, in power; reigning.
- Incompetent (adjective) – inept, unskilled, inefficient, unfit, unsuitable.
- Stall (verb) – obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper, block, interrupt, derail.
- Exploit (verb) – make use of, take advantage of (unfairly).
- Inclusive (adjective) – all sects/groups’ (of society) involvement for something.
- A tall order (idiom) – demanding, exacting, difficult, unreasonable, exorbitant, impossible.
- The luxury of (noun) – a rare pleasure. benefit, advantage, boon; comfort, ease, satisfaction.
Note:
- Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
- Definitions & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.
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