Death of a terrorist – The Hindu (May 24, 2016)
The death of Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, has thrown the insurgency into its second leadership crisis within a year. Mansour, who took over command of the Taliban after its founder Mullah Omar’s death was announced in July 2015, had a chaotic year. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Today’s Words:
- Insurgency (noun) – revolt, uprising, rebillion.
- Chaotic (adjective) – disturbed, disordered, in a shambles.
- Thwart ( verb) – prevent, oppose, stop.
- Bloodshed (noun) – killing, carnage, massacre.
- Drone (noun) – unmanned aircraft /missile.
- Cohesive (adjective) – closely united, causing union.
- Predecessor (noun) – forerunner, antecedent, former.
- Tip (verb) – predict, expect.
- Persuade (verb) – induce, convince, motivate.
- Restive (adjective) – tense, restless, impatient.
- Hard-nosed (adjective) – hard-minded, realistic, practical.
- Militant (noun) – extremist, activist.
- Unleash (verb) – cause or allow something, which is strong, to happen suddenly.
- Complacent (adjective) – pleased, self-satisfied.
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/ .
- Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.
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