Deaths in Mosul – The Hindu (Word List-1 To Improve Vocabulary) Mar 22, 2018

Deaths in Mosul – The Hindu Mar 22 2018

The government’s announcement that the remains of 39 Indian workers, kidnapped four years ago by the Islamic State, have been found near Mosul in Iraq, has brought a painful closure to the episode. . For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To improve Vocabulary)

1. revelation (noun) – disclosure, surprising fact, declaration/announcement, report.
2. grave (noun) – burying place, burial pit, burial chamber.
3. hold in (phrasal verb) – restrain, repress, keep in check/keep under control.
4. rage (verb) – be violent, be turbulent, be uncontrollable.
5. gun down (phrasal verb) – shoot, kill, execute.
6. captor (noun) – custodian, keeper, enslaver/detainer.
7. flee (verb) – run away, leave, escape.
8. account (noun) – description/report, narration, statement.
9. reach out (phrasal verb) – contact someone for help/assistance/cooperation.
10. prudent (adjective) –  wise, advisable, sensible.
11. circumspect (adjective) – cautious, careful, wary.
12. disseminate (verb) – spread, circulate, publicize.
13. distraught (adjective) – very worried, distressed/devastated, shattered.
14. rushed (adjective) – hasty, hurried, done hurriedly.
15.  saga (noun) – lengthy explanation, lengthy statement; chain of events.
16. appraisal (noun) – assessment, evaluation, judgement.
17. dupe (verb) – deceive, cheat, mislead/misguide.

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