👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 2-> 17 MAY👀

💥Daily Word Bytes - 1  from editorial - Death in Gaza 💥

toll (noun) – adverse effect, undesirable consequence, damage.
Hindu Editorial usage : The deaths at the Gaza-Israel border show the continuing toll of occupation

precede (verb) – come/go before, pave the way for, lead to.
Hindu Editorial usage : The violence in Gaza that preceded the opening of the American embassy in Jerusalem on Monday has once again reminded the world of the dangerous consequences of President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv to the disputed city

besides (preposition) – apart from, in addition, as well as.
Hindu Editorial usage : many had warned it would trigger violence in the Palestinian Territories besides complicating any peace processes

suffocatingly (adverb) – oppressively, domineeringly, repressively.
Hindu Editorial usage : On Monday morning, across Gaza, a tiny Mediterranean strip that has been suffocatingly blockaded by Israel and Egypt for years

blockade (verb) – barricade, close up, seal off (supply of essential goods and others of an area).
Hindu Editorial usage : On Monday morning, across Gaza, a tiny Mediterranean strip that has been suffocatingly blockaded by Israel and Egypt for years

disproportionate (adjective) – inordinate, excessive, undue/ too much.
Hindu Editorial usage : The embassy shift and the disproportionate response at the Gaza border, crucially, came on the eve of the 70th anniversary of Nakba,

eviction (noun) – expulsion, banishment, ousting
Hindu Editorial usage : the day to mark the forced eviction of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes in 1948

callous (adjective) – harsh, heartless, insensitive/ruthless.
Hindu Editorial usage : The callous way in which Israel dealt with the protests shows the utter disregard Tel Aviv and the international community have for Palestinian lives.

disregard (noun) – indifference, carelessness, negligence.
Hindu Editorial usage : The callous way in which Israel dealt with the protests shows the utter disregard Tel Aviv and the international community have for Palestinian lives.

remorse (noun) – deep regret, penitence, sorrow/guilt.
Hindu Editorial usage : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t show any remorse over the death of Palestinians

humanitarian (adjective) – compassionate, humane, civilized.
Hindu Editorial usage :  which is the only way forward to end violence and address the political and humanitarian concerns of the occupied territories.

trap (verb) – get stuck, catch, get caught.
Hindu Editorial usage : They are now trapped in this cycle of violence. Despite repeated promises from the outside world, they are caught in the status quo 

status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
Hindu Editorial usage : They are now trapped in this cycle of violence. Despite repeated promises from the outside world, they are caught in the status quo 

on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
Hindu Editorial usage : Palestinians fear that facts on the ground are being manipulated further to their disadvantage.

manipulate (verb) – falsify, misrepresent, alter/change.
Hindu Editorial usage : Palestinians fear that facts on the ground are being manipulated further to their disadvantage.

for starters (phrase) – first of all, to start with.
Hindu Editorial usage : The international community must not remain silent; for starters, there must be an inquiry into the carnage at the Gaza border.

carnage (noun) – massacre, mass murder/killing, mass destruction.
Hindu Editorial usage : The international community must not remain silent; for starters, there must be an inquiry into the carnage at the Gaza border.

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