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Newspaper Vocabulary – 40 nations urge Israel to lift ‘punitive’ sanctions on Palestinians

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On Monday, some 40 countries called on Israel to lift sanctions imposed on the Palestinian Authority earlier this month for seeking an advisory opinion from the UN’s top court on the Israeli occupation. Dawn news and Times of Israel published an article, covering this news and I selected 12 Newspaper vocabulary words from those articles and explained them in this lesson. If you are preparing for a competitive exam, this lesson will help you. Newspaper Vocabulary Words with Urdu Meaning learning this video lesson will help you read the Newspaper without any confusion.


1. Punitive (Noun)

       Meaning:

Aiming to punish

2. Call on   (Phrasal verb)

       Meaning:

To officially ask a person or
organization to do something

3. Retaliation      (Noun)

       Meaning:

An act of hurting someone
because they hurt you

4. Reaffirm         (Noun)

       Meaning:

State again strongly

5. Unwavering   (Adjective)

       Meaning:

Never changing

6. Weigh in on    (Phrasal Verb)

       Meaning:

add your opinion or advice

7. Annexation    (Noun)

       Meaning:

Possession taken of a land of
a country by force

8. Deduct  (Verb)

       Meaning:

To take away amount or part
from the total

9. Regardless      (Adverb)

       Meaning:

In spite of every thing

10. Abstain         (Verb)

       Meaning:

Not to do something you could

11. Reiterate      (verb)

       Meaning:

To say again or a number of
times

12. Verbal Exchange   (Noun)

       Meaning:

A conversation between two or
more than two people

 

 

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