English Vocabulary from
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Topic 1 : "Cracking down on idol-looters"
- Cracking down - to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more serious way
- Idol- a picture or statue that people pray to as part of their religion
- looters - people who steal something dishonestly by using force
- Thriving - growing
- Illicitly - illegally
- Procured - to get something, especially after an effort
- Exposed - made (something) visible by uncovering it / reveal the true, objectionable nature of (someone or something)
- Wing - a group of an organization
- Raided - a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people
- Premises - the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization
- Sheer - used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful something is
- Seizure - the action of taking something by force or with legal authority
- Ivory - the hard yellowish-white substance that forms the tusks of some animals such as elephants, used especially in the past to make decorative objects
- Brazen - bold and without shame
- Heritage - something belonging to the culture of a particular society
- Yielded - produced or provided
- Numerous - great in number / many
- Vessel - a curved container that is used to hold liquid
- Dating back - to have existed for a particular length of time or since a particular time
- Unparalleled - having no equal / better or greater than any other
- Refinement - a small change that improves something
- Sculpture - the art of forming solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone
- Octogenarian - a person who is between 80 and 89 years old
- Meticulously - very carefully
- Shadowy - used to refer to someone or something about which little is known
- Vast - extremely big
- Plied - to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things
- Numerous - many
- Territory - (an area of) land, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person
- Alleged - said, without proof
- Kingpin - the most important person within a particular organization
- Artefact - an object made by a person, and having historical background
- Antiquities - objects from the ancient past
- Plundering - stealing goods violently from a place, especially during a war
- Subcontinent - a large area of land that is part of a continent, often referring to South Asia
- Signatory - a person, organization, or country that has signed an agreement
- Convention - an agreement between states covering particular matters, especially one less formal than a treaty
- Rubric - a heading on a document
- Circumstances - situations
- Breathtaking - extremely exciting / surprising
- Trickled - to arrive or move somewhere slowly, in small numbers
- Halt - to stop
- Outflow - a large amount of money, valuable items, or people that is transferred out of a place
- Surveillance - the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected
- Disrupt - to prevent something
- Facilitating - to make something possible or easier
Topic 2 : "Views to watch"
- Proposal - a plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration by others
- Objection - an expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition / reason for disagreeing
- Backdrop - the general situation in which particular events happen
- Airbase - a military airport where aircraft are kept and can land and take off
- Topography - the physical appearance of an area of land
- Installation - a place where there are buildings and equipment that have a particular, especially military, purpose
- Panoramic view - a view of a wide area
- Geospatial - relating to data that is associated with a particular location
- Legislation - law
- Roadblocks - actions that prevent something from happening or working correctly
- For instance - for example
- Privacy - someone's right to keep their personal matters and relationships secret
- Took centre stage - to be at the centre of attention
- Household - a building that people, usually one family, live in
- Reportedly - according to what many people say
- Disaster management - activity of preparing for and successfully dealing with extremely difficult or damaging events
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