appease
Part of Speech
: verb
Definition
: to make somebody less angry
Sentence
: Thai government will pay 21.2 billion baht to appease
protests by rubber farmers.
bloodshed
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: the killing of people
Sentence
: The Philippine president called on the rebel to surrender and prevent further
bloodshed.
ceasefire
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: an agreement between two countries to stop in fighting
Sentence
: A ceasefire has been forged between
the Philippine army and the separatist Moro National Liberation front.
colonization
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: taking control another country by using force
Sentence
: Vietnam declared independence from French colonization
on 2 September 1945.
disruption
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: interrupting the continuity of something
Sentence
: Thailand’s government is trying to negotiate an end to protests by rubber
farmers that have blocked roads and caused disruptions
in the country’s south.
hardliner
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: a conservative who is uncompromising
Sentence
: Hundreds of Islamic hardliners
protested in the Indonesian capital Jakarta against Miss World beauty contest.
itinerary
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: a plan of a journey
Sentence
: The White House confirmed that President Barack Obama will be visiting
Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines this October in the one week itinerary.
pageant
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: a beauty competition
Sentence
: Muslim beauty pageant challenges Miss
World in Indonesia.
racism
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: the belief that some races of people are better than others
Sentence
: Blackface Dunkin’ Donuts ad in Thailand brings racism
accusation.
subsidy
Part of Speech
: noun
Definition
: money given by a government
Sentence
: Thailand’s national rubber policy committee agreed to double its rubber subsidy for rubber farmers.
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