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English e-learning with banglanews Part 199

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Part 199

Word-of-the-Day
Corrupt

Pronunciation
/k@"rVpt/

Corrupt is an Adjective
Corrupt is a Transitive Verb
Corruption is an Uncountable Noun

Meaning
Dishonest or illegal (Adjective)
To make someone or something become dishonest or immoral (Verb)
Dishonest or immoral behaviour, usually by people in positions of power (Noun)

Usage
India’s state vows to fire 900 corrupt officials

(Source: CLD- 2nd Edition)

Today’s Reading

In a massive crackdown on corruption, the state government headed by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has announced plans to fire 900 corrupt officials in the next two months. (gulfnews.com)

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