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April 2, 2003 atrocity (a TRA sa ti) The noun atrocity refers to a very cruel and shocking action. Mr Bush accused Mr Saddam's "dying regime" of committing dozens of atrocities against its own people and prisoners of war. Reports of atrocities against Indian prisoners were denied by Pakistan. Refugees report there were efforts to hide atrocities by burning the victims' bodies. With every atrocity they commit, terrorists hope the world becomes more fearful. sentence_example April 1, 2003 decimate (DES a meyt) The verb decimate means to destroy a very large number of something. Iraq's army was supposed to be a pushover: poorly equipped and badly organised, a once-proud force decimated by the first Gulf War in 1991 and 12 years of UN-imposed sanctions. The economic crisis may have decimated Asian economies, but Asia's richest not only escaped the worst; they got richer. Researchers are developing drugs to replenish immune cells decimated by cancer treatments. The Hiroshima survivor described what it was like to walk through the decimated city. March 31, 2003 casualty (KAZ shul ti) The noun casualty refers to a person who is killed or injured in a war or accident. The US-led force in Iraq risks as many as 3,000 casualties in the battle for Baghdad, a top former commander said on Monday. Commanders are under severe restrictions to minimise casualties among both civilians and pilots. The number of casualties could not be immediately determined. The latest casualties are the Bristol Rovers goalkeeper and two key strikers. Click here to see our words in the news for the previous week. Return to our home page | Comments to Terry F. at terryfrd@ksc15.th.com | |© The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd. All rights reserved 2003 | Last modified: April 3, 2003