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Today’s article title is: Facebook may leave Europe if Ireland enforces ban on data sharing with US
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WRANGLE
Verb
Pronunciation: rang-guhl
Meaning: to express different opinions about something, often angrily
Synonyms: altercate, argue, argufy, bicker, brabble, brawl, controvert, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff
Antonyms: accept, agree, assent, concur, consent
Usage: They will wrangle for hours if they meet
Forms: Wrangle (noun)
CREDIBLE
Adjective
Pronunciation: kred-uh-buhl
Meaning: worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
Synonyms: believable, creditable, likely, plausible, presumptive, probable
Antonyms: far-fetched, implausible, improbable, incredible, unbelievable, unlikely, unplausible
Usage: He seems to be carrying a credible recommendation
Forms: Credibility (noun)
DAMPEN
Verb
Pronunciation: dam-puhn
Meaning: to make or become slightly or moderately wet/to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling
Synonyms: bedew, damp, moisten/benumb, blunt, cauterize, damp, deaden, dull, numb
Antonyms: dry/animate, arouse, stimulate
Usage: The dew will dampen the clothes outside/She will not dampen our spirits
Forms: Damp (adjective)
INVALIDATE
Verb
Pronunciation: in-val-i-deyt
Meaning: to put an end to by formal action
Synonyms: abate, abolish, abrogate, annul, avoid, cancel, disannul, dissolve, negate
Antonyms: validate, formalize, legalize
Usage: This action will invalidate your certification
Forms: Invalidation (noun), Invalid (adjective)
WINDFALL
Noun
Pronunciation: wind-fawl
Meaning: something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
Synonyms: benediction, benefit, blessing, boon, felicity, godsend, good, manna
Antonyms: affliction, bane, curse, evil, plague, scourge
Usage: This lottery is an incredible windfall for that man
