The Hindu Editorial (Deceptive signals) – Nov 24, 2023

Last month, India’s goods exports recorded only their second uptick this financial year, with a 6.2% rise. Merchandise imports grew a sharper 12.3% over last October and nearly 21% over September’s tally to hit an all-time high of $65.03 billion... For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Deceptive signals) – Nov 24, 2023.

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deceptive (adjective) – misleading, ambiguous, distorted, deceitful, fraudulent, bogus false.
tidings (noun) – news, information, reports.
picture (noun) – idea, impression, visualization, (mental) image, vision, notion.
misread (verb) – get wrong, judge, interpret estimate wrongly/incorrectly.
uptick (noun) – a small increase or upward trend.
merchandise (noun) – goods, commodities, produce, product.
tally (noun) – total, count.
hit (verb) – reach, attain, touch, arrive at (a particular level).
trade deficit (noun) – a trade deficit (a deficit in the balance of trade) occurs when the value of a country’s imports exceeds that of its exports. It is also called a trade gap.
deficit (noun) – shortfall, deficiency, shortage, undersupply, slippage.
as a result (phrase) because of something; in view of, due to, owing to, by/in virtue of.
import bill (noun) – the total amount of imports made by a country. This includes both physical imports of goods and imports of services.
go beyond (phrasal verb) – be more than something; to do more than something; exceed, surpass, transcend, outdo.
relatively (adverb) – to a certain extent/degree; comparatively, somewhat, reasonably, satisfactorily.
tepid (adjective) – unconcerned, unenthusiastic, uninterested, lukewarm, unresponsive, half-hearted, indifferent, dispassionate.
spur (verb) – induce, prompt, stimulate, encourage.
anticipation (noun) – expectation, prediction, forecast, hope, expectancy.
surge (noun) – sudden increase or rise of something.
expectation (noun) – projection, prediction, indication, forecast, speculation, prognosis, calculation (of future events or trends).
shock (noun) – disturbance causing volatility/uncertainty in an economy.
thanks to (phrase) – because of, on account of, owing to.
idiosyncratic (adjective) – having strange or unusual features; distinctive, individual, peculiar, characteristic, subjective.
assert (verb) – state, posit, affirm, announce, proclaim, claim.
upside (noun) – a positive/encouraging situation/result; an upward trend/movement (as of prices)
global demand (noun) – the total demand for final goods and services in all parts of the world.
likely (adverb) – probably, presumably, potentially, doubtlessly.
trajectory (noun) – track/course, route, path, direction, approach.
trigger (verb) – cause, give rise to, lead to, bring about, generate.
anxiety (noun) – worry, concern, apprehension, distress, disquiet, worry.
inelastic (adjective) – relating to supply/demand or import/export which is unconcerned to changes in price; rigid, unyielding, inflexible, stable.
recede (verb) – diminish, lessen, decrease, dwindle, ebb, wane, abate.
spike (verb) – rise or increase sharply/suddenly.
extent (noun) – degree, level, range, amount.
drop (noun) – decrease, reduction, decline, slump, depreciation.
precious metals (noun) – metals that have a high economic value, such as gold, silver, platinum and others.
play a role or play a part (phrase) – contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.
sought past tense of seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
ramp up (phrasal verb) – increase (in amount or number).
rebound (verb) – recover, revive, rally, bounce back, pick up, come back (in value of something after decline).
bump up (phrasal verb) – increase, raise.
construe (verb) – understand, interpret, take to mean, see, regard.
consumption demand (noun) – the demand for goods and services by individuals and households in the economy.
deferred (adjective) – delayed, postponed, put off.
norm (noun) – standard, convention, regulation.
euphemistically (adverb) – politely/mildly & indirectly.
rephrase (verb) – reword, paraphrase, express in other words, express differently, restate.
stockpile (verb) – stock up, amass, gather, collect, accumulate.
inventory (noun) – all the items, goods, merchandise, and materials held by a business/firm for selling in the market to earn a profit; a complete list of items (in stock).
rein in (phrasal verb) – to control, restrain, restrict, limit someone/something.
measure (noun) – action, step, procedure.
slew (noun) – a large number of, lot, range.
headline (adjective) – indicating a particularly pronounced or important news; notable, marked, striking, glaring, obvious.
kink (noun) – flaw, defect, imperfection, problem, difficulty, snag, shortcoming, weak point
month-on-month (adjective) – used to compare data for one month with that in previous months.
drop (verb) – fall, sink, slip, go down, decrease.
incremental (adjective) – gradual, step-by-step, phased.
throw up (phrasal verb) – produce something.
lose out on (phrasal verb) – miss out on, fail to benefit from, be unsuccessful, to fail make use of.