The Hindu Editorial (Turkish surprise) – Apr 03, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Turkish surprise) – Apr 03, 2019:

setback (noun) – problem, difficulty, blow/upset.
reverse (noun) – setback, failure, blow/defeat.
jolt (noun) – shock, surprise, upset.
referendum (noun) – public vote; a direct vote in which people cast ballots to decide on a specific issue or policy (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
make inroads into (phrase) – encroach, intrude, trespass/impinge.
contain (verb) – restrain, control, limit.
raise the stakes (phrase) – to increase the risk/competition level.
spectacular (adjective) – obvious, striking, noticeable/unforgettable.
depreciation (noun) – devaluation, decrease in value, reduction.
reel under (phrase) – to suffer (due to a burden).
hamstring (noun) – constraint, restriction, blockage (the efficiency).
ballooning (adjective) – soaring, escalating, increasing.
deficit (noun) – shortfall, deficiency, shortage.
ire (noun) – anger, fury, rage/wrath.
hoard (verb) – stockpile, stock up on, store.
spike (verb) – increase, raise.
hold down (phrasal verb) – keep at a low level, peg down, fix (at a low level).
squeeze (noun) – a strong (financial) demand or pressure.
fortunes (noun) – circumstances, state of affairs, conditions.
beleaguered (adjective) – hard-pressed, troubled, under pressure/under stress.
unleash (verb) – let loose, release, set free.
rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
deflect (verb) – deviate, divert, distract/change.
fiscal stimulus (noun) – Government measures, normally involving increased public spending and lower taxation, aimed at giving a positive jolt to economic activity.
foreclose (verb) – preclude, prevent, remove (a course of action).
travails (noun) – ordeal, labour/struggle/hard work; painful effort.
symptomatic (adjective) – indicative, signalling, warning.
afflict (verb) – burden, affect, trouble.
run on (noun) – a widespread/sudden trading in (a currency).
woes (noun) – trouble, difficulty, problem.
slide (noun) – fall, decline, drop.
inflation (noun) – simply meaning “cost of living”; increase of price level of goods & services and vice versa decrease of currency value.
belated (adjective) – late, behind time, not on time/delayed.
conversely (adverb) – inversely, the other way round, oppositely/reciprocally.
compound (verb) – aggravate, worsen, exacerbate/intensify.
strained (adjective) – difficult, troubled, uneasy.
retaliation (noun) – revenge, vengeance, counter-attack.
standoff (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse.
detention (noun) – confinement/incarceration, captivity/custody, imprisonment.
pastor (noun) – priest, clergyman, father/preacher.
pragmatic (adjective) – empirical, realistic/actual, practical.