The Hindu Editorial (Mixed growth signals) – Jun 02, 2018

Official data showing the GDP expanding at the fastest pace in seven quarters in the three months ended March 31, a brisk 7.7% at that, is reason for cheer. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Mixed growth signals) – Jun 02, 2018.

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1. inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.
2. take a call (phrase) – decide.
3. propel (verb) – spur, motivate, catapult.
4. optimism (noun) – hopefulness, confidence, positiveness.
5. gross value added (GVA) – it is a measure of total output and income in the economy. It provides the rupee value for the amount of goods and services produced in an economy after deducting the cost of inputs and raw materials that have gone into the production of those goods and services. It also gives sector-specific picture like what is the growth in an area, industry or sector of an economy. On the other hand, GDP or gross domestic product is a measure of economic activity in a country. It is the total value of a country’s annual output of goods and service.
6. rebound (noun) – an increase in something (value, amount) after a decline.
7. heartening (adjective) – encouraging, boosting, comforting.
8. year-on-year (adjective) – used to measure the most recent value (or price/performance/qualities) of something against the same measured exactly a year earlier.
9. fiscal (noun) – financial year.
10. appreciably (adverb) – considerably, substantially, significantly.
11. sustain (verb) – continue, maintain, bolster up.
12. pan out (phrasal verb) – turn out, result,  come out (well).
13. broad-based (adjective) – wide-ranging, general.
14. revival (noun) – improvement, betterment; rallying.
15. languish (verb) – fail (to develop/grow).
16. preceding (adjective) – previous, prior, earlier.
17. sobering (adjective) – steady, sensible, practical/pragmatic.
18. bullish (adjective) – optimistic, hopeful, buoyant/positive.
19. fan (verb) – increase, stimulate.
20. tepid (adjective) – unenthusiastic/uninterested, halfhearted, lukewarm.
21. capitalize on (verb) – take advantage of, exploit, use/utilize.
22. eschew (verb) – give up, forge/reject, relinquish/renounce.
23. populism (noun) – related to policies that supposedly represent the opinions of ordinary people (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
24. prudence (noun) – cautiousness, carefulness; foresight, forethought.
25. tenuous (adjective) – weak, fragile, slender.

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