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