The Hindu Editorial (A hint of stability) – Jul 21, 2022

As a leader who was the lone member of his party in Parliament, Ranil Wickremesinghe can only see his victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections on Wednesday as a political windfall. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (A hint of stability) – Jul 21, 2022.

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The Hindu Editorial (A hint of stability) – Jul 21, 2022:

stability (noun) – steadiness, firmness, solidity, secureness, strength.
dispensation (noun) – government; the establishment, the system.
extend (verb) – give, grant, present.
windfall (noun) – bonanza, jackpot, unexpected fortune/gain; a lot of money that you win or get unexpectedly.
crown of thorns (noun) – a painful burden; (According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion).
reach out (phrasal verb) – contact someone to obtain/offer help/assistance/cooperation.
credibility (noun) – trustworthiness, acceptability, reliability, dependability.
distance oneself from (phrasal verb) – denounce, disown, reject.
faction (noun) – clique, bloc, group, sector.
ruling (adjective) – currently having anauthirity/power.
back (verb) – support, endorse, advocate, promote, uphold.
the street (noun) – public.
course (noun) – way, path, direction.
rebuilding (noun) – reorganization, restructuring, rearrangement, revamping, makeover.
much-needed (adjective) – needed to a large extent/degree/level.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) (noun) – an international organization of 189 countries, headquartered in Washington, D.C., working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
bailout (noun) – an act of providing financial help/support by the outside investors to a bank/institution/organisation which faces serious financial difficulty.
be equal to the challenge (phrase) – to have the ability to tackle a problem in a successful way.
fall (noun) – decline, drop, decrease, reduction, plummet, plunge, slump.
remittance (noun) – payment, allowance, (money) settlement.
currency reserve (noun) – a currency that is held in large amounts by central banks and monetary authorities as part of their foreign exchange reserves programme. (E.g. The Reserve bank of India is the central bank in India).
foreign currency reserves (noun) – Forex reserves are the amounts of assets /money in foreign currencies that a country has in its central bank (in India, it is Reserve bank of India).
road (noun) – way, path, route, direction, course.
trough (noun) – lowest point; a point of low activity.
arduous (adjective) – difficult, taxing, onerous, laborious, back-breaking.
in addition (phrase) – moreover, furthermore, additionally.
conclude (verb) – finish, close, wind up, terminate.
stipulation (noun) – clause, condition, specification, requirement.
spell out (phrasal verb) – explain, make clear, elucidate/clarify.
given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
proximity (noun) – nearness, presence, closeness.
spill over (phrasal verb) – (something like an emotion/bad condition) spread out or fan out & reach to an uncontrolled level.
adopt (verb) – take up, follow, use.
three-pronged (adjective) – having three different parts.
strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
sympathy (noun) – support, compassion, caring, concern; common feeling, fellow feeling, affinity, empathy, rapport.
quest (noun) – search, pursuit.
means (noun) – method, way, manner.
unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
credit line (noun) – another term for line of credit; a source of funds that can readily be tapped/borrowed at the borrower’s discretion (choice).
reap (verb) – receive, obtain, get, acquire, secure, bring in.
dividend (noun) – benefit, advantage, reward, gain.
goodwill (noun) – compassion; cooperation, collaboration, friendliness, mutual support.
humanitarian aid (noun) – material and logistic assistance that’s used to relieve suffering during emergency situations.
by way of something (phrase) – as a form of, having, constituting; by means of.
debt (noun) – liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital.
deferral (noun) – postponement, suspension, moratorium.
understate (verb) – play down, downplay, de-emphasize.
uncertainty (noun) – unpredictability, unreliability, riskiness/precariousness.
overcome/beat the odds (phrase) – to become successful in spite of not having a good chance.
bilaterally (adverb) – between the two countries involved.
objective (noun) – aim, intention, goal, purpose, target.
neighbour (noun) – a country that is next to another country; (bordering) country.