Buoyant again – The Hindu (Mar 02 2018)

Buoyant again – The Hindu (Mar 02 2018)

The latest economic data from the Central Statistics Office reveal that India’s GDP expanded at a brisk 7.2% pace in the three months ended December, an acceleration from the 6.5% posted in the second quarter. . For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. buoyant (adjective) – booming, progressing, growing/developing.
2. fan (verb) – intensify, increase, stimulate.
3. inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.
4. on the face of it (phrase) – apparently, seemingly, evidently.
5. optimism (noun) – hopefulness, confidence, positiveness.
6. broad-based (adjective) – wide-ranging, general.
7. preceding (adjective) – foregoing, previous, prior/earlier.
8. laggard (noun) – delayer, lagger, sluggard/straggler.
9. contraction (noun) – decline, decrease, reduction/shrinking.
10. disruptive (adjective) – unconventional, unprecedented, unusual.
11. bear in mind (phrase) – take into account, be mindful, remember/consider.
12. sobering (adjective) – steady, sensible, practical/pragmatic.
13. assumption (noun) – premise, proposition, belief/thought.
14. pare (verb) – reduce, decrease, diminish.
15. buoyancy (noun) – vigour/strength, high level of activity, growth.
16. enduring (adjective) –  durable, lasting, continuing.
17. decelerate (verb) – slow down, reduce speed, slack up.
18. lag (behind) (verb) – fall behind, straggle/fall back, delay.
19. traction (noun) – an idea or a product gains popularity/acceptance.
20. undergird (verb) – provide a support/basis.
21. rub (noun) – problem, difficulty, trouble
22. leeway (noun) – freedom, liberty, licence/elbow room.
23. pump priming (noun) – the stimulation of economic activity by investment.
24. fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
25. profligacy (noun) – wastefulness/expenditure (of resources)
26. beset (verb) – enclose, surround, encircle.
27. in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a consequence of, as a result of.
28. revival (noun) – improvement, betterment; restoration.
29. out of the woods (phrase) – out of danger/difficulty.

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