The Hindu Editorial (Fuel fractions) – Jun 04, 2018

Last Wednesday, the public sector oil marketing companies cut the prices of petrol and diesel by one paisa a litre —. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Fuel fractions) – Jun 04, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Fuel fractions) – Jun 04, 2018:

fraction (noun) – tiny amount.
bite the bullet (phrase) – to go through a painful or otherwise unpleasant situation that has been delayed and seen as unavoidable beyond certain stage.
frozen past participle of freeze (noun) – an act of keeping something at a fixed state.
run-up to (noun) – a period/time before an important event.
creep up (phrasal verb) – increase, rise slowly but steadily.
under fire for (phrase) – severely criticized for.
persist with (verb) – continue, carry on, hold.
flak (noun) – strong criticism, censure, disapproval.
cursory (adjective) – casual, careless, inattentive/unthinking.
gear up (phrasal verb) – get ready, prepare, lay the groundwork.
blow (noun) – disturbance, source of distress,, misfortune/burden.
old-fangled (adjective) – old-fashioned, outmoded, old time.
reluctance (noun) – unwillingness, disinclination, lack of interest.
slash (verb) – reduce, cut, lower (a price greatly).
narrative (noun) – statement, report/portrayal, description.
rake in (phrasal verb) – earn, make, gain.
ad valorem (adjective) – Latin, ‘according to the value’. It is commonly applied to a tax imposed on the value of property/product/service.
reckon (verb) – consider/judge, evaluate, estimate.
go down (phrasal verb) – decrease, fall/drop, plummet.
anomaly (noun) – abnormality/irregularity, oddity, deviation.
embolden (verb) – give courage, strengthen, encourage/motivate.
spike (noun) – increase sharply.
inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.
trade deficit (noun) – a trade deficit (a deficit in the balance of trade) occurs when the value of a country’s imports exceeds that of its exports. It is also called a trade gap.
nascent (adjective) – starting/beginning/coming (to exist).
vulnerable (noun) – an easy target for.
feel the pinch (phrase) – suffer hardship, suffer adversity.
corollary (noun) – consequence, result, outcome.

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