The Hindu Editorial (Faint glimmer) – Jun 14, 2019

Industrial activity in the new financial year appears to have started on a healthier note than the trend witnessed… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Faint glimmer) – Jun 14, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Faint glimmer) – Jun 14, 2019:

glimmer (noun) – (a faint) sign, trace/ray, hint (of light/hope).
revival (noun) – improvement, advance, restoration/comeback.
build on (phrasal verb) – establish, set up, form.
prudent (adjective) – wise, sensible, careful/ far-sighted.
buoy (verb) – encourage, stimulate, give strength to.
fiscal (noun) – financial year.
broad-based (adjective) – wide-ranging, general.
listless (adjective) -slow, lethargic/sluggish; lifeless/spiritless.
decelerate (verb) – slow down, reduce speed, slack up.
rebound (verb) – recover, rally, pick up.
territory (noun) – an area of activity, field, sphere, preserve.
slowdown (noun) – (economic) decline, downturn/recession, slump/depression.
hearteningly (adverb) – encouragingly, hopefully, favourably/promisingly.
proxy (noun) – a number used to indicate the value of something in calculation.
snap (out of) (verb) – recover, regain, get over/overcome.
contraction (noun) – decline, decrease, reduction/shrinking.
trail (verb) – lag behind, fall behind, lose.
premature (adjective) – untimely, early, too soon/too early.
reading (noun) – record, figure, indication, measurement.
abiding (adjective) – long-lasting, permanent, stable.
unveil (verb) – present, announce, disclose/make public.
acceleration (noun) – increase, rise, surge/escalation.
headline (retail) inflation (noun) – it is a measure of the total inflation within an economy, including commodities such as food and energy prices (e.g., oil and gas).
consumer price index (CPI) (noun) – a monthly measurement of prices for most household goods and services.
quicken (verb) – speed up, accelerate, step up.
bump-up (noun) – sudden increase/rise (of something).
inflation (noun) – simply meaning “cost of living”; increase of price level of goods & services and vice versa decrease of currency value.
flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
trajectory (noun) – course, route, path.
spike (noun) – a sharp rise/increase of something.
threshold (noun) – lower limit, starting point, the level (to react to something).
keep a watch (phrase) – to protect/ lookout/guard something through close observation.
volatile (adjective) – unpredictable/unsettled, unsteady, turbulent/tense.
amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
heightened (adjective) – increased, amplified, intensified.
outlook (noun) – prospects, expectations, hopes.
owing to (phrase) – because of, as a result of, on account of.
trade spat/war (noun) – a condition in which a country increase tariffs on foreign goods and impose quota restrictions to restrict other countries’ trade.
forecast (verb) – predict, foretell/foresee, expect.
spatial distribution (noun) – it refers to how resources, activities, human demographics or features of the landscape are arranged across the surface of the Earth.
have a bearing on (phrase) – have a relevance/relation to something.
incentive (noun) – stimulus, impetus, boost.
nascent (adjective) – just beginning, developing, burgeoning.
tick all the boxes (verb) – fulfil/satisfy all essential requirements.
(all) at one go (phrase) – at the same time, simultaneously.