Evidence of fragility – The Hindu (Jan 08, 2018)

Evidence of fragility – The Hindu (Jan 08, 2018)

Five months after Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian predicted that economic growth was likely to be closer to 6.5% in the current fiscal year,…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. fragility (noun) – vulnerability, riskiness, unreliability.
2. underwhelming (adjective) – unsatisfactory, inadequate, insufficient.
3. headwinds (noun) – (in business) situations or conditions that make growth harder/difficult. Tailwinds (noun) – (in business) it describes a situation or condition that will move growth, revenues, or profits higher.
4. flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
5. dampen (verb) – decrease, reduce, lower.
6. provisional (adjective) – interim, temporary; tentative/transitional.
7. decelerate (verb) – slow down, reduce speed, slack up.
8. shrink (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease.
9. rebound (noun) – an increase in something (value, amount) after a decline.
10. unravel (verb) – resolve, solve, unfold.
11. traction (noun) – an idea or a product gains popularity/acceptance.
12. prospect (noun) – hope, expectation, anticipation.
13. vigour (noun) – strength, high level of activity, good condition.
14. in a hurry (phrase) – easily, quickly; readily.
15. remote (adjective) – questionable, implausible/unrealistic, doubtful.
16. aggregate (verb) – combine, unite, consolidate.
17. posit (verb) – predicate, assert, assume.
18. contraction (noun) – decline, decrease, reduction/shrinking.
19. Brent crude (noun) – a classification of crude oil produced from the oil platform in the North Sea.
20. hover (verb) – remain at a specific level.
21. undermine (verb) – weaken, compromise, diminish/reduce.
22. kharif crop (noun) – monsoon crops; Seeds sowing in the beginning of the monsoon and harvesting at the end of the season (oct-nov) in the South Asia.
23. inflationary (adjective) – tending to cause monetary inflation.
24. inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.
25. leeway (noun) – freedom, liberty, licence/elbow room.
26. mull (verb) – ponder, consider; evaluate/examine.
27. bank on (phrasal verb) – rely on, depend on, reckon on.
28. unclog (verb) – streamline, smooth-running, make efficient/ease.
29. recapitalise (verb) – substantial change in a company’s capital structure by providing more capital, especially by replacing debt with stock.
30. fair wind (noun) – (figuratively) favourable situation.

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