Missing the pulse – The Hindu (Dec 23, 2017)

Missing the pulse – The Hindu (Dec 23, 2017)

In what may be the Centre’s first strike in response to the rural distress read into the Gujarat Assembly poll outcomes, a 30% customs duty has been slapped on the import of chana dal and masoor dal. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. coherence (noun) – consistency, orderliness, organization.
2. distress (noun) – difficulty, trouble, hardship/adversity.
3. read into (phrasal verb) – infer/conclude from, assume from, attribute to.
4. slap (verb) – impose, levy, add.
5. bumper (adjective) – abundant, large, heavy.
6. rabi crop (noun) – winter crops; Seeds sowing in the beginning of the winter and harvesting at the end of the season (apr-may) in the South Asia.
7. stockpile (verb) – store up, amass, accumulate.
8. prolonged (adjective) – very long, extended, protracted.
9. upsurge (noun) – growth, sudden increase, rise.
10. shrank (past tense of shrink) (verb) – get smaller, lessen, reduce.
11. disaggregated (adjective) – separated, divided.
12. cool off (verb) – reduce, moderate, diminish/lessen.
13. moderation (noun) – reduction, diminishing/lessening, decrease.
14. curb (verb) – limit, restrict, control.
15. flawed (adjective) – defective, wrong, incorrect.
16. reflexively (adverb) – automatically, spontaneously, instinctively.
17. warrant (verb) – justify, necessitate, validate.
18. counter-productive (adjective) – harmful, damaging, injurious/hurtful.
19. soar (verb) – rise rapidly, escalate, increase quickly.
20. pact (noun) – agreement, deal/treaty, contract.
21. hefty (adjective) – large, heavy, substantial.
22. prop up (adjective) – support, assist, stimulate.
23. better off (adjective) – wealthy, rich/affluent; fortunate.
24. accumulate (verb) – assemble, amass, collect.
25. shore up (phrasal verb) – support, assist, buttress/strengthen.
26. stir up (phrasal verb) – excite, provoke, instigate/incite.
27. inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.

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