Slippery slick – The Hindu Apr 17, 2018 

After a sharp fall at the beginning of the year, oil prices have risen dramatically in recent weeks. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. slippery (noun) – evasive, unreliable, unpredictable.
2. slick (noun) – smooth and persuasive but untrustworthy.
3. tie someone (up) in knots (phrase) – make someone confused.
4. Brent crude (noun) – a classification of crude oil produced from the oil platform in the North Sea.
5. volatility (noun) – the state of being legally responsible to change in a very sudden or extreme way.
6. owing to (phrase) – because of, as a result of, on account of.
7. glut (noun) – surplus, excess, oversupply.
8. shale supply (noun) – supply of shale oil. Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock in which natural gas is trapped underground. Shale oil is an unconventional (crude) oil produced from this type sedimentary rock.
9. in the offing (phrase) – on the way, coming soon, likely to happen.
10. in sync (phrase) – in agreement.
11. call for (phrasal verb) – necessitate, demand, warrant/justify.
12. roller-coaster mode (noun) – (figuratively) an experience with unexpected highs and lows, sudden and rapid changes in a short period of time.
13. factor in (phrase) – included/added as a factor/point when making a decision.
14. assertion (noun) – declaration, contention, statement.
15. ally (verb) – combine, join, merge.
16. moderate (verb) – lessen, decrease, reduce.
17. reluctant (noun) – unwilling, disinclined, opposed.
18. scale down (phrasal verb) – reduce, lower, decrease.
19. in the face of (phrase) – when confronted with, despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
20. fly (verb) – display, show, exhibit.
21. ostensibly (adverb) – apparently, seemingly, allegedly.
22. litmus test (noun) – indicative test, measure/gauge, index.
23. deregulation (noun) – the removal of regulations in a industry.
24. reformist (adjective) – modern, new/advanced, forward-looking.
25. credentials (noun) – achievement, aspect, quality.

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