The Hindu Editorial (A delicate balance) – Oct 09, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A delicate balance) – Oct 09, 2019:

eye (verb) – look at with interest, observe/view, contemplate.
rigour (noun) – carefulness, diligence, attention to detail.
put together (phrasal verb) – assemble, organize, arrange.
(all) over again (phrase) – from the beginning for a second time.
sober (verb) – make more serious, make someone stop and think, give someone pause for thought.
centre-right (adjective) – moderately right-wing (party).
forge (verb) – establish, form, create.
anti-capitalist (adjective) – left-wing, opposed to capitalism (private enterprise/private ownership).
hold on to (phrasal verb) – keep possession of, retain, not give away.
arithmetic (noun) – calculation, reckoning, tally.
leverage (noun) – advantage, control, dominance, edge/weight.
geringonça (noun) – contraption.
unlikely (adjective) – questionable, unconvincing; doubtful, unexpected.
contraption (noun) – mechanism, apparatus, machine/device.
back (verb) – support, endorse, uphold.
austerity (noun) – difficult economic crisis/financial distress. It is a political-economic term referring to policies that aim to reduce government budget deficits through spending cuts, tax increases, or a combination of both.
markedly (adverb) – significantly, noticeably, clearly.
fiscal discipline (noun) – the ability of government to balance revenues and expenditures.
cushion (verb) – mitigate, lessen, reduce (the adverse effects of).
recession (noun) – economic decline, downturn, slowdown.
fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
stance (noun) – point of view, opinion, standpoint.
advocate (verb) – support, champion, uphold.
roll-back (noun) – reduction, cut/decrease, trimming.
global warming (noun) – it is the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels.
assertive (adjective) – confident, positive, decisive.
impasse (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, stand-off.
eschew (verb) – abstain from, refrain from, give up.
punitive (adjective) – disciplinary, corrective, retributive; in retaliation.
assuage (verb) – relieve, alleviate, moderate.
anti-austerity (adjective) – relating to the party/group who protest and campaign (at grassroots) across various countries. it is due to a difficult economic situation caused by a government to reduce public expenditure or increase tax structure in order to decrease growing budget deficits.
drive (noun) – campaign, movement, effort, push/appeal.
woefully (adverb) – very badly; deplorably, unluckily, sadly/regrettably
deadlock (noun) – stalemate, stand-off, impasse.
avert (verb) – prevent, stop, avoid.
at any cost (phrase) – regardless of the effort needed.
plaudits (noun) – praise/acclaim, kudos, commendation.
rectitude (noun) – principle, moral virtue, morality, integrity.