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

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

Portugal’s centre-left Socialists (PS) are eyeing a second consecutive term in office after securing about 37% of the vote in Sunday’s elections. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for 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:

  1. eye (verb) – look at with interest, observe/view, contemplate.
  2. rigour (noun) – carefulness, diligence, attention to detail.
  3. put together (phrasal verb) – assemble, organize, arrange.
  4. (all) over again (phrase) – from the beginning for a second time.
  5. sober (verb) – make more serious, make someone stop and think, give someone pause for thought.
  6. centre-right (adjective) – moderately right-wing (party).
  7. forge (verb) – establish, form, create.
  8. anti-capitalist (adjective) – left-wing, opposed to capitalism (private enterprise/private ownership).
  9. hold on to (phrasal verb) – keep possession of, retain, not give away.
  10. arithmetic (noun) – calculation, reckoning, tally.
  11. leverage (noun) – advantage, control, dominance, edge/weight.
  12. geringonça (noun) – contraption.
  13. unlikely (adjective) – questionable, unconvincing; doubtful, unexpected.
  14. contraption (noun) – mechanism, apparatus, machine/device.
  15. back (verb) – support, endorse, uphold.
  16. 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.
  17. markedly (adverb) – significantly, noticeably, clearly.
  18. fiscal discipline (noun) – the ability of government to balance revenues and expenditures.
  19. cushion (verb) – mitigate, lessen, reduce (the adverse effects of).
  20. recession (noun) – economic decline, downturn, slowdown.
  21. fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
  22. stance (noun) – point of view, opinion, standpoint.
  23. advocate (verb) – support, champion, uphold.
  24. roll-back (noun) – reduction, cut/decrease, trimming.
  25. 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.
  26. assertive (adjective) – confident, positive, decisive.
  27. impasse (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, stand-off.
  28. eschew (verb) – abstain from, refrain from, give up.
  29. punitive (adjective) – disciplinary, corrective, retributive; in retaliation.
  30. assuage (verb) – relieve, alleviate, moderate.
  31. 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.
  32. drive (noun) – campaign, movement, effort, push/appeal.
  33. woefully (adverb) – very badly; deplorably, unluckily, sadly/regrettably
  34. deadlock (noun) – stalemate, stand-off, impasse.
  35. avert (verb) – prevent, stop, avoid.
  36. at any cost (phrase) – regardless of the effort needed.
  37. plaudits (noun) – praise/acclaim, kudos, commendation.
  38. rectitude (noun) – principle, moral virtue, morality, integrity.

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