The Hindu Editorial (A global slowdown?) – Jan 05, 2019
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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (A global slowdown?) – Jan 05, 2019:
- slowdown (noun) – economic decline, recession, slump/depression.
- bust (verb) – overcome, defeat, get rid of.
- volatility (noun) – fluctuation, inconsistency, unpredictability.
- gloom (noun) – depression, dejection woe/unhappiness.
- come to a grinding halt (phrase) – a (bad) situation becomes inactive slowly and then stops completely.
- overdue (adjective) – needed/deserved (for some time).
- rein in (phrasal verb) – restrict, control, restrain.
- bubble (noun) – a situation when the prices of something rise so sharply above their intrinsic (basic) value and making a sudden collapse.
- dampen (verb) – decrease, diminish/lessen, reduce.
- lagged (adjective) – delayed.
- contract (verb) – decrease, diminish, reduce.
- steep (adjective) – sharp, sudden, rapid/high.
- falter (verb) – stagger, stumble/flounder, halt/pause.
- cool down (phrasal verb) – control, regain, recover (to normal state).
- going forward (phrase) – from now on, in the future.
- firepower (noun) – capacity/ability, strength, posture.
- room (noun) – scope, capacity, leeway/freedom.
- unwind (verb) – undo; ease up; to close a position with an offsetting trade.
- ramp up (phrasal verb) – increase.
- fiscal stimulus (noun) – Government measures, normally involving increased public spending and lower taxation, aimed at giving a positive jolt to economic activity.
- accommodative (adjective) – accommodating, cooperative, helpful.
- mire in (verb) – embroil, catch up, entangle.
- escalation (noun) – growth, rise, increase.
- trade war (noun) – a condition in which a country increase tariffs on foreign goods and impose quota restrictions to restrict other countries’ trade.
- imminent (adjective) – close/near, upcoming, impending.
- tax burden (noun) – tax incidence/burden falls on the public.
- come up with (phrasal verb) – produce, devise, propose.
- rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on; resort to, have recourse to.
- ultra- (prefix) – very, extremely.
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