The Hindu Editorial (Back to crisis) – Feb 02, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Back to crisis)  Feb 02, 2019

The bloody unrest in Zimbabwe suggests that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s political honeymoon is over. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Back to crisis) – Feb 02, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Back to crisis) – Feb 02, 2019

  1. unrest (noun) – disruption, disturbance, disorder.
  2. successor (noun) – replacement/next in line; heir, descendant.
  3. belie (verb) – misrepresent, falsify; fail to fulfil.
  4. bloody (adjective) – vicious, cruel, brutal/savage.
  5. honeymoon (noun) – a period of short time at the starting of a new job.
  6. veteran (noun) – (long-serving) expert, mature established/experienced person in an area of activity.
  7. overthrow (noun) – remove, displacement, collapse.
  8. run-up to (noun) – a period/time before an important event.
  9. allegation (noun) – claim, charge, accusation.
  10. rigging (noun) – an act of manipulating/conducting something fraudulently, particularly elections.
  11. bear (verb) – tolerate, withstand, stand up to.
  12. echo (noun) – sign, indication, hint.
  13. pledge (noun) – promise, commitment, vow/assurance.
  14. distance oneself from (verb) – reject, disagree with, denounce.
  15. legacy (noun) – footprint, effect/outcome (something received from a predecessor or from the past).
  16. case in point (phrase) – illustration, example, occurrence.
  17. fallout (noun) – adverse results; repercussions, after-effects.
  18. steep (adjective) – sharp, sudden, rapid/high.
  19. come under (phrasal verb) – be subjected to.
  20. condemnation (noun) – criticism, censure, castigation.
  21. crackdown (noun) – clampdown, getting tough/severe measures, suppression.
  22. arbitrary (adjective) – capricious, personal (whim/choice), erratic/irregular.
  23. detention (noun) – confinement/incarceration, captivity/custody, imprisonment.
  24. blackout (noun) – suppression, cut-off, censorship.
  25. resolute (adjective) – determined, firm, resolved.
  26. bid (noun) – attempt, effort, endeavour/try.
  27. redress (noun) – compensation, reparation/restitution, remedy.
  28. call off (phrasal verb) – cancel, abandon, shelve/drop.
  29. vulnerability (noun) – weakness/defencelessness, frailty, susceptibility.
  30. coup (noun) – seizure of power, deposition; rebellion.
  31. amplify (verb) – intensify, increase, raise.
  32. chronic (adjective) – persistent, long-term, continuing (or happening again and again for a long time).
  33. hyper-inflation (noun) – extremely/maximum, uncontrolled economic inflation occurring at a very high rate.
  34. backing (noun) – support, assistance, help/aid.
  35. unleash (verb) – let loose, release, set free.
  36. vicious (adjective) – serious, dangerous, dreadful.
  37. hoarding (noun) – accumulation, stockpiling, amassing. 
  38. inflation (noun) – simply meaning “cost of living”; increase of price level of goods & services and vice versa decrease of currency value.
  39. fold up (phrasal verb) – fail, collapse/crumble, give up.
  40. debt (noun) – liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital.
  41. curtail (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease.
  42. ballooning (adjective) – soaring, escalating, increasing.
  43. fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
  44. entice (verb) – attract, tempt, persuade.
  45. sceptical (adjective) – dubious, doubtful, questioning.
  46. turn away (phrasal verb) – refuse admittance to, send away, reject/rebuff/repel.
  47. have one’s task cut out (phrase) – be faced with a tough task/work.
  48. shore up (phrasal verb) – bolster up, support, buttress/strengthen.

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