The Hindu Editorial (Breathing space) – Nov 28, 2018

After falling consistently against the U.S. dollar for most of this year, the rupee has managed to gain some ground over the last few weeks. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Breathing space) – Nov 28, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Breathing space) – Nov 28, 2018:

1. breathing space (noun) – interval, break/respite, stoppage.
2. gain ground (phrase) – make headway, make progress, advance.
3. fortunes (noun) – condition, position/status, circumstances.
4. appreciation (noun) – increase/rise, gain, growth.
5. tank (verb) – fail completely.
6. amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
7. uptrend (noun) – an upward tendency.
8. in tandem (phrase) – alongside each other.
9. boom (noun) – a period of rapid economic growth.
10. shale (noun) – shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock in which natural gas is trapped underground.
11. faltering (adjective) – delaying, indecisive/irresolute, fluctuating.
12. macroeconomic (adjective) – relating to the branch of economics concerned with large-scale factors (interest rates/national productivity).
13. current account deficit (noun) – the amount by which money relating to trade, investment etc going out of a country is more than the amount coming in.
14. fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
15. please (verb) – satisfy, make happy, cheer up. 
16. run-up to (noun) – a period/time before an important event.
17. relieve (verb) – alleviate, mitigate, assuage/appease.
18. inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.
19. map (verb) – trace out, delineate, survey.
20. lie ahead (phrasal verb) – be going to happen.
21. break-even point (noun) – it is the production level where total revenues equals total expenses. The point at which cost or expenses and revenue are equal.
22. anyone’s guess (phrase) – unable/tough to predict/decide.
23. capitalise on (verb) – take advantage of, exploit, benefit from.

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