The Hindu Editorial (Chinese check) – Jul 17, 2019

The Chinese economy is seeing the first signs of trouble after long years of sustained growth that rode on cheap labour and high volumes of exports. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Chinese check) – Jul 17, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Chinese check) – Jul 17, 2019:

check (noun) – control, restraint/constraint, hindrance/impediment.
sustained (adjective) – continuous, uninterrupted, constant.
ride on (phrasal verb) – depend on.
faltering (adjective) – indecisive, irregular/unsteady, fluctuating.
contrast (noun) – variance, opposite, difference.
slump (noun) – slide, decline, plummet/downturn.
amidst (preposition) – amid, in the middle of; during.
trade war (noun) – a condition in which a country increase tariffs on foreign goods and impose quota restrictions to restrict other countries’ trade.
downturn (noun) – setback, upset/blow, decline (in business activity).
falter (verb) – oscillate, fluctuate, be indecisive.
appetite (noun) – yearning, longing, desire.
weigh down (phrasal verb) – trouble, worry/bother, disturb.
reliant on (noun) – dependent on someone/something.
bank reserves (noun) – the money that a bank keeps on hand, either in its own vaults or in an account with a central bank, is referred to as the bank’s reserves.
hold up (phrasal verb) – support, bolster up, buttress.
Gross domestic product (GDP) (noun) – a measure of economic activity in a country. It is the total value of a country’s annual output of goods and service.
underlie (verb) – be fundamental, be basic, be essential.
credibility (noun) – trustworthiness, reliability, integrity.
drive (verb) – prompt, propel, spur.
primarily (adverb) – mainly, basically, essentially/especially/particularly.
liquidity (noun) – a measure of activity (i.e. the ability to buy or sell easily) in a market.
workforce (noun) – employees, staff, personnel.
powerhouse (noun) – a person/country with a lot of energy, power & influence.
derail (verb) – obstruct, interrupt, impede/thwart.
boom (noun) – upturn/upsurge, upswing, increase.
sustainable (adjective) – acceptable, valid/reliable, dependable.
forfeit (verb) – lose, give up, renounce/abandon.
deep-seated (adjective) – profound, fundamental, basic.
reminiscent (adjective) – similar to, comparable with, bearing comparison with.
liberalisation (noun) – removal or loosening of restrictions on something, typically an economic or political system.
radical (adjective) – extremist, fanatical, militant.
macroeconomic (adjective) – relating to the branch of economics concerned with large-scale factors (interest rates/national productivity).
reliance (noun) – dependence; trust/confidence on something.