The Hindu Editorial (Five-in-one) – Nov 16, 2019

With storm clouds gathering over the world economy, trading arrangements in disarray and questions over the relevance of the World Trade Organization (WTO),… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Five-in-one) – Nov 16, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Five-in-one) – Nov 16, 2019:

storm cloud (noun) – threatening situation/condition.
disarray (noun) – disorder, confusion, disorganization.
relevance (noun) – significance, importance, appropriateness.
opportune (adjective) – favorable, advantageous, right.
naysayer (noun) – a person who always denies or opposes something.
coin (verb) – invent, create, think up (a new word or phrase).
buoy (verb) – cheer up, encourage, stimulate.
dim (verb) – diminish, reduce, lessen, weaken.
sluggish (adjective) – inactive, dull, slow.
sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
laden (adjective) – oppressed, taxed, overloaded, burdened.
slowdown (noun) – economic decline, recession, slump/depression.
resilience (noun) – strength, toughness; the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
multilateralism (noun) – a method of coordinating relations between groups of three or more states (countries).
decry (verb) – denounce, condemn, criticize.
unilateral (adjective) – relating to a method of taking decisions (on international relations) by a state (country) individually without considering other states (countries).
protectionist (adjective) – relating to the use of tariff and non-tariff restrictions on imports to protect domestic producers from foreign competition.
articulation (noun) – statement/assertion, expression/statement.
liberalisation (noun) – removal or loosening of restrictions on something, typically an economic or political system.
fold (noun) – group, community.
prescription (noun) – (authoritative) recommendation, method, measure.
multilateral (adjective) – involving many different countries (in which all WTO member countries are party to the agreement).
retrench (verb) – reduce, cut back/down, bring down.
non-discriminatory (adjective) – fair, judicial, unbiased.
commend (verb) – recommend, suggest, put forward.
interdependence (noun) – the condition of being dependent on each other:
account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, make up, comprise/form.
intra- (prefix) – within.
going forward (phrase) – in the future, from now on.