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The Hindu Editorial (Flee market) – Jul 31, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Flee market) – Jul 31, 2019

The wheels of India’s multi-year stock market rally are slowly beginning to come off. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Flee market)- Jul 31, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Flee market) – Jul 31, 2019:

  1. stock market (noun) – equity market, share market, a stock exchange. It is where traders buy and sell shares of companies on a public exchange.
  2. the wheels come off (phrase) – things go disastrously wrong; a situation devolves into catastrophic/destructive.
  3. palpable (adjective) – noticeable, appreciable, discernible.
  4. foreign portfolio investor (noun) – Investors investing in financial assets, such as shares, government bonds, corporate bonds, convertible securities, infrastructure securities etc in a foreign country.
  5. pull out (phrasal verb) – withdraw, retreat, leave/disengage.
  6. in contrast to (noun) – difference, dissimilarity, variation.
  7. enthusiastic (adjective) – passionate, avid, eager.
  8. take aback (phrase) – surprise, shock, stun; shake up, unnerve, disturb.
  9. discount (verb) – disregard, pay no attention to, take no notice of/overlook.
  10. lacklustre (adjective) – dull, uninspired/uninteresting, mundane.
  11. prelude (noun) – introduction, start, beginning.
  12. downturn (noun) – setback, upset/blow, decline (in business activity).
  13. slash (verb) – reduce, cut, lower.
  14. 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.
  15. slip (verb) – fall, drop, decline.
  16. catch up (phrasal verb) – pick up.
  17. bleak (adjective) – unpromising, unfavourable, disadvantageous.
  18. high frequency (adjective) – acute, sharp, piercing/high-pitched.
  19. underlying (adjective) – fundamental, basic, primary.
  20. turmoil (noun) – trouble, disturbance, upheaval/disorder.
  21. look beyond (verb) – anticipate, look forward, plan.
  22. mid-cap (noun) – a company with market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion. Large-cap is with a large market capitalization, more than $10 billion and Small cap is with less than $2 billion market capitalization.
  23. erosion (noun) – destruction, deterioration, decline.
  24. index (noun) – guide, measure, indication.
  25. cheerleader (noun) – an ardent supporter of someone.
  26. vocal (adjective) – vociferous, outspoken, forthright.
  27. push through (phrasal verb) – succeed in passing a law accepted by the people who oppose it.
  28. sell-off (noun) – selling of something (commodity/share) which causes fall in price.
  29. vote with their feet (phrase) – indicate one’s disapproval by walking out (or indicate one’s approval by staying in).

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