The Hindu Editorial (Money, money, money) – Aug 31, 2018
The Reserve Bank of India’s annual report for 2017-18 reveals that 99.3% of currency notes that were demonetised at midnight on November 8, 2016 have returned to the banking system. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Money, money, money) – Aug 31, 2018.
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Money, money, money) – Aug 31, 2018:
- own up (phrasal verb) – confess, admit to, accept responsibility/blame.
- fiasco (noun) – a complete failure, disaster; flop.
- wrinkle (noun) – difficulty, snag, obstacle/drawback.
- provisional (adjective) – interim/transitional, temporary, tentative.
- crystal clear (noun) – obvious, evident, apparent/transparent.
- chunk of (noun) – a significant amount of.
- belie (verb) – misrepresent, falsify; fail to fulfil, justify.
- non-starter (noun) – failure, fiasco, catastrophe/mess.
- sheer (adjective) – utter, complete, out and out.
- logistical (adjective) – relating to organization and planning.
- penalise (verb) – punish, discipline, deal with.
- amnesty scheme (noun) – a scheme by which black money holders can declare their black income and pay income tax only without any penalties.
- legal_tender (noun) – hard cash, ready money.
- fallout (noun) – adverse results; repercussions, after-effects.
- knock out (phrasal verb) – remove, destroy, eliminate.
- disruption (noun) – disturbance, obstruction, confusion.
- nevertheless (adverb) – in spite of that, nonetheless, however.
- spurt (noun) – a sudden burst, increase of activity.
- counterfeit (verb) – fake, falsify, forge.
- informal sector (noun) – informal economy, grey economy is the part of an economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of government.
- bulwark (noun) – protector, guard, supporter.
- slowdown (noun) – economic decline, depression, recession.
- surge (verb) – (suddenly) increase, rise, grow.
- disown (verb) – abandon, reject, avoid/relinquish.
- sidestep (verb) – avoid, evade/dodge, escape.
- parliamentary scrutiny (noun) – the close & careful examination and investigation (of government policies, actions and its spending).
- departure (noun) – discrepancy, deviation, mistake.
- denomination (noun) – value, unit, grade.
- preceding (adjective) – previous, prior, earlier.
- heed (verb) – pay attention to, notice, consider.
- yield (verb) – provide, give, produce.
- objective (noun) – intention, purpose, target/aim.
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