The Hindu Editorial (Negative signals) – Dec 15, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (Negative signals) – Dec 15, 2018

The days when inflation could topple governments appear to be gone. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Negative signals) – Dec 15, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Negative signals) – Dec 15, 2018:

inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.
topple (verb) – overthrow, oust, dethrone.
deflationary (adjective) – characterized by or tending to cause economic deflation (decline/setback).
room for manoeuvre (phrase) – an opportunity to change something (tactfully/carefully).
unpredictability (noun) – volatility, changeability, unsteadiness.
owing to (phrase) – because of, as a result of, on account of.
plague (verb) – afflict, torment, trouble.
step in (phrasal verb) – intercede, get involved, intervene.
hedge (verb) – safeguard, protect, shield.
produce (noun) – products, commodities, (crops, fruits/vegetables).
command (verb) – receive, get, gain.
cartelised (adjective) – relating to a group of manufacturers/businesses fixing a high price to avoid competition and to make more money.
resort to (verb) – depend on; rely on, have recourse to.
loan waiver (noun) – the borrower (farmer) is exempted from repayment of loan due to a poor monsoon or natural calamity and the Centre or State governments which offer loan waiver, will take over the liability of farmers and repay the banks.
Minimum Support Price (MSP) (noun) – it is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices.
wherewithal (noun) – resources, means.
lofty (adjective) – high/grand, eye-catching, imposing.
take to the streets (phrase) – (of a crowd) to come together in the streets to display communal harmony in either celebration or opposition.
dovish (adjective) – peaceful, diplomatic, accommodating.
run-up to (noun) – a period/time before an important event.
in the long run (phrase) – eventually, in the end, ultimately.