The Hindu Editorial (Pre-poll gambit) – Feb 26, 2019
On Sunday, the Goods and Services Tax Council recommended a dramatic reduction in the headline indirect tax rates payable on under-construction properties. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Pre-poll gambit) – Feb 26, 2019.
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Pre-poll gambit) – Feb 26, 2019:
- gambit (noun) – plan/technique, scheme/ploy, strategy.
- headline (modifier) – important/significant, uncommon/unusual, rare.
- carpet area (noun) – the space where one can spread a carpet i.e., the net usable floor area in building/apartment (excluding walls).
- moot (verb) – mention, put forward, suggest.
- stipulate (verb) – formulate, lay down, set down.
- keen on (adjective) – interested in, passionate about, fascinated/attracted by.
- reach out (phrasal verb) – contact someone for help/assistance/cooperation.
- revive (verb) – stimulate, restore, bring back.
- fortunes (noun) – financial status, financial position, circumstances/conditions.
- mar (verb) – spoil, ruin, impair.
- debt (noun) – liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital.
- overdose (noun) – excess, surplus, abundance.
- plague (verb) – afflict, torment, trouble.
- compound (verb) – aggravate, worsen, exacerbate/intensify.
- inventory (noun) – unsold stock; an unsold supply of a product that are stored in a place.
- dampener (noun) – a thing has a subduing effect; doomsday.
- reckon (verb) – think, consider; suppose.
- implicit (adjective) – implied, indirect, hinted.
- exchequer (noun) – treasury, resources/finances.
- entail (verb) – cause, result in, produce.
- offset (verb) – balance out, cancel, nullify.
- compliance (noun) – adherence to, conformity to, accordance with.
- tinker (verb) – try to improve, try to mend, play with.
- fledgling (adjective) – emerging, arising, beginning.
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