The Hindu Editorial (Risks remain) – Sep 03, 2018

The Indian economy grew at an impressive rate of 8.2% in the April-June quarter this year, its fastest pace in nine quarters, according to official GDP data released on Friday. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Risks remain) – Sep 03, 2018.

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1. spurt (noun) – a sudden burst, increase of activity.
2. fiscal deficit (noun) – In simple language, the difference between total revenue and total expenditure of the government is termed as fiscal deficit. it is the amount by which government expenses exceed income.
3. prop (verb) – support, bolster up, buttress.
4. shrink (verb) – reduce/diminish, lessen, dwindle.
5. lead-up (noun) – circumstances, conditions, situation.
6. clock (verb) – register/record; achieve, gain.
7. in sync (phrase) – working well together; in agreement.
8. in_no_small_measure (phrase) – to a very great extent.
9. owing to (phrase) – because of, as a result of, on account of.
10. lingering (adjective) – remaining, long-lasting, persisting.
11. impending (adjective) – nearing, imminent, forthcoming/about to happen.
12. capital_formation (noun) –  capital accumulation; the process of building up the capital stock of a country.
13. march (verb) – advance, progress,develop/evolve.
14. discredit (verb) – disgrace/dishonour; disprove, invalidate.
15. compromise on (verb) – give way, yield, change one’s mind.
16. current account deficit (noun) – the amount by which money relating to trade, investment etc going out of a country is more than the amount coming in.
17. spiral (noun) – the process of deterioration, decline, decrease.
18. inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.
19. a slew of (noun) – a large number of, lot, range.
20. rate cuts (noun) – a decision by a central bank (RBI) to reduce its main interest rate to the banks (like SBI, ICICI & etc) when these commercial banks get money from the RBI. Once this rate goes down, the banks are in a position to give loans at lower interest rates to individuals and the industry.
21. spur (verb) – motivate, encourage, stimulate.
22. decelerate (verb) – slow down, reduce speed, slack up.
23. normalcy (noun) – a normal condition; normality, regularity.
24. mar (verb) – spoil, ruin, impair/damage.
25. congenial (adjective) – agreeable/pleasant, appealing, welcome.
26. far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.
27. sustain (verb) -maintain, continue, retain.
28. pursuit (noun) – aspiration for, quest for, objective/aim/goal of.

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