The Hindu Editorial (Slowdown signals) – Dec 03, 2018
The growth estimates for the July-September quarter from the Central Statistics Office show that the economy’s expansion predictably slowed. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Slowdown signals) – Dec 03, 2018.
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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (Slowdown signals) – Dec 03, 2018:
- slowdown (noun) – economic decline, recession, slump/depression.
- shore up (phrasal verb) bolster up, support, buttress/strengthen.
- robust (noun) – strong, solid, powerful.
- dampen (verb) -decrease, diminish/lessen, reduce.
- buck (verb) – resist, oppose, contradict/defy.
- ease (verb) – decrease, lower, reduce (in value).
- inch up (verb) – increase slowly/slightly.
- distress (noun) – anguish/pain, suffering; hardship.
- kharif crops (noun) – monsoon crops; seeds sowing in the beginning (Jun) of the monsoon and harvesting at the end of the season (Oct) in the South Asia.
- rabi crops (noun) – winter crops; seeds sowing in the beginning (Nov) of the winter and harvesting at the end of the season (Apr) in the South Asia.
- outlook (noun) – prospects, expectations, hopes.
- hinterland (noun) – remote areas of a country away from the coastal areas/the banks of major rivers.
- consumption expenditure (noun) – the spending by households on goods and services, excluding new housing.
- halve (verb) – reduce by half (50%).
- becalm (verb) – strand, stuck, marooned/unmoving.
- build on (phrasal verb) – develop, expand, enlarge (using something as a foundation).
- discernible (adjective) – distinguishable, visible, noticeable.
- posit (verb) – postulate, put forward, predicate.
- cyclical (adjective) – recurrent/recurring, repetitive, regular.
- last (verb) – continue, carry/go on, keep going.
- flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
- fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
- pressure point (noun) – a place/situation where the problem or trouble exists/starts.
- invariably (adverb) – always, every time, each time.
- crowd out (phrasal verb) – oust, overthrow, remove.
- loom (verb) – be imminent/close, about to happen, impend/brew.
- horizon (noun) – range of experience, perspective/perception, sphere/ambit.
- slide (verb) – fall, decline, slump.
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