The Hindu Editorial (The real deal) – Sep 26, 2019

After the backslapping bonhomie and high of Houston, it was time for a reality check in New York. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The real deal) – Sep 26, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The real deal) – Sep 26, 2019:

backslapping (adjective) – friendly, genial, affable, amiable/companionable.
bonhomie (noun) – friendliness, warmth, geniality/affability.
reality check (noun) – something which helps us to see a situation with the real facts than ideas, concepts, hopes & etc.
stumble (verb) – stagger, flounder, blunder.
Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) (noun) – The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a U.S. trade program designed to promote economic growth in the developing world by providing preferential duty-free entry for thousands of products from 129 designated beneficiary countries and territories.
intellectual property (noun) – a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. The most well-known types are copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.
ticklish (adjective) – tricky, problematic, controversial.
narrow down (phrasal verb) – reduce, lessen, decrease.
gulf (noun) – division/divergence, separation, difference.
strike a deal/bargain (phrase) – to come to an agreement.
wing one’s way (phrase) – to travel somewhere in an aircraft.
go nowhere (phrase) – make no progress.
punitive tariff (noun) – another name for retaliatory tariff; An extra tariff/tax that a country charges on import goods from another country to punish the another country for charging tax on its own export goods.
take it on the chin (phrase) – accept something unpleasant courageously.
retaliate (verb) – hit back, counterattack, take revenge.
hectic (adjective) – frenzied, feverish, restless.
behind-the-scenes (phrase) – secretly, privately, surreptitiously.
in the grip of (phrase) – affected by something undesirable.
slowdown (noun) – economic decline, recession, slump/depression.
go down well (phrase) – be successful, achieve success, triumph, make an impression.
yield (verb) – surrender, capitulate, submit/give in.
give and take (phrase) – compromise, concession; cooperation/teamwork.
bulldoze (verb) – muscle, force one’s way, push; destroy/demolish.
point in time (phrase) – a particular moment.