Transit gambit – The Hindu (Dec 20, 2017)

Transit gambit – The Hindu (Dec 20, 2017)

Already grappling with the Goods and Services Tax transition, businesses are now anxious about how the roll-out of e-way bills will pan out. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. gambit (noun) – strategy, plan, course of action.
2. grapple with (verb) – tackle, confront; deal with.
3. roll-out (noun) – official launch / introduction.
4. pan out (phrasal verb) – turn/work out, conclude, result.
5. intra-  (prefix) – within.
6. inter- (prefix) – between, among.
7. differing (adjective) – varying, dissimilar, unlike.
8. intercept (verb) – stop, interrupt, block/obstruct.
9. stagger (verb) – arrange/order something alternatively at intervals.
10. plummet (verb) – fall steeply/sharply, plunge, tumble.
11. substantive (adjective) – important & meaningful.
12. kick in (phrasal verb) – come into effect.
13. shortfall (noun) – defect, imperfection, deficiency.
14. feel the pinch (phrase) – suffer hardship, suffer adversity.
15. dilemma (noun) – difficulty, problem, conundrum.
16. tax evasion (noun) – an act of avoiding / dodging / bypassing tax payment.
17. bump up (phrasal verb) – make larger, increase, raise.
18. plug (noun) – stop, seal, close.
19. glitch (noun) – problem, difficulty, issue/complication.
20. onerous (adjective) – inconvenient, troublesome, awkward.

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