The Hindu Editorial (Hard landing) – Apr 19, 2019

To the long line of private airline carcasses dotting the bleak landscape of Indian aviation,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Hard landing) – Apr 19, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Hard landing) – Apr 19, 2019:

take stock (phrase) – review, assess, evaluate.
plight (noun) – difficult situation, trouble/difficulty, quandary.
carcass (noun) – framework, structure, substructure/bodywork.
dot (verb) – spot, mark, sprinkle/scatter.
bleak (adjective) – unpromising, unfavourable, disadvantageous.
landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
dry up (verb) – decrease, dwindle, vanish/fade away.
lobby (noun) – a group of people attempting to influence (the government / its official group/elected legislators) to create the actions, policies, or decisions to help a particular organization.
bankrupt (adjective) – insolvent, failed, ruined/depleted, in debt.
sustain (verb) – continue, carry on, keep up.
white knight (noun) – a company or an individual that acquires a target company (in financial difficulties) that is close to being taken over by a hostile takeover bid (black knight). The white knights make a friendly acquisition by generally preserving the current management team, offering better acquisition terms, and maintaining the core business operations.
staring down the barrel (phrase) – it is mostly used to suggest danger. It means that something bad is likely to happen. (Courtesy : The Hindu Know Your English).
bounce back (verb) – recover, revive, rebound.
in the hands of someone (phrase) – give responsibility for someone.
prospective (adjective) – potential, possible/probable, likely.
evince (verb) – reveal, indicate, make clear.
Expression of Interest (EOI) (noun) – it indicates a serious interest from the buyer that their company would be interested to pay a certain valuation and acquire the seller’s company through a formal offer.
in sum (phrase) – briefly, to come to the point, in essence.
take wing (phrase) – fly (away).
turbulence (noun) – turmoil, troubles, disturbance.
perilous (adjective) – dangerous, risky, hazardous.
fall by the wayside (phrase) – fail to continue in an attempt/try.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
prop up (phrasal verb) – support, assist, help.
reckless (adjective) – careless, thoughtless, incautious/heedless.
wafer-thin (adjective) – very thin.
at the best of times (phrase) – in the most advantageous situations.
deadly (adjective) – fatal, lethal, harmful.
cocktail (noun) – mixture of different substances.
race to the bottom (phrase) – a competitive state where a company, state or nations attempts to undercut the competition’s prices by sacrificing quality standards or worker safety, defying regulations, or paying low wages.
undercut (verb) – charge less than, charge a lower price than, undersell.