The Hindu Editorial (In slow mode) – Mar 14, 2019

Manufacturing activity in the country continues to remain becalmed. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (In slow mode) – Mar 14, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (In slow mode) – Mar 14, 2019:

inflation (noun) – simply meaning “cost of living”; increase of price level of goods & services and vice versa decrease of currency value.
room (noun) – scope, capacity, opportunity.
becalmed (adjective) – at a standstill, at a halt, unmoving; stranded/stuck.
index (noun) – measure; guide, indication.
slowdown (noun) – economic decline, recession, slump/depression.
slump (verb) – fall sharply, decrease, decline.
shrink (verb) – reduce/diminish, lessen, dwindle.
contraction (noun) – decline, decrease, reduction/shrinking.
bode (well) (verb) – augur, presage, portend (something, a good outcome).
proxy (noun) – a number used to indicate the value of something in calculation.
contract (verb) – decrease, diminish, reduce.
telling (adjective) – revealing, significant/important, meaningful.
sustained (adjective) – continuous, uninterrupted, constant.
revival (noun) – improvement, betterment; restoration.
curb (noun) – restrain, restriction, limitation/stricture.
outlay (noun) – expenditure, expenses, spending.
capex (noun) – capital expenditure.
anaemic (adjective) – feeble, weak, poor.
wind (noun) – turn/twist in a course.
headline (retail) inflation (noun) – it is a measure of the total inflation within an economy, including commodities such as food and energy prices (e.g., oil and gas).
core inflation (noun) – it is a measure of the total inflation within an economy, excluding commodities such as food and energy prices (which change frequently).
persistent (adjective) – continuing, constant/continuous, steady.
deflationary (adjective) – characterized by or tending to cause economic deflation.
disquieting (adjective) – horrible, awful, disgusting/upsetting.
agrarian (adjective) – relating to cultivating/farming.
heartland (noun) – the most important part of a field of activity; the central part of something.
turnaround (noun) – an unexpected change.
fortunes (noun) – circumstances, state of affairs, conditions.
spigot (noun) – tap, valve, stopcock.
woo (verb) – seek the support of, seek the favour of, try to attract.
impulse (noun) – (strong & sudden) urge/instinct, compulsion, need.