The Hindu Editorial (Old beginning) – Feb 27, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Old beginning) – Feb 27, 2024:

compound (verb) – intensify, increase, heighten, worsen.
economic crisis (noun) – a period in an economic cycle in which an economy faces difficulties for a long time.
a level playing field (phrase) – a situation in which everyone has the equal chance of succeeding.
bar (verb) – prohibit, debar, forbid, ban.
field (verb) – nominate, propose, put up (a candidate) to stand in an election.
pit against (phrasal verb) – to cause someone to fight or compete against another person.
military-backed (adjective) – supported by military.
back (verb) – support, favour, endorse, uphold, approve of.
bloc (noun) – group, unit.
end up (phrasal verb) – finish up, turn up, come/appear, find oneself (to a particular course of action in the end).
spring a surprise (phrase) – to do something that is not expected (or surprising).
manoeuvre (noun) – activity, plan/operation, stratagem, tactic (carefully planned).
hardly (adverb) – barely, almost not.
join hands with (phrase) – work together with.
coalition (noun) – alliance, union, partnership.
leave out (phrasal verb) – miss out, omit, fail to include, ignore, reject, do away with.
topple (verb) – remove, dislodge, unseat, evict, bring down, overturn, oust, overthrow.
vote of confidence (phrase) – a vote of confidence, or a trust vote, is sought by the government in power on the floor of the House (legislative assembly or parliament) in order to prove the majority.
no-confidence motion (NCM) or motion of no confidence (noun) – the no-confidence motion means that one or more members of the national assembly (or parliament) have lost confidence in the appointed government. If the motion is accepted, then the party in power has to prove its majority in the House. The party can remain in power when it shows its strength through a floor test which is primarily taken to know whether the executive enjoys the confidence of the legislature. If they fail the floor test, the government has to resign.
likely (adverb) – presumably, possibly, probably.
rig (verb) – manipulate/conduct something fraudulently, particularly elections; falsify, fake, forge, distort, pervert, tamper with, tinker with.
mount (verb) – organize, stage, prepare, arrange (a course of action).
contested (adjective) – disputed, doubted.
replica (noun) – copy, duplicate, reproduction, replication.
widely (adverb) – commonly, generally, broadly.
watch (noun) – stint, spell, turn; a fixed period of duty.
woe (noun) – trouble, difficulty, problem, tribulation, distress, heartbreak, anguish, affliction, grief, pain.
inflation (noun) – simply meaning “cost of living”; increase of price level of goods & services and vice versa decrease of currency value.
punishing (adjective) – arduous, demanding, taxing, burdensome, exhausting, back-breaking.
run (verb) – operate, function, work, be in operation.
lifeline (noun) – a thing that helps someone a “means of escape” from a difficult situation.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) (noun) – an international organization of 189 countries, headquartered in Washington, D.C., working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
foreign reserve or forex (noun) – Foreign exchange. Forex or Foreign exchange reserves are the amounts of assets /money in foreign currencies that a country has in its central bank (in India, it is Reserve bank of India).
talks (noun) – deliberation, discussion, discourse, dialogue, negotiation.
bailout (noun) – an act of providing financial help/support by the outside investors to a bank/institution/organisation which faces serious financial difficulty.
magic bullet (noun) – (quick, easy & effective) solution, answer, resolution, way out, remedy, cure, antidote, panacea
debt-laden (adjective) – burdened with debt.
debt (noun) – liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital.
laden (adjective) – burdened, loaded, overloaded.
moreover (adverb) – in addition (to), furthermore, besides, additionally.
growing (adjective) – increasing.
confrontation (noun) – clash, fight, conflict, tussle, skirmish.
suggest (verb) – indicate, point to, denote, signify.
status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
sideline (verb) – remove from the centre of activity; take someone out from the centre of attention; keep someone in a less influential position.
choppy waters (phrase) – this idiomatic expression is used to refer to troublesome, difficult or uncertain times ahead.
pull out (phrasal verb) – withdraw, take off, get out.
tall ask (noun) – difficult demand; tough/challenging situation.
indeed (adverb) – in fact, actually.