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The Hindu Editorial (An uneven uptick) – Sep 04, 2021

The Hindu Editorial (An uneven uptick) – Sep 04, 2021

With gross revenues of ₹1.12-lakh crore in August, the GST has now yielded over ₹1-lakh crore a month for almost a full year. The only blip in the past 11 months came in June,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (An uneven uptick) – Sep 04, 2021.

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  1. uneven (adjective) – inconsistent, varying, changeable, fluctuating, irregular, patchy.
  2. uptick (noun) – a small increase or upward trend.
  3. gross (adjective) – total, whole, complete, full, overall.
  4. yield (verb) – produce, give, provide (financial return/gain).
  5. blip (noun) – a small/very short & temporary deviation (from normality/trend).
  6. fell past tense of fall (verb) – decrease, decline, reduce, lessen.
  7. aftermath (noun) – consequences, after-effects, repercussions; end result, outcome.
  8. in the aftermath of (phrase) – in the wake of, as a consequence of, as a result of.
  9. mobility (noun) – transportability, portability.
  10. curb (noun) – restriction, check, control, limitation, restraint, constraint.
  11. progressively (adverb) – steadily, gradually, in step by step manner.
  12. ease up (phrasal verb) – become less strict, diminish, lessen, abate, subside, slacken off.
  13. phased (adjective) – gradual, step-by-step, staggered; relating to something carried out/performed/pursued in stages; timed at intervals (of something as they don’t happen at the same time).
  14. unlocking (noun) – a process of freeing something from restrictions.
  15. lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
  16. pre-pandemic (noun) – before the pandemic.
  17. pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
  18. stutter (verb) – stumble, falter, flounder, pause, halt; progress/advance hesitantly/irregularly.
  19. going forward (phrase) – in the future.
  20. robust (adjective) – strong, powerful.
  21. persist (verb) – continue, carry on, keep up, remain, linger, stay.
  22. come true (phrase) – be realized, happen, occur.
  23. trigger (verb) – cause, give rise to, bring about, prompt (a particular action to happen). 
  24. in tandem (phrase) – alongside each other.
  25. ease out (phrasal verb) – remove someone/something gradually.
  26. pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
  27. largely (adverb) – to a large/great extent.
  28. ease (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease (restrictions).
  29. surge (verb) – rise or increase suddenly.
  30. sequential (adjective) – continuous, consecutive, in succession.
  31. choppy (adjective) – uneven, turbulent, unstable, tumultuous.
  32. rather than (phrase) – instead of.
  33. compliance (noun) – conformity, observance, observation, accordance, adherence.
  34. reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
  35. accompanying (adjective) – connected, related, linked.
  36. regime (noun) – system.
  37. no longer (phrase) – not anymore.
  38. virtually (adverb) – practically, almost, nearly.
  39. distil (verb) – extract, draw out, take out (most important aspects of).
  40. deviate from (verb) – diverge, change, differ, depart.
  41. spike (noun) – a sharp rise/increase of something.
  42. suspicion (noun) – misgiving, doubt/qualm, distrust, scepticism.
  43. strive (verb) – try, attempt, make every effort.
  44. disclosure (noun) – revelation, report, declaration, announcement.
  45. selectively (adverb) – discriminatorily.
  46. highlight (verb) – underline, underscore, emphasize.
  47. delicately (adverb) – tactfully.
  48. poise (verb) – balance, hover, hold steady, get in position, remain at a place/level.
  49. stumble (verb) – struggle, flounder, falter, stagger, shamble; fall, slip into.
  50. stress (verb) – overstretch, overtax, push to the limit, pressurize, pressure, burden, strain.
  51. slip (verb) – decrease, drop, decline, slump, tumble, plunge, plummet.
  52. month-on-month (adjective) – used to compare data for one month with that in previous months.
  53. talk up (phrasal verb) – to speak about something enthusiastically & positively.
  54. when the chips are down (phrase) – in a very difficult, tough or dangerous situation.
  55. invest (something) with  (verb) – imbue, infuse, perfuse, pervade, fill, provide a particular quality.

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