The Hindu Editorial (Capital high) – Apr 08, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Capital high) – Apr 08, 2019:

1. macroeconomic (adjective) – relating to the branch of economics concerned with large-scale factors (interest rates/national productivity).
2. capital inflow (noun) – a steady movement of capital (amount) into a place, economy, activity etc.
3. outflow (noun) – money/assets flowing out of (or leaving) a particular country’s economy.
4. cyclical (adjective) – recurrent/recurring, repetitive, regular.
5. uptick (noun) – a small increase.
6. appreciate (verb) – increase, escalate, gain/grow (in value).
7. reel (verb) – stagger, lurch, struggle/flounder.
8. robustness (noun) – strength/stability, vitality, good condition.
9. notwithstanding (conjunction) – though, despite the fact that, even so, even  though.
10. misplace (verb) – drop, forget, miss.
11. dovish (adjective) – peaceful, diplomatic, accommodating.
12. Federal Reserve (US) (noun) – the central banking system of the United States (The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India’s central banking institution).
13. high-yielding (adjective) – producing a rich/large/high dividends/returns.
14. debt (noun) – indebtedness, financial obligation, liability.
15. mid-cap (noun) – a company with market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion. Large-cap is with a large market capitalization, more than $10 billion and Small cap is with less than $2 billion market capitalization.
16. rout (noun) – downfall, collapse/failure; fiasco.
17. take for granted (phrase) – fail to appreciate (someone); assume, understand/conjecture.
18. nimble (adjective) – quick, active/fast, quick-thinking/skilful.
19. pressing (adjective) – important,  high-priority, critical/crucial.
20. trajectory (noun) – course, route, path.
21. fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
22. disruptive (adjective) – troublesome, troublemaking, turbulent/unsettling.
23. sooner rather than later (phrase) – soon, immediately, without delay.

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