The Hindu Editorial (One year after) – Jul 03, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (One year after) – Jul 03, 2018

Since its midnight launch on July 1 last year, India’s Goods and Services Tax regime has evolved significantly. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (One year after) – Jul 03, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (One year after) – Jul 03, 2018:

rationalise (verb) – streamline, make more efficient, hone/simplify.
evolve (verb) – develop, progress, advance.
mar (verb) – spoil, ruin, damage.
stuttering (adjective) – relating to something which progress/develops in an irregular way.
get the hang of (phrase) – learn, acquire the technique of, manage.
augment (verb) – increase, supplement, improve.
demerit good (noun) – a demerit good or service is something that degrading the welfare and well-being of society when it is produced and consumed. For example, pan masala, tobacco products, alcohol & etc.
envisage (verb) – foresee, predict, forecast.
on hold (phrase) – postpone, put off, delay.
glitch (noun) – problem, difficulty, issue/complication.
snarl (noun) – block, impediment, entangle.
landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
informal economy (noun) – informal sector, grey economy is the part of an economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of government.
rule out (phrasal verb) – reject, dismiss, eliminate.
flawed (adjective) – inaccurate, incorrect, wrong.
rhetoric (noun) – heroics, hyperbole/extravagant language.
buoyancy (noun) – vigour/strength, high level of activity, growth.
wobbly (adjective) – unsteady, unstable, shaky.
eye (verb) – view, contemplate, consider.
make up for (phrase) – offset, counterbalance/neutralize; compensate for.
allay (verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen.
nudge (verb) – encourage, prompt, stimulate/coax.
imperative (noun) – necessary condition, requisite, requirement.
tinker with (verb) – try to improve, play around with, try to mend.
anti-profiteering (adjective) – relating to a clause which acts against a person who makes excessive profit illegally.
time-bound (adjective) – related to a certain moment or era in time.
woes (noun) – trouble, difficulty, problem.
miles (noun) – a very long way.
stare down (phrasal verb) – look fixedly someone/something.
populist (adjective) – relating to the politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.

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