The Hindu Editorial (Pre-poll gambit) – Feb 26, 2019

On Sunday, the Goods and Services Tax Council recommended a dramatic reduction in the headline indirect tax rates payable on under-construction properties. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Pre-poll gambit) – Feb 26, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Pre-poll gambit) – Feb 26, 2019:

1. gambit (noun) – plan/technique, scheme/ploy, strategy.
2. headline (modifier) – important/significant, uncommon/unusual, rare.
3. carpet area (noun) – the space where one can spread a carpet i.e., the net usable floor area in building/apartment (excluding walls).
4. moot (verb) – mention, put forward, suggest.
5. stipulate (verb) – formulate, lay down, set down.
6. keen on (adjective) – interested in, passionate about, fascinated/attracted by.
7. reach out (phrasal verb) – contact someone for help/assistance/cooperation.
8. revive (verb) – stimulate, restore, bring back.
9. fortunes (noun) – financial status, financial position, circumstances/conditions.
10. mar (verb) – spoil, ruin, impair.
11. debt (noun) – liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital.
12. overdose (noun) – excess, surplus, abundance.
13. plague (verb) – afflict, torment, trouble.
14. compound (verb) – aggravate, worsen, exacerbate/intensify.
15. inventory (noun) – unsold stock; an unsold supply of a product that are stored in a place.
16. dampener (noun) – a thing has a subduing effect; doomsday.
17. reckon (verb) – think, consider; suppose.
18. implicit (adjective) – implied, indirect, hinted.
19. exchequer (noun) – treasury, resources/finances.
20. entail (verb) – cause, result in, produce.
21. offset (verb) – balance out, cancel, nullify.
22. compliance (noun) –  adherence to, conformity to, accordance with.
23. tinker (verb) – try to improve, try to mend, play with.
24. fledgling (adjective) – emerging, arising, beginning.

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