The Hindu Editorial (Thumbs down) – Nov 09, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Thumbs down) – Nov 09, 2019:

1. thumbs down (phrase) – an indication of rejection, failure, declining.
2. flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
3. turbulence (noun) – disruption, disturbance, disorder, confusion.
4. outlook (noun) – prospects, expectations, hopes.
5. sovereign (adjective) – independent, self-governing; having independent authority and the right to govern itself.
6. notch (noun) – degree, step, level.
7. optimism (noun) – hopefulness, confidence, positiveness.
8. bounce back (verb) – recover, revive, rebound.
9. sovereign (credit) rating (noun) – it indicates the risk level of the investing environment of a country and is used by investors when looking to invest in particular jurisdictions, and also takes into account political risk.
10. up for (phrase) – being considered for, available for.
11. with due respect (phrase) – used in the situation, when you are about to disagree politely with someone.
12. slowdown (noun) – economic decline, recession, slump/depression.
13. fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
14. undershoot (verb) – fall short of (a target).
15. leg up (noun) – grant, allowance, investment, allocation/contribution.
16. amount to (verb) – add up to, come to, equal to.
17. whopping (adjective) – huge, massive, very large.
18. dividend (noun) – additional benefit, gain, extra.
19. arithmetic (noun) – calculation, reckoning, tally.
20. optimistic (adjective) – positive, confident, hopeful.
21. slip (verb) – fall, drop, decline.
22. ultra- (prefix) – extremely, exceedingly, excessively,
23. overrun (noun) – an instance of something exceeding an expected/allowed cost.
24. debt (noun) – liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital.
25. revival (noun) – improvement, re-establishment; restoration/comeback.
26. uptick (noun) – a small increase.
27. white goods (noun) – large electrical goods for the house such as refrigerators and washing machines (typically white in colour).
28. point to (verb) – indicate, suggest, signal/signify.
29. credit offtake (noun) – credit growth; it refers to the growth/increase in the amount of credit that banks lend to the companies, individuals, etc.
30. fortnight (noun) – a period of two weeks/fourteen days continuously.
31. press/push the pedal (harder) (phrase) – to work harder.
32. debug (verb) – identify and remove errors from.
33. best (verb) – get the better of, gain the advantage over, outdo.
34. fiscal slippage (noun) – the missing fiscal targets in the country’s budget.
35. contain (verb) – restrain, constrain, limit.

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