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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Mixed growth signals"
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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Mixed growth signals"
- Inflation - an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable
- Pace - the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes
- Brisk - moving or acting quickly
- Propel - to move or push someone or something forward
- Optimism - a tendency to be hopeful and to expect that good things will probably happen
- Former - used for referring to the first of two people or things that you have mentioned
- Quarterly - done or produced four times a year
- Heartening - to make someone feel happier and more hopeful
- Robust - strong and successful
- Contraction - the process of becoming smaller
- Demonetisation - to officially stop using particular notes or coins, or a particular currency
- Broadcasting - transmit (a programme or some information) by radio or television
- Real estate - property in the form of land or buildings
- Accelerate - to happen or make something happen at a faster rate
- Boost - to help something to increase, improve, or become more successful
- Expansion - the process of increasing in size and filling more space
- Vital - very important, necessary, or essential
- Appreciably - enough to be noticed or considered important
- Momentum - progress or development that is becoming faster or stronger
- Sustained - continuing at the same level or rate for a long time
- Monsoon - a period of heavy rain in India and Southeast Asia
- Pans out - if a situation pans out in a particular way, it develops in that way
- Forecast - a statement about what is likely to happen, based on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy
- Revival - the process of becoming active, successful, or popular again
- Pressure point - a sensitive political situation
- Expenditure - money spent by a government, organization, or person
- Languish - to fail to be successful or to improve
- Preceding - existing or coming immediately before someone or something else
- Gross - a gross amount of money is the total amount before taxes or costs have been taken out
- Sobering - making you think about things in a serious way
- Spur - something that encourages someone to do something
- Bullish - expecting a successful future
- Inflation - an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable
- Amid - if something happens amid particular feelings or events, it happens while people have these feelings or while these events are happening
- Tepid - not very excited or enthusiastic
- Uncertainty - a nervous feeling that you have because you think bad things might happen
- Exporter - a person, business, or country that sells goods to another country
- Capitalise - to sell something you own for money that you need
- Eschew - to avoid doing something, especially for moral reasons
- Populism - politics that represents the interests and opinions of ordinary people
- Prudence - cautiousness
- Tenuous - weak and likely to change
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Populists in Rome"
- Populist - someone who supports or expresses the interests and opinions of ordinary people
- Edgy - in a bad mood because you are worried or nervous
- Dialogue - sa process in which two people or groups have discussions in order to solve problems
- On the cards - very likely to happen
- Whirlwind - something that happens very quickly and unexpectedly, so that the people involved have little control of what happens and how they feel
- Swept - to move or spread quickly through an area
- Dissipate - to gradually disappear by becoming less strong, or to make something do this
- Embellish - make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features
- Sworn in - when someone is sworn in, they make a formal promise to be honest or loyal, either in a law court or when starting a new official job
- Wrangle - to argue about something for a long time, especially in an angry and unpleasant way
- Coalition - a temporary union of different political parties that agree to form a government together
- Slim - very small
- Majority - the number of votes by which a person or party wins an election
- Rabble-rousing - to speak to a group of people and encourage them to behave in a violent way, usually in order to gain political power
- Migrant - someone who travels to another place or country in order to find work
- Disband - if a group of people disbands or is disbanded, its members stop working together
- Exercise - to use your power or rights
- Eurosceptic - someone, especially a politician, who thinks that their country should not be part of the European Union
- Interim - intended to last or perform an activity only until someone or something permanent or final is available
- Impeachment - to formally accuse a public official of a serious crime relating to their job
- Prospect - the possibility that something will happen
- Snap poll - a general election that is called earlier than expected
- Rattle - to make someone feel nervous or angry
- Tone down - to make something less severe, shocking, or offensive
- Adequate - good enough or large enough for a particular purpose
- Jittery - feeling nervous and upset
- Assent - to agree with or officially give permission for something
- Taking over - to take control of something
- Portfolio - all the responsibilities of a government minister
- Confidence vote - a voting process in which people show support for a person or group in power
- Far from - used for saying that the real situation is the opposite of what you mention
- Sustain - to experience loss, injury, damage etc
- Significant - very large or noticeable
- Address - to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem
- Underlying - underlying causes, facts, ideas etc are the real or basic ones, although they are not obvious or directly stated
- Disenchantment - the feeling of being disappointed and no longer enthusiastic about someone or something
- Strike a balance (between something and something) - to accept neither of two extreme positions or things but find a solution that is reasonable and fair
- Austerity - an economic policy by which a government reduces the amount of money it spends by a large amount
- Populism - politics that represents the interests and opinions of ordinary people
- Integrity - the quality of always behaving according to the moral principles that you believe in, so that people respect and trust you
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