The Hindu Editorial English Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms and Phrase - Part 1 with PDF copy

Mind the gap: on fiscal deficit

Date :- 31-12-2018



1. Deficit (Noun) – Meaning - an excess of expenditure or liabilities over income or assets in a given period.
synonyms:
shortfalldeficiencyshortageundersupplyslippage
indebtednessdebtarrears
minus amount, negative amount, loss
"there was a large, continuing deficit in the federal budget"


2. Mind The Gap (Phrase) – (Listen (Help- Information)) is an audible or visual warning phrase issued to rail passengers to take caution while crossing the horizontal, and in some cases vertical, spatial gap between the train door and the station platform.



3. Augury (Noun) - a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.

"they heard the sound as an augury of death"

4. Underwhelm (Verb) - fail to impress or make a positive impact on (someone); 
Synonym:- disappoint.
"American voters seem underwhelmed by the choices for president"

5. Disquietnoun - a feeling of worry or unease.
"public disquiet about animal testing"
synonyms:
unease, uneasiness, worry, anxiety, anxiousness, distress, concern,  unrest, disquietude, inquietude; 
perturbation, consternation, upset, malaise; 
alarm, anguish, fear, fright, dread, panic, angst; 
nervousness, agitation, restlessness, fretfulness, jitteriness; 
foreboding, trepidation
"there has been grave disquiet about the state of the prisons"

antonyms: calm

6. Skewed (Verb) - suddenly change direction or position.
"the car had skewed across the track"
                            
twist or turn or cause to do this.


"he skewed around in his saddle"

7. Buoyancy (Noun (Tendency to float)) - Buoyancy or upthrust, is an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object.
Synonyms :- elasticity, resilience

Antonyms :- depression

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8. Shortfalls - (Noun) - a deficit of something required or expected.

"they are facing an expected $10 billion shortfall in revenue"
Synonyms - inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency, deficit, shortage
Antonyms:- adequacy, sufficiency

 9. Spigot – (Noun) – 1. the plug of a faucet or cock
  2. something resembling a spigot especially in regulating   availability or flow (as of money)
Synonyms :- cock, faucet, gate, stopcock, tap, valve
"Despite those actions, his court case kept the campaign spigot flowing."


10. Rustle – a soft, muffled crackling sound like that made by the movement of dry leaves or paper.
"there was a rustle in the undergrowth behind her"

Synonyms - swish, swishing, whisper, whispering, rustling, Rare susurration, susurrus

11. Rustle up (something) - phrasal verb with rustle - to make, find, or prepare something quickly:
Give me a minute and I’ll rustle up some scrambled eggs)

12. Onus – (Noun) - something that is one's duty or responsibility.

"the onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss"
synonyms:
burden, responsibility, liability, obligation, duty, weight, load, charge, 
mantle, encumbrance, cross to bear, millstone round one's neck, albatross
"the onus is on the plaintiff to obtain the police report"

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