The Hindu Vocabulary



1.milestone (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मील का पत्थर
English Meaning - major achievement.





2.measure (noun)

Hindi Meaning - उपाय, क्रिया, कदम
English Meaning - action, step, procedure.





3.enable (verb)

Hindi Meaning - सक्षम बनाना, सुविधा देना, संभव बनाना
English Meaning - facilitate, make possible, permit, allow (something to be done).





4.expedite (verb)

Hindi Meaning - शीघ्रता करना, तेज़ करना
English Meaning - speed up, accelerate, step up, quicken.





5.free trade (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मुक्त व्यापार
English Meaning - a policy to eliminate barriers/limits/regulations against imports and exports.





6.merchandise (noun)

Hindi Meaning - व्यापार, माल, उत्पाद
English Meaning - goods, commodities, produce, product.





7.fiscal year (noun)

Hindi Meaning - वित्तीय वर्ष
English Meaning - financial year.





8.surpass (verb)

Hindi Meaning - के परे होना, से बड़ा होना, अधिक होना
English Meaning - be greater than, exceed.





9.mark (noun)

Hindi Meaning - निशान, बिंदु, स्तर
English Meaning - point, level, stage.





10.much-needed (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - बेहद जरूरी, काफी हद तक
English Meaning - needed to a large extent/degree/level.





11.cheer (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रोत्साहन, जय-जयकार, आशावाद
English Meaning - cheerfulness, optimism, confidence, buoyancy, hopefulness.





12.impact (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रभाव, स्पष्ट रूप से ध्यान देने योग्य प्रभाव
English Meaning - a clearly noticeable effect, influence.





13.pandemic (noun)

Hindi Meaning - वैश्विक महामारी
English Meaning - the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.





14.rebound (verb)

Hindi Meaning - पलटाव, प्रतिक्षेप, प्रतिघात
English Meaning - recovery, rallying, picking up; an increase in value of something after decline.





15.pandemic-induced (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - महामारी से प्रेरित
English Meaning - caused/produced by the pandemic.





16.stopgap (noun as modifier)

English Meaning - temporary, provisional, interim, short-term, makeshift (solution).





17.heartening (adjective)

English Meaning - encouraging, promising, hopeful, reassuring.





18.rupee-rouble system (noun)

English Meaning - Indian and Russian industries are making transactions and payment in trade relations via Rupee-Rouble (exchange) method instead of using dollars for transactions. 
(Rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation).





19.free trade agreement (FTA) (noun)

English Meaning - an agreement between two or more countries designed to reduce or eliminate certain barriers to trade and investment.




20.bruising (adjective)

English Meaning - stressful, demanding/taxing, painful.





21.slump (noun)

English Meaning - decline, tumble, downturn, steep fall, decrease.





22.on the back of (phrase)

English Meaning - due to, as a result of, because of.





23.value-added sector (noun)

English Meaning - Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. 




24.engineering goods (noun)

English Meaning - Engineering goods include metal products, industrial machinery and equipment, auto and its components and transport equipment.





25.apparel (noun)

English Meaning - clothes, clothing, garments, dress, attire.





26.in particular (phrase)

English Meaning - particularly, specifically.





27.year-on-year (adjective)

English Meaning - year over year (for comparison).





28.log (verb)

English Meaning - register, record; achieve.





29.provisional (adjective)

English Meaning - temporary, short-term, interim, transitional.





30.in terms of (phrase)

English Meaning - with regard to, regarding/concerning, in connection with.





31.sheer (adjective)

English Meaning - complete, absolute, total, thorough, consummate.





32.persistent (adjective)

English Meaning - continuous, constant, unending, unrelenting, unceasing.





33.logistical (adjective)

English Meaning - relating to organization and planning of something.





34.congestion (noun)

English Meaning - overcrowding.





35.push up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - increase, raise.





36.freight (noun as modifier)

English Meaning - transportation, transport, carrying, delivery; goods, cargo, load, consignment.





37.laudable (adjective)

English Meaning - praiseworthy, commendable, admirable.





38.reflect (verb)

English Meaning - indicate, show, display, demonstrate.





39.concerted (adjective)

English Meaning - involving a lot of people coming together & doing something with great effort.





40.mission (noun)

English Meaning - delegation, commission, task force, representation.





41.interestingly (adverb)

English Meaning - enthusiastically, eagerly, keenly.






42.pointed (adjective)

English Meaning - sharp; relevant, relative, germane, applicable.





43.play a role (phrase)

English Meaning - contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.





44.embassy (noun)

English Meaning - An embassy is larger and more important than a consulate and is described as a permanent diplomatic mission, which is generally located in a country’s capital city. 





45.envoy (noun)

English Meaning - representative, delegate, deputy; diplomat, consul, ambassador.





46.explore (verb)

English Meaning - look into, consider, check out (an option/possibility).





47.momentum (noun)

English Meaning - energy, strength, impetus.





48.sustain (verb)

English Meaning - continue, carry on, keep up, keep going, maintain, prolong.




49.diplomatic (adjective)

English Meaning - tactful, sensitive, subtle, delicate; consular, foreign-policy.





50.corps (noun)

English Meaning - unit, division, section.





51.front (noun)

English Meaning - a particular situation; a particular sphere of operation.





52.outpace (verb)

English Meaning - surpass, exceed, do better than.




53.double (verb)

English Meaning - increase twofold.





54.trust deficit (noun)

English Meaning - lack of trust (on authorities-from societal point of view). 





55.pre-pandemic (noun)

English Meaning - before the pandemic.





56.point to (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - indicate, suggest, signal, signify, denote, reveal.





57.pressing (adjective)

English Meaning - urgent, critical, crucial, important.





58.step up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - increase, intensify; quicken, speed up, accelerate.





59.pace (noun)

English Meaning - speed, rate.





60.deficit (noun)

English Meaning - shortfall, deficiency, shortage.





61.shrunk past participle of shrink (verb)

English Meaning - lessen, reduce, decrease.





62.inflation (noun)

English Meaning -  increase of price level of goods & services and vice versa decrease of currency value.





63.contribute to (verb)

English Meaning - play a part in, be instrumental in, be a factor in.





64.contract (verb)

English Meaning - decline, decrease, diminish, reduce.





65.cause for disquiet (phrase)

English Meaning - a reason to worry.




66.lack of (noun)

English Meaning - absence, deficiency, scarcity, dearth.





67.capital goods (noun)

English Meaning - capital goods are man-made, durable items that businesses use to produce goods and services. 





68.indicator (noun)

English Meaning - measure, sign, signal.





69.pose (verb)

English Meaning - constitute, present, create, cause (a problem or danger or risk).





70.seek (verb)

English Meaning - try, aim, attempt.




71.as well (phrase)

English Meaning - additionally, in addition, apart from, besides.





72.ongoing (adjective)

English Meaning - continuing, happening, occurring, current.





73.so as to something (phrase)

English Meaning - in order to do something.





74.tariff (noun)

English Meaning - a tax imposed by one country on the goods and services imported from another country.





75.tariff wall (noun)

English Meaning - a tariff designed to make imports more expensive than domestically produced products.





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