Vocabulary on December 7, 2021 from The Guardian

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• Words: 1. #POLITBURO, 2. #HEADWINDS, 3. #PRUDENT, 4. #KNIFE-EDGE , 5. #CALIBRATE,

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• ·         Word Meanings:

1. POLITBURO= পলিটব্যুরো; the principal policymaking committee of a communist party.

2. HEADWIND= একটি শক্তি বা প্রভাব যা অগ্রগতিকে বাধা দেয়; a force or influence that inhibits progress; a wind blowing from directly in front, opposing forward motion;

3. PRUDENT= বিচক্ষণ; discreet, unobtrusive(বাধাহীন), sensible, shrewd, astute; দূরদর্শী, prescient, percipient(দূরদর্শী), long-sighted, forward-looking; সমীচীন; expedient, reasonable, proper, condign (যথোপযুক্ত) ; প্রাজ্ঞ; wise, learned; বিবেচক; calculating, considerate, thoughtful, judicious;

4. KNIFE-EDGE= a very tense or dangerous situation;  খুব উত্তেজনাপূর্ণ বা বিপজ্জনক পরিস্থিতি,

5. CALIBRATE= to determine the correct value of (something); ক্রমাঙ্ক নির্ণয় করা; শক্তির পরিমাপ করা; mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings;

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• ·         Sentences:

1. China’s POLITBURO has signalled measures to kickstart the faltering economy as the crisis gripping the country’s debt-laden property sector continued to play havoc with growth forecasts.

2. China’s economy is not growing as quickly as expected as it faces HEADWINDS from a disrupted global economy, continued Covid outbreaks and the slowing housing market – once a key driver of growth but which is now seeing a string of defaults.

3. Analysts at UBS said Monday’s policy announcements were a “clear signal” of monetary easing but others were less sure and noted that the PBOC insisted that monetary policy would remain PRUDENT.

4. Markets were on a KNIFE-EDGE over whether it would scrape together enough cash to meet an $82.5m bond repayment by midnight New York time on Monday.

5. “I do not think that is a fundamental shift,” Bill Bishop wrote in his latest newsletter. “Policymakers are dealing with some significant problems in the property markets including – but far from limited to – Evergrande, and they do not want to crater the industry. Can they CALIBRATE and avoid disaster? We are going to find out.”