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clash
The Fed could clash with Trump on its core responsibility to keep prices stable
a hostile encounter : skirmish
b : a sharp conflict <a></a>
wane
- to decrease in size, extent, or degree
- to fall gradually from power, prosperity or influence
But unlike the previous years, the limited run compilation (CD) didn’t sell out immediately, suggesting its popularity may be waning
gauge
- dimensions, size
- measure
To control inflation - the gauge of prices changes
falter
The Fed has kept borrowing costs near zero since the economy started to falter 9 y. ago
- to walk unsteadily : stumble
- to give way : totter
- to move waveringly or hesitatingly
- to speak brokenly or weakly : stammer
- to hesitate in purpose or action : waver
- to lose drive or effectiveness
The Fed has kept borrowing costs near zero since the economy started to falter 9 y. ago
trigger
- to release or activate by means of a trigger; especially : to fire by pulling a mechanical trigger
- to cause the explosion of
Trump’s massive spending plan could trigger a much faster jump in inflation
spur
there are questions about how much of the promised economic growth it would actually spur
- pointed device secured to a rider’s heel and used to urge on the horse
- recognition and reward for achievement
steeper
Interest-rates traders have priced in a much steeper trajectory for inflation
- mounting or falling precipitously
- being or characterized by a rapid and intensive decline or increase
- extremely or excessively high
Out of whack
out of whack 1 : out of proper order or shape 2 : not in accord Examples The pile of books hit the floor with a whack. took a whack at solving the math problem
Back
Back up - Needs to back up his argument with evidence
To give help to smn
To bet on smn smth
To provide evidence that supports smth
To assume financial responsibility for ( back a new company)
Realm
An area of activity interest or knowledge
A country that is ruled by king
What we want to achieve exists in the realm of possibility
Unfathomable
Impossible to understand
Impossible to comprehend
The value to writing our aspirations down is unfathomable in terms of the power it has to motivate us in the direction of the thoughts we think.
Manifest
Able to be seen :clearly shown or visible
Easy to understand or recognize
Everything in physical form has the potential to manifest into an even greater form.
Flush
: to fly away suddenlytransitive verb
1 : to cause (a bird) to flush
2 : to expose or chase from a place of concealment
Implode
: to collapse inward as if from external pressure; also : to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing
to break down or fall apart from within : self-destruct the firm … imploded from greed and factionalism — Jan Hoffman
The scheme imploded when he missed work one day in August for a medical appointment and a delivery driver showed up with 800 pounds of fajitas, but officials said the juvenile department didn’t serve fajitas.
Intercept
a : to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival
Hinder
to make slow or difficult the progress of : hamper Their journey was hindered by snow and high winds. economic growth hindered by sanctions
2 : to hold back : prevent, check His financial troubles hindered him from buying a home.
Tenants
The company wants to make similar arrangements for its downtown Chicago store, though maybe with a different tenant
- one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another; specifically : one who rents or leases a dwelling (such as a house) from a landlord
- one who holds or possesses real estate or sometimes personal property (such as a security) by any kind of right
Carcass
1 : a dead body : corpse; especially : the dressed body of a meat animal Butchers trimmed the meat from the carcass.
2 : the living, material, or physical body It was nearly noon when he finally hauled his carcass out of bed.
3 : the decaying or worthless remains of a structure the carcass of an abandoned automobile
Slip
Where a simple slip of the finger
a : to move with a smooth sliding motion
b : to move quietly and cautiously : steal
c : elapse, pass
2 a (1) : to escape from memory or consciousness (2) : to become uttered through inadvertence
b : to pass quickly or easily away : become lost
3 : to fall into error or fault : lapse
4 a : to slide out of place or away from a support or one’s grasp
b : to slide on or down a slippery surface
c : to flow smoothly
5 : to get speedily into or out of clothing
6 : to fall off from a standard or accustomed level by degrees : decline
Wind up
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Diminish
The fact that the product launches are different doesn’t diminish the products launched.
: to become or to cause (something) to become less in size, importance, etc.
: to lessen the authority or reputation of (someone or something) : to describe (something) as having little value or importance
to make less or cause to appear less
2 : to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : belittle
Underpinning
something that serves as a foundation : basis, support — often used in plural
incumbent
- the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
- one that occupies a particular position or place
Voters will have the chance to see the incumbent and her opponent in a series of three debates
loom
That prospect looms over relations relations between China and the West
to appear in an impressively great or exaggerated form deficits loomed large
b : to take shape as an impending occurrence the problems that loomed ahead
Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.
The mountains loom above the valley.
