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Today’s article title is: Rupee gets cushion from stock flows, current account surplus amid pandemic
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Important words and idioms from the article
CUSHION
Verb
Pronunciation: koosh-uhn
Meaning: to lessen the shock of
Synonyms: buffer, gentle, soften
Antonyms: heighten, intensify, sharpen
Usage: This foam will cushion the fall
Forms: Cushion (noun)
OUTPERFORM
Verb
Pronunciation: out-per-fawrm
Meaning: to do or perform better than (someone or something)
Synonyms: best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat
Usage: The new student will outperform all the others
BATTER
Verb
Pronunciation: bat-er
Meaning: to strike repeatedly
Synonyms: beat, bludgeon, pound, pummel
Usage: The children will batter the pinata till it breaks
RAMPAGE
Noun
Pronunciation: ram-peyj
Meaning: a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
Synonyms: agitation, deliriousness, delirium, distraction, fever, feverishness, flap, frenzy, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rage, uproar
Antonyms: calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, repose, quietude, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity
Usage: They public will go on a rampage if their demands are not met
LURE
Verb
Pronunciation: loor
Meaning: to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
Synonyms: allure, bait, beguile, betray, decoy, entice, lead on, seduce, solicit, tempt
Antonyms: repulse, ward off
Usage: The king lured the lion away with a piece of ham
Forms: Lure (noun)
