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Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#3 of the day: SLUMP ‘The cuts were announced after global Brent slumped to nearly $45 a barrel earlier this week.’ [The sentence given above has been taken from todays newspaper (dated: January 21, 2015)]. ’Slump’ means to decrease suddenly and by a large amount. It also refers to a period of time when an economy is doing poorly. Similarly, in sports, it refers to a period of time when a team or player is doing poorly. For example: the economys been in a slump since last year. Or, theyve been in a slump ever since they traded their best player. Recession and depression are the synonyms of the word. An antonym of the word is boom. Interested in CLs products, to know more check here: bit.ly/eProduct_Center
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:30:00 +0000

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