Mansplaining: When a man explains something to a woman in a way that is condescending, overconfident, or dismissive, often assuming she does not understand. #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

Resurrect: To bring something back into use, existence, or importance after it has disappeared or stopped. #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

Rippling through: spreading out like small waves in a pond; here, it means the extra money is moving quickly from one part of each industry to another. #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

phrasal verb: ram into something | ram something into something ​to hit against something or to make something hit against something with force #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

collapsed = broke down / stopped working completely blackout = total loss of electricity mired = stuck or difficult/unpleasant situation #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

unprecedented = never done or known before #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

repeal = officially cancel / take back a law authoritarian = allowing no opposition; ruling in a harsh, top-down way #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

frontier = a new or little-explored area of activity #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

shuttering = shutting / closing for good #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

fiasco = a total failure or complete mess Giving up = stopping trying; quitting before the job is finished. turning away = deciding not to continue; walking off from historic mistake = a big and memorable error #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

Steep: Too high, unreasonable. Hegemony: Control or strong influence of one country, group, or person over others. #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

Levies: taxes charged Imposed: officially put in force (enforced) Push many out of the market: force sellers to quit Rural: countryside Artisans: skilled craft workers Fear for their future: worry about what lies ahead #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

America's 'worst commute' that is so hellish workers are quitting their jobs to avoid it trib.al/7DDx7a2

worst: most bad / most unpleasant commute: the daily journey between home and work hellish: like hell; extremely unpleasant or painful are quitting: are choosing to resign to avoid: so, they do not have to face / experience #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

try in vain: attempt without success; waste effort raise birth rates: make the number of babies born each year go up still to be born: not yet born #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

to unwind: to undo / to break up / to dismantle citing: giving as the reason ongoing: still happening / continuing anticompetitive effects: actions that reduce or prevent fair competition #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

vaulting: leaping high / ambitious (soaring, lofty, sky-high) triumph: great victory or success (win, conquest, achievement) giant leap: a very big step forward (huge advance, major progress) #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

run the risk of: may possibly suffer precarious workers: people in unsafe, low-paid, unstable jobs prosper: do well / succeed financially more pressing now than ever: more urgent today than at any previous time #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

creditors: the people or banks that lent the company money facing: now dealing with paper losses: losses that exist on documents, not yet paid in cash plunge: sudden sharp fall (drop, dive, tumble) debt pile: borrowings, loans #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English

major repercussions: big unwanted effects or consequences prolific: used in large numbers / widespread #IELTS #vocabulary #LearnEnglish #English