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Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Abundant | To have plenty or ample supply. Synonym: Sufficient. Antonym: Depleted. |
Acid Rain | Precipitation polluted by gases released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels. Synonym: Haze. Antonym: Clean Rain. |
Ally | A country or person that has joined with another country or person for special purposes. Synonym: Colleague. Antonym: Foe |
Autocracy | A type of government where one leader hold's complete power. Synonym: tyranny. Antonym: Democracy. |
Capital Goods | Goods that are used in producing other goods than being bought by consumers. Synonym: Assets. Antonym: Human Capital. |
Centralize | To bring together under one authority. Synonym: Unify. Antonym: Disperse. |
Contaminated | Impure or unclean. Synonym: Corrupt. Antonym: Clean. |
Currency | Form of money. Synonym: Cash. |
Democracy | Type government system where the people of the country hold the supreme court. Synonym: Liberal. Antonym: Autocracy. |
Dictator | Typical leader of an autocratic government. Synonym: Czar. Antonym: President. |
Distribute | To give out; to pass out. Synonym: Donate. Antonym: Collect. |
Diversity | Being Different. Synonym: Range. Antonym: Uniformity. |
Domestic | Something or someone from another country, having to do with home. Synonym: Private. Antonym: Alien. |
Efficient | Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort. Synonym: Able. Antonym: Lazy. |
Embargo | Ban on trade with a particular country. Synonym: Restraint. Antonym: Aid. |
Empire | Extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. Synonym: Domain. Antonym: Weakness. |
Ethnic Group | A group of people who have the same language, culture, religion, or other common characteristics. Synonym: Origin. |
Fascism | A political idea in which total power is given to a dictator and freedoms are denied. Synonym: Nazism. Antonym: Democracy. |
Foreign | Someone or something from outside our country. Synonym: Alien. Antonym: Domestic. |
GDP | The total market value of the goods and services produced bye a country during a specific year. |
Globalization | Linking of nations through trade, information, technology, etc. Synonym: Growth. Antonym: Nationalization. |
Holocaust | An act of mass destruction and loss of life. Synonym: Genocide. |
Human Capital | The skill, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual. Synonym: Human Resource. Antonym: Capital Goods. |
Imperialism | Policy of obtaining and occupying land to form and empire. Synonym: Colonialism. |
Inflation | The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising. Synonym: Rise. Antonym: Deflation. |
Intervene | To come between people or groups. Synonym: Involve |
Liberate | Free form a situation. Synonym: Save. Antonym: Harm |
Literacy | Ability to read and write. Synonym: Articulacy. Antonym: Illiteracy. |
Monarchy | Type of government headed by a king or queen. Synonym: Throne. Antonym: Democracy. |
Nationalize | To bring under the ownership of a country's government. Synonym: Mix. Antonym: Dived. |
Natural Resources | Materials that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain. Synonym: Raw Material. Antonym: Manufactured Goods. |
Outsource | Paying to have of your company's work done by someone else (not employee of company). Synonym: Utilize. |
Parliamentary Democracy | Form of government in which the party with the best image in the legislature branch forms the government. S: Enacting. |
Population Density | Number of people per square mile of land. Synonym: Anthropology. |
Poverty | Not having enough money to meet basic needs. Synonym: Famine. Antonym: Surplus. |
Privatize | To move an industry from public (government) to ownership to individual ownership. Synonym: Adverse. |
Quota | A trade barrier that places a limit on the number of goods that can be imported. Synonym: Allotment. Antonym: Juncture. |
Reform | To make something better; as opposed to revolution which means a complete radical change. S: Amend. A: Break. |
Regulations | Rules or laws. Synonym: Control. Antonym: Deregulations. |
Republic | Government system in which decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people. Synonym: Constitutional. |