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Final Vocabulary
final vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abundant | to have plenty of supply Synonym:ample Antonym:depleted |
| acid rain | Precipitation polluted by gases released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels synonym:smoke antonym:rain |
| ally | a country or person that has joined with one another country or person for a special porpoise synonym:comrade antonym:foe |
| autocracy | a type of government where one leader has complete power synonym:dictator antonym:democracy |
| capital goods | goods that are used in producing other goods rather than being bought by consumers synonym:assets antonym:human capital |
| centralize | to bring together under one authority synonym:unify antonym:separate |
| contaminate | impure or unclean synonym:unclean antonym:clean |
| currency | form of money synonym:money antonym:NONE |
| democracy | a type of government system where the people of the country have the supreme power synonym:freedom antonym:autocracy |
| dictator | typical leader of an autocratic government synonym:Hitler antonym:president |
| distribute | to give;to pass out synonym:disperse antonym:maintain |
| diversity | being different synonym:diversification antonym:uninfermity |
| domestic | something or someone from our country having to do with home synonym:private antonym:foreign |
| embargo | a ban on trade synonym:ban antonym:help |
| empire | extensive group of states or country's under a supreme authority synonym:authority antonym:weakness |
| ethnic group | a group of people with the language,culture, and religion synonym:origin antonym:NONE |
| fascism | a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator synonym:autocracy antonym:democracy |
| foreign | someone or something from outside our country synonym:alien antonym:NONE |
| GDP (Gross Domestic Product) | the total goods and services produced by a country in a specific year synonym:NONE antonym:NONE |
| efficient | achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense synonym:profitable antonym:weak |
| globalization | Linking nations through trade, information, technologies, etc. synonym:extension antonym:nationalization |
| Holocaust | an act of mass destruction and loss of life synonym:massacre antonym:NONE |
| human capital | the skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual synonym:human resource antonym:capital goods |
| imperializm | policy of obtaining and occupying land to form an empire synonym:imperialist antonym:NONE |
| inflation | a rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services are rising synonym:expansion antonym:compression |
| intervene | to come between people or groups synonym:negotiate antonym:combine |
| liberate | to be free from a situation synonym:detach antonym:hold |
| literacy | ability to read and write synonym:knowledge antonym:ignorance |
| monarchy | type of government headed by a king or queen synonym:throne antonym:NONE |
| nationalize | to bring the ownership or control of a country's government synonym:associate antonym:disagree |
| natural resources | materials that occur in nature and can be used for an economic gain synonym:raw material antonym:NONE |
| outsource | paying to have some of your company's work done by someone else synonym:deploy antonym:NONE |
| parliamentary democracy | form of government in which the party with the greatest representation in the legislative branch forms the government;prime minister is leader synonym:NONE antonym:presidential democracy |
| population density | the number of people per square mile of land synonym:population size antonym:NONE |
| poverty | not having enough money to meet basic needs synonym:poor antonym:rich |
| privatize | to move an industry from public ownership to individual ownership synonym:NONE antonym:NONE |
| quota | a trade barrier that places a limit on the number of goods imported synonym:piece antonym:whole |
| reform | to make something better;as opposed to revolution which means a complete change synonym:restore antonym:abandon |
| regulations | rules or laws synonym:control antonym:lawlessness |
| republic | government system in which decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people synonym:commonwealth antonym:NONE |
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