Word | Definition | Synonyn | Antonym |
Acid Rain | Precipitation polluted by gases released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil | | |
Abundant | To have a plenty or ample supply | Profuse | Scarce |
Autocracy | A type of government where one leader holds complete power. Example: Dictator | Dictatorship | Democracy |
Capital Goods | Goods that are used in producing other goods , rather than being bought by consumers | Equitment | Human capital |
Centralize | To bring to together under one authority | Unify | Divide |
Currency | Form of money | Money | |
Contaminate | Impure or unclean | Impure | Clean |
Diversity | Being different | Different | Domestic |
Democracy | A type of government system where the people of the country hold the supreme power | Vote | Autocracy |
Dictator | Typical leader of an autocratic government | Czar | President |
Distribute | To give out;
To pass out; | give out | pass in |
Domestic | Someone or something from our country having to do with home | Regular | Diverse |
Efficient | Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense | Effectual | Not Efficient |
Embargo | Ban on trade with a particular country | Ban | Help |
Empire | Extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority | Dynasty | Weakness |
Ethnic Group | A group of people who have the same language,culture, religon,etc. | Origin | Not ethnic group |
Facism | A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied | Nazism | Democracy |
Foreign | Someone or something from outside of our country | International | National |
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) | The total market value of the goods and services produced by a country during a specific year. | | |
Globalization | Linking of nations through trade,information, technology, etc. | Proliferation | Nationalization |
Holocaust | An act of mass destruction and loss of life | Extermination | |
Human Capital | The skills, knowledge, and experiences possessed by an individual | Workers | Capital Goods |
Imperialism | Policy of obtaining and occupying land to form an empire | Colonialism | |
Inflatation | The rate at which the general level of prices of goods and services is rising | Boom | Decrease |
Intervene | To come between people or groups | Divide | Connect |
Liberate | Free form a situation | Save | Harm |
Literacy | Ability to read and write | education | illetaracy |
Monarchy | Type of government headed by a queen or king [monarch] | Soverginity | Democracy |
Nationalize | To bring under ownership or control of a country's government. | Associate | Globalize |
Natural Resources | Materials that occur in nature and can be used for economic use. | Raw materials | Manufactured goods |
Outsource | Paying to have some of your company-work done by someone else (not and employee or company) | Source | Insource |
Parliamentary democracy | Form of government in which the party with the greatest representation in the legislature forms the government | Republic | Presidential Democracy |
Population density | Number of people per square mile | population | |
Poverty | Lack of money | Poor | Wealth |
Privatize | To move an industry to individual ownership | | Municipalization |
Quota | A trade barrier that places a limit of the number of goods than can be imported | | |
Reform | To make something better; Improve | Better | Revoulution |
Regulations | Rules or laws | Laws | |
Republic | Government system in which decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people | Parliamentary Democracy | Direct Democracy |
Ally | A country or person that has joined with another country or person for a special purpose | Partner | Enemy |