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