fiscal
involving financial matters
surplus
a quantity much larger than is needed
reinforce
strengthen and support with rewards
essay
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
dean
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
mindset
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
sovereign
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
wealth
property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value
tackle
seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
breakthrough
making an important discovery
inauguration
the ceremonial induction into a position
scholar
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
outline
the line that appears to bound an object
as such
with respect to its inherent nature
in and of itself
with respect to its inherent nature
intrinsically
with respect to its inherent nature
consensus
agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
prosperity
the condition of prospering; having good fortune
vitality
the property of being able to survive and grow
horizon
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
handicapped
incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
elderly
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
envisage
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
