consortium

Definitions of consortium
  1. noun
    an association of companies for some definite purpose
    synonyms: groupement
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    types:
    cartel
    a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
    type of:
    association
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
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The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown

Train your brain with words from this true account of the American crew team that won gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 25

Philip Geer's "Simon's Saga" includes 820 SAT-level words and gives students an entertaining glimpse into college life. Here are links to our lists for the novel: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 10, Episode 11, Episode 12, Episode 13, Episode 14, Episode 15, Episode 16, Episode 17, Episode 18, Episode 19, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 22, Episode 23, Episode 24, Episode 25, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 28, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 33, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 36, Episode 37

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The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee

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