Adi & Gandy Unit 1 Vocabulary

Mundi W. (United States of America)
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  1. persecution
    causing someone to suffer
    persecute - to cause to suffer
  2. charter
    a document creating an institution and specifying its rights
    South Africa's Rand Merchant Bank also said it was interested, while London-based emerging markets specialist Standard Chartered said it was watching progress.
  3. stock
    a supply of something available for future use
    Put whole thing in joint-stock company; 100 shares; five millions capital.
    joint-stock company - a company which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company
  4. debt
    the state of owing something, especially money
    Debtors should sell assets to pay down debt as much as possible.
    Debtor - A person who owes a creditor.
  5. tolerate
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    Teachers teach students toleration, and is thought to be a worthwhile life skill.
    Toleration - a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations.
  6. borough
    an English town
    In Croydon, as in several outer-London boroughs, burglary rates have risen in recent years, defying an overall decline. burgess - a person from English borough
  7. compact
    a signed written agreement between two or more parties
    The class signed a no bullying compact to stop bullying in their school.
  8. colonization
    the act of settling a group of people in a new place
    Even before colonization, cultures disappeared, leaving behind neither oral traditions nor written records.
    colony - A body of people who settle far from home.
  9. mercantilism
    a system of increasing wealth through colonization and trade
    A country that practices mercantilism strives to increase exports at the expense of its trading partners.
    mercantile - relating to or characteristic of trade or traders.
  10. exploration
    travel for the purpose of discovery
    Plant roots are thus the most efficient systems known for underground exploration.
  11. exchange
    reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money
    He said that while exports have failed to grow, inflation too, has been much higher making a correction in the exchange rate inevitable.
Created on Sun Sep 01 10:26:29 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Sep 04 11:33:41 EDT 2013)

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