Economist Part 2

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  1. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  2. maximise
    make as big or large as possible
  3. disrupt
    make a break in
  4. contact
    the act of touching physically
  5. exceptional
    surpassing what is common or usual or expected
  6. bumper
    a bar on a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent damage
  7. creep
    move slowly
  8. Walter
    German conductor (1876-1962)
  9. frank
    characterized by directness in manner or speech
  10. ethnicity
    an affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
  11. bail
    money forfeited if the accused fails to appear in court
  12. trimming
    a decoration or adornment on a garment
  13. arise
    move upward
  14. rover
    someone who leads a wandering, unsettled life
  15. wear
    put clothing on one's body
  16. mantra
    a sacred utterance or poetic hymn in Vedism
  17. middle
    an area that is approximately central within some larger region
  18. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  19. admission
    the act of letting someone enter
  20. injury
    physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident
  21. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  22. modernise
    make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
  23. rubber
    an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
  24. Budapest
    capital and largest city of Hungary
  25. loud
    characterized by sound of great volume or intensity
  26. bloat
    swelling of the intestinal tract of animals caused by gas
  27. dogged
    stubbornly unyielding
  28. pretend
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  29. comfortable
    providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief
  30. dismantle
    take off or remove
  31. nominate
    propose as a candidate for some honor
  32. wire
    ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
  33. incompetence
    lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
  34. fuss
    an excited state of agitation
  35. denounce
    speak out against
  36. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  37. reminiscent
    serving to bring to mind
  38. rupee
    the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise
  39. dare
    a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
  40. translate
    restate from one language into another language
  41. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  42. paramilitary
    of a group of civilians operating like or assisting the army
  43. well
    in a good or satisfactory manner or to a high standard
  44. connect
    fasten or put together two or more pieces
  45. Ibrahim
    the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
  46. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  47. free
    able to act at will
  48. market
    a store where groceries are sold
  49. dispatch
    the act of sending off something
  50. spinning
    creating thread
  51. insider
    an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations
  52. protect
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
  53. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  54. uphold
    stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
  55. barometer
    an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  56. anticipation
    the act of predicting, as by reasoning about the future
  57. stringent
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  58. home
    where you live at a particular time
  59. grown
    (of animals) fully developed
  60. weekend
    a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
  61. Connecticut
    a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
  62. grab
    take or seize suddenly
  63. unreliable
    not worthy of trust
  64. upshot
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  65. Hawking
    English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
  66. blast
    a sudden, loud sound
  67. organism
    a living thing that can act or function independently
  68. magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent
  69. reassure
    cause to feel confident
  70. spacecraft
    a vehicle or device able to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere
  71. long
    primarily spatial sense
  72. await
    look forward to the probable occurrence of
  73. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  74. extortion
    unjust exaction, as by the misuse of authority
  75. kidnapping
    (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
  76. bypass
    avoid something
  77. Uganda
    a landlocked republic in eastern Africa
  78. trap
    a device in which something can be caught and penned
  79. racism
    the prejudice that one people are superior to another
  80. suspend
    bar temporarily
  81. disagreement
    a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
  82. Rhodes
    a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes
  83. charity
    an institution set up to provide help to the needy
  84. owe
    be obliged to pay or repay
  85. probability
    a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur
  86. incoming
    arriving at a place or position
  87. upstart
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
  88. indirect
    not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
  89. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
  90. intimidation
    the act of scaring a weaker person to make them do something
  91. blown
    being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
  92. quicker
    more quickly
  93. longtime
    of long duration
  94. designing
    the act of working out the form of something
  95. deliver
    bring to a destination
  96. commissioner
    a member of a special group considering some matter
  97. centralised
    drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
  98. rewarding
    providing personal satisfaction
  99. meritocracy
    a social system in which power goes to superior intellects
  100. bitter
    causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
  101. peanuts
    an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount
  102. thrive
    make steady progress
  103. pharmaceutical
    relating to preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines
  104. enrich
    make better or improve in quality
  105. titan
    a person of exceptional importance and reputation
  106. assassination
    murder of a public figure by surprise attack
  107. venue
    the scene of any event or action
  108. curse
    an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil
  109. receipt
    the act of receiving
  110. proceeding
    a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  111. diagnosis
    identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
  112. Bristol
    an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
  113. cubicle
    small area set off by walls for special use
  114. sunlight
    the rays of the sun
  115. identify
    recognize as being
  116. aluminium
    a silvery, flexible, metallic element
  117. financier
    a person skilled in large-scale monetary transactions
  118. ivory
    a hard smooth dentine of the tusks of elephants and walruses
  119. Albert
    prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
  120. miniature
    being on a very small scale
  121. depression
    a sunken or lowered geological formation
  122. reside
    live in
  123. pioneer
    one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
  124. unconstitutional
    not consistent with or according to fundamental laws
  125. Venezuelan
    a native or inhabitant of Venezuela
  126. varied
    characterized by diversity
  127. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
  128. barrier
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
  129. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
  130. pregnancy
    the state of being pregnant
  131. insect
    a small creature with six legs, a hard body, and two antennae
  132. Taylor
    12th President of the United States; died in office
  133. upwards
    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
  134. tempting
    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
  135. booze
    an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
  136. stay
    continue in a place, position, or situation
  137. at
    100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
  138. coalition
    the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
  139. Kabul
    the capital and largest city of Afghanistan
  140. arrange
    put into a proper or systematic order
  141. shirt
    a garment worn on the upper half of the body
  142. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
  143. revolutionary
    markedly new or introducing radical change
  144. Congress
    the legislature of the United States government
  145. communist
    relating to socialism that abolishes private ownership
  146. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
  147. cram
    crowd or pack to capacity
  148. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  149. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  150. bull
    uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
  151. retain
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
  152. tilt
    lean over; tip
  153. ceiling
    the overhead upper surface of a covered space
  154. catastrophic
    extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
  155. composed
    serenely self-possessed and free from agitation
  156. publicity
    a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea
  157. saga
    a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family
  158. draft
    a current of air
  159. classify
    arrange or order by categories
  160. stronghold
    a strongly fortified defensive structure
  161. prayer
    reverent petition to a deity
  162. umbrella
    a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
  163. majority
    the main part
  164. benefit
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  165. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  166. worryingly
    in a manner to cause worry
  167. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  168. understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
  169. Luxembourg
    a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center
  170. quantity
    how much there is or how many there are of something
  171. rational
    consistent with or based on or using reason
  172. founder
    a person who establishes some institution
  173. cotton
    a bushy mallow plant bearing bolls with fibers used to make fabric
  174. shape
    a perceptual structure
  175. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  176. strip
    take off or remove
  177. demonstrate
    give an exhibition of to an interested audience
  178. Kenyan
    of or relating to or characteristic of Kenya or its people
  179. adoption
    proceeding creating a parent-child relation between persons
  180. election
    a vote choosing the winner of a position or political office
  181. Belarus
    a landlocked republic in eastern Europe
  182. yoga
    discipline training the consciousness for spiritual insight
  183. portrait
    any likeness of a person, in any medium
  184. champion
    someone who has won first place in a competition
  185. exceed
    be or do something to a greater degree
  186. acceptance
    the state of being satisfactory
  187. NAFTA
    an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
  188. tricky
    having concealed difficulty
  189. consume
    take in as food
  190. neutrality
    nonparticipation in a dispute or war
  191. pipe
    a hollow cylindrical shape
  192. enabling
    providing legal power or sanction
  193. failing
    failure to reach a minimum required performance
  194. invest
    lay out money or resources in an enterprise
  195. Suisse
    a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
  196. civilisation
    a society in an advanced state of social development
  197. unpredictable
    unknown in advance
  198. Kachin
    Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India
  199. creativity
    the ability to bring something into existence
  200. forth
    forward in time, order, or degree
  201. catch
    take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of
  202. up
    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
  203. photograph
    a picture taken with a camera or phone that shows people or scenes
  204. advertisement
    a public promotion of some product or service
  205. Nigerian
    of or relating to Nigeria
  206. client
    someone who pays for goods or services
  207. Benjamin
    (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel
  208. Lego
    (trademark) a brand of interlocking building bricks and construction toys
  209. bloodshed
    the shedding of blood resulting in murder
  210. textbook
    a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
  211. Siemens
    German electrical engineer (1816-1892)
  212. documented
    furnished with or supported by written information
  213. unmarried
    not married or related to the unmarried state
  214. Lewis
    English critic and novelist
  215. s
    1/60 of a minute
  216. Somali
    a member of a tall dark people inhabiting Somalia
  217. Windows
    an operating system with a graphical user interface
  218. pacifist
    someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
  219. Bangkok
    the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand
  220. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
  221. influx
    the process of flowing in
  222. international
    concerning or belonging to two or more countries
  223. intensified
    made more sharp
  224. reform
    make changes for improvement to remove abuse and injustices
  225. ordination
    the act of conferring holy orders
  226. featured
    made a highlight; given prominence
  227. plague
    any large-scale calamity
  228. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  229. qualify
    prove capable or fit; meet requirements
  230. catastrophe
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  231. triple
    having three units or components or elements
  232. Munich
    the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
  233. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  234. liberty
    freedom of choice
  235. fever
    an abnormal rise in the temperature of the body
  236. portion
    something determined in relation to a thing that includes it
  237. bones
    a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
  238. contender
    the contestant you hope to defeat
  239. imagine
    expect, believe, or suppose
  240. sheer
    so thin as to transmit light
  241. abolish
    do away with
  242. uniform
    clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a group
  243. pact
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  244. hardline
    strict and not willing to compromise
  245. ban
    prohibit especially by law or social pressure
  246. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  247. scramble
    move hurriedly
  248. mismanagement
    management that is careless or inefficient
  249. traffic
    vehicles or pedestrians traveling in a particular locality
  250. bare
    lacking its natural or customary covering
Created on Tue May 26 00:57:57 EDT 2015 (updated Tue May 26 01:36:06 EDT 2015)

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