Economist Part 4

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  1. smile
    a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up
  2. intelligent
    having the capacity for thought and reason to a high degree
  3. shocked
    struck with fear, dread, or surprise
  4. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  5. sufficient
    of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement
  6. noise
    sound of any kind
  7. essence
    the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
  8. tournament
    a competition in which contestants play a series of games
  9. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  10. Quebec
    the largest province of Canada
  11. imply
    express or state indirectly
  12. senior
    advanced in years
  13. outspoken
    given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
  14. unionist
    a worker who belongs to a trade union
  15. host
    a person who invites guests to a social event
  16. portfolio
    a large, thin case for loose papers or drawings or maps
  17. Romanian
    of or relating to or characteristic of the country of Romania or its people or languages
  18. researcher
    a scientist devoted to systematic investigation
  19. mysterious
    beyond ordinary understanding
  20. wonder
    the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  21. android
    a moving mechanical device that looks like a person
  22. ruthless
    without mercy or pity
  23. costing
    cost accounting
  24. defend
    protect against a challenge or attack
  25. Harris
    United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus
  26. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
  27. glance
    take a brief look at
  28. wasted
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  29. debate
    a discussion with reasons for and against some proposal
  30. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
  31. widening
    an increase in width
  32. topple
    fall down, as if collapsing
  33. earn
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
  34. premier
    first in rank or degree
  35. sperm
    the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
  36. healthy
    free from infirmity or disease
  37. concede
    give over
  38. surgery
    science treating disease or injury by operative procedures
  39. Yerkes
    United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of primates (1876-1956)
  40. pacific
    disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature
  41. journalism
    the profession of reporting or editing news stories
  42. architecture
    the discipline dealing with the design of fine buildings
  43. secession
    formal separation from an alliance or federation
  44. recipe
    directions for making something
  45. parent
    a father or mother
  46. slight
    small in quantity or degree
  47. twist
    cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape
  48. indebted
    owing gratitude to another for help or favors
  49. absorb
    take in a liquid
  50. obsession
    an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something
  51. mentally
    in your mind
  52. pilot
    someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
  53. dismiss
    stop associating with
  54. advocacy
    active support of an idea or cause
  55. endorse
    approve of
  56. fashion
    the latest and most admired style in clothes or behavior
  57. substitute
    a person or thing that can take the place of another
  58. subject
    some situation or event that is thought about
  59. chart
    a visual display of data or information
  60. cocaine
    a narcotic extracted from coca leaves
  61. killing
    the act of terminating a life
  62. money
    the most common medium of exchange
  63. laundering
    washing clothes and bed linens
  64. beach
    an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
  65. outskirts
    area relatively far from the center, as of a city or town
  66. receive
    get something; come into possession of
  67. interview
    the questioning of a person, often conducted by journalists
  68. slave
    a person who is forcibly held in servitude
  69. designer
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something
  70. poised
    marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
  71. faction
    a dissenting clique
  72. sorry
    feeling or expressing regret
  73. blocking
    the act of obstructing someone's movements
  74. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  75. indefinitely
    to an unknown extent
  76. celebration
    a joyful occasion for festivities to mark some happy event
  77. shield
    armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
  78. overthrow
    reject or overturn a decision or an argument
  79. insight
    clear or deep perception of a situation
  80. schooling
    the act of teaching at school
  81. symbolic
    relating to or using arbitrary signs
  82. prospective
    of or concerned with or related to the future
  83. preserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  84. slip
    move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
  85. gear
    a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism
  86. Dominican
    a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
  87. conversion
    the act of changing from one use or function to another
  88. venture
    an undertaking with an uncertain outcome
  89. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
  90. specialised
    developed or designed for a special activity or function
  91. briefing
    detailed instructions, as for a military operation
  92. gadget
    a small mechanical device or tool
  93. gloom
    a state of partial or total darkness
  94. brutality
    the trait of extreme cruelty
  95. teenager
    a person who is older than 12 but younger than 20
  96. depreciation
    a decrease in price or value
  97. Maria
    valuable timber tree of Panama
  98. agree
    consent or assent to a condition
  99. conservatism
    belief in preserving tradition and opposing radical change
  100. farmer
    a person who works growing crops or raising animals
  101. prison
    a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
  102. privilege
    a special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all
  103. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  104. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
  105. south
    the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
  106. western
    lying toward or situated in the west
  107. inland
    situated away from an area's coast or border
  108. kidnap
    take someone away against their will, often for ransom
  109. descendant
    a person considered as coming from some ancestor or race
  110. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
  111. container
    any object that can be used to hold things
  112. rivalry
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  113. secretary
    an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work
  114. general
    applying to all or most members of a category or group
  115. taxis
    a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
  116. funeral
    a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
  117. Mumbai
    a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
  118. merit
    the quality of being deserving
  119. locate
    determine the place of by searching or examining
  120. entrenched
    dug in
  121. chaotic
    completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
  122. consistent
    the same throughout in structure or composition
  123. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  124. scant
    less than the correct or legal or full amount
  125. affair
    a vaguely specified social event
  126. conquest
    the act of defeating and taking control of
  127. define
    show the form or outline of
  128. pursue
    follow in an effort to capture
  129. bargain
    an agreement between parties fixing obligations of each
  130. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  131. dialogue
    a conversation between two persons
  132. hamlet
    a community of people smaller than a village
  133. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
  134. condom
    contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
  135. exaggerate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  136. ocean
    a large body of water that covers a large part of the earth
  137. staging
    a temporary framework used in construction to support workers and materials
  138. average
    an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
  139. intriguing
    capable of arousing interest or curiosity
  140. stretch
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  141. Caracas
    the capital and largest city of Venezuela
  142. subscription
    agreement expressed by signing your name
  143. accept
    receive willingly something given or offered
  144. disorder
    a condition in which things are not in their expected places
  145. coal
    fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter
  146. fired
    having lost your job
  147. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  148. generic
    relating to or applicable to an entire class or group
  149. disabled
    people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
  150. strategist
    an expert in systematic plans of action
  151. Armenian
    of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia
  152. slaughter
    the killing of animals, as for food
  153. Baltic
    a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
  154. dressed
    dressed or clothed especially in fine attire
  155. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  156. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  157. profitable
    yielding material gain
  158. acceptable
    worthy of approval or satisfactory
  159. monitor
    someone who observes to ensure fairness or prevent mistakes
  160. franchise
    a statutory right or privilege granted by a government
  161. liberal
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  162. equal
    having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
  163. mayhem
    violent and needless disturbance
  164. reef
    a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the water's surface
  165. miner
    laborer who extracts ores and minerals
  166. Oregon
    a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
  167. entrepreneurial
    of or relating to someone who starts a new business
  168. application
    the action of putting something into operation
  169. maternity
    the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
  170. ideal
    a principle or value that one hopes to attain or conform to
  171. Miami
    a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay
  172. custody
    guardianship over
  173. Toyota
    an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu
  174. pile
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  175. whopping
    (used informally) very large
  176. Nixon
    vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
  177. accommodation
    making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
  178. headache
    pain in the head
  179. operate
    perform as expected when applied
  180. seize
    take hold of; grab
  181. halve
    divide by two; divide into halves
  182. reporter
    a person who investigates or communicates news stories
  183. flash
    emit a brief burst of light
  184. harvest
    the gathering of a ripened crop
  185. track
    a line or route along which something travels or moves
  186. offender
    a person who transgresses moral or civil law
  187. equipped
    provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose
  188. Hussein
    king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)
  189. corporation
    a business firm recognized by law as a single body
  190. Morocco
    a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
  191. opera
    a drama set to music
  192. Portuguese
    of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language
  193. Minsk
    the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States
  194. depressing
    causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
  195. monarchy
    autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
  196. liberalism
    a political orientation favoring social progress by reform
  197. tolerate
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  198. Patrick
    Apostle and patron saint of Ireland
  199. squad
    the smallest army unit
  200. avert
    turn away or aside
  201. unintended
    not done on purpose
  202. oversee
    watch and direct
  203. adjustment
    the act of making something different
  204. accumulate
    get or gather together
  205. hero
    someone who fights for a cause
  206. demonstrate
    give an exhibition of to an interested audience
  207. partner
    a person who is a member of a cooperative relationship
  208. creature
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  209. repay
    pay back
  210. doubling
    increase by a factor of two
  211. hybrid
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  212. hiding
    the activity of keeping something secret
  213. travel
    change location
  214. stroke
    a single complete movement
  215. experimental
    of the nature of or undergoing a trial
  216. imagination
    the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
  217. personal
    concerning an individual or his or her private life
  218. Korean
    of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language
  219. plunge
    dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
  220. consecutive
    one after the other
  221. subscriber
    someone who pays for and receives a steady publication or service
  222. mentor
    a wise and trusted guide and advisor
  223. nerve
    a bundle of fibers running to organs and tissues of the body
  224. innocent
    free from sin
  225. reluctance
    a certain degree of unwillingness
  226. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
  227. trim
    make a reduction in
  228. assumption
    the act of taking something for granted
  229. lawsuit
    any proceeding in a court whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
  230. fulfil
    meet the requirements or expectations of
  231. one
    smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  232. fifth
    coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position
  233. bullet
    a projectile that is fired from a gun
  234. pro
    an argument in favor of a proposal
  235. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  236. footage
    film that has been recorded
  237. strangely
    in a strange manner
  238. Arabic
    the Semitic language of the Arabs
  239. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  240. adequate
    having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  241. Glasgow
    largest city in Scotland
  242. inform
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  243. dairy
    a farm where dairy products are produced
  244. world
    the third planet from the sun; the planet we live on
  245. class
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
  246. independent
    free from external control and constraint
  247. analyse
    break down into components or essential features
  248. alien
    from another place or part of the world
  249. clear
    readily apparent to the mind
  250. determination
    the act of finding out the properties of something
Created on Tue May 26 01:02:37 EDT 2015 (updated Tue May 26 01:37:43 EDT 2015)

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