Boom And Bust Flashcards

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Ascendancy

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Occupation of a position of dominant power

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Agitator

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A person who urges others to rebel

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Aspiration

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A hope of achieving something

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Autonomy

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The right of self government

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Consternation

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Feelings of anxiety

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Consumption

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An amount of something that is used up

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Emblematic

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Serving as a symbol of particular quality

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Ideology

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A system of ideas and ideals.

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Infrastructure

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The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities

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Intolerance

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Unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differs from ones own

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Narrative

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A spoken or written account of connected events

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Petrified

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Terrified

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Phenomenon

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A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen

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Proprietors

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The owner of a business or property

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Significant

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Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention

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Synonymous

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Having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language