Boom and Bust Flashcards

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Ascendancy

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Occupation of a positioned dominant power or influence

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Agitator

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Person who urges others to protest or rebel

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Aspirations

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Hope or ambition of achieving something

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Autonomy

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The right or condition of self government

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Consternation

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Feeling of anxiety or dismay

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Consumption

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The using up of a resource

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Emblematic

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Serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept

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Ideology

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a system of ideas and ideals

-one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy

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Infrastructure

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the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise

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Intolerance

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unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one’s 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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so frightened that one is unable to move; 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

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Significant

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sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy

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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