Boom and Bust Flashcards
Ascendancy
Occupation of a positioned dominant power or influence
Agitator
Person who urges others to protest or rebel
Aspirations
Hope or ambition of achieving something
Autonomy
The right or condition of self government
Consternation
Feeling of anxiety or dismay
Consumption
The using up of a resource
Emblematic
Serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept
Ideology
a system of ideas and ideals
-one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
Infrastructure
the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise
Intolerance
unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one’s own
Narrative
a spoken or written account of connected events
Petrified
so frightened that one is unable to move; terrified
Phenomenon
a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen
Proprietors
the owner of a business
Significant
sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy