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Global issues for 21 st century Flashcards

unit 6

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1
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Decades means a long time

A

decade

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something you produce in your mind, by using your imagination or memory

A

big-picture

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3
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to have control over a place or person

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dominate

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a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person

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impact of

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to keep something for a particular purpose or time

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reserve

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6
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a particular currency that is held by many countries who use it to make payments to other countries

A

reserve currency

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to fight against something or someone that is attacking you:

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resist

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to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind

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accuse

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a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time

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hypocrisy

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10
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capable level of continuing for a long time at the same level

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sustainable

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the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill

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peak

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12
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becoming smaller or less

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shrinking

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13
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a number that results from dividing one whole number by another

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fraction

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connected with, or influenced or powered by, the rise and fall of the sea

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tidal

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a country that is supported and governed by another country

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dependency

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causing disagreement or discussion

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controversial

17
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a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold

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commodity

18
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the degree to which people are able and willing to move from one job to another or from one area to another in order to work

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mobility of labour

19
Q

(of music, films, computer programs, etc.) illegally copied and sold

A

pirated

20
Q

a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics

A

backlash

21
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the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person:

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access

22
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good quality (or quantity) in relation to price

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value-for-money

23
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being faithful, always giving support

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loyalty

24
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people who user their imagination or skills to make things

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creatives

25
Q

(human resource) keep someone

A

retain

26
Q

the fact of being either mal or female

A

gender

27
Q

a strong negative reaction not something that was previously popular

A

backlash

28
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getting a product or component from somewhere

A

sourcing

29
Q

the condition of being extremely poor

A

poverty

30
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money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen:

A

subsidy

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