Vocabulary Flashcards
plummet
When the weather turns warm in
New England every summer, the price of hotel rooms in the Caribean plummets.
= to fall very quickly and suddenly
pervasive
This relationship
between price and quantity demanded is true for most goods in the economy and,
in fact, is so pervasive that economists call it the law of demand.
= present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place
cab
= A cab is a taxi, a car whose driver you pay to take you where you need to go.
Ex: take a cab
surplus
Ex: Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers.
= excedente
Hence
= as a consequence, for this reason
Ex: His mother was Italian, hence his name - Luca.
surge
= a sudden and great increase
Ex:
There has been a surge in house prices recently.
carpool
= a group of people who travel together, especially to work or school, usually in a different member’s car each day
Ex: The campaign asks drivers to voluntarily carpool or use the bus on high pollution days.
dust off something
= to prepare something for use after it has not been used for a long time
Ex: Winter is coming, so dust off your skis.
idle
=not working or being used
Ex: Half these factories now stand idle
steep
= rising or falling at a sharp angle
Ex: The castle is set on a steep hill/hillside.
dissaray
= the state of being confused and having no organization or of being untidy
Ex: Her clothes were in disarray.
advocate
= to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
Ex: He advocates the return of capital punishment
drought
=a long period when there is little or no rain:
quip
= a humorous and clever remark
enact
= to put something into action, especially to make something law, make law
