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Riot

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v. take part in a violent public disturbance.
Ex.: The students rioted in Paris.

n. a violent disturbance
Ex.: During the riots of 1960s, people might be imprisoned simply for being in the streets.

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Compensate

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v. reduce something unpleasant by exerting/applying an opposite effect.
Ex.: I hope I can compensate my bad behavior by inviting you to dinner.

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Regulation

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n. a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority. / law

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Appoint

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v. to name or assign for a position

Ex.: The government must not be allowed to appoint judges.

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Accommodate

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v. to provide space, room, supply, etc., to get responsibility for (ex. lend money)
Ex.: The university must be extended in order to accommodate new students.

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conclusion

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n. the end or finish of an event. a judgment or decision reached by reasoning.
Ex.: The conclusion of the WW||.
Ex.: The executives eventually came to an conclusion.

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needs must

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phrase. It is or was necessary or unavoidable even if it’s not wanted.

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Accessible

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adj. something you have access for.

Ex.: I am worried that Internet won’t be accessible in the future as it is today.

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Accurate

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adj. precise, exact, correct

Ex.: That data is old and not very accurate anymore.

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Aspect

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n. part, factor, detail, example, facet

Ex.: Email is (just) one aspect of how Internet has changed the world.

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Attendee

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n. participant, people who go to an event (a class, a meeting, etc.)
Ex.: There were not many attendees in the meeting.

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Prohibitive

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adj.1. prohibitive rules stop people from doing something.
Ex.: prohibitive regulations

adj.2. prohibitive costs are so high that they prevent people from buying or doing something.
Ex.: The cost of land in Tokyo is prohibitive.

adv.
Ex.: Moving the house could be prohibitively expensive.

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Bar

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n. block
Ex.: The man was barred from entering the store for life.
Ex.: The number you’re dialing is barred.

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Basis

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n. procedure, frequency, how often something is done.
Ex.: Lessons are delivered on a monthly basis.
Ex.: I teach on a weekly basis.
Ex.: I check my email on an hourly basis.
Ex.: I take a shower on a daily basis.
Ex.: I go to the dentist on a yearly basis.

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Biased

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adj. unfair, one sided, partial, subjective

Ex.: The person that made the decision was clearly biased.

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v: Censor
n: Censorship

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v. limit, blocked, filtered
(The person who censor, is also called “Censor”)
Ex.: Information is censored by the government.

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Circulation

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n. delivery, Area covered, distribution
Ex.: The circulation of newspapers and magazines has declined in recent years
Ex.: It is important to have good blood circulation.
Ex.: The magazine was put into circulation yesterday.

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Compulsive

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adj. uncontrollable, obligatory , addictive, aggressive
Ex.: You’re a compulsive gambler. (you can’t stop gambling)
Ex.: My cousin is a compulsive liar.
Ex.: There are people who have OCD
(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.)
Ex.: a child’s ability to play is limited by these compulsive behavior.

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Consumer

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n. user, client
Ex. Many consumers do not trust TV advertising and now depend on word of mouth(one consumer tells another consumer about the quality)
Ex.: Young people like consuming more YouTube than TV.

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Critical

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adj. someone/something that sees more negative points than positive ones
Ex.: He has published a critical article in his blog.

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Decline

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n/v. go down, become less, decrease

Ex.: Sales of newspapers and books have declined in recent years.

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Denounce

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v. to say something is wrong, to reject something, to criticize something

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Disorder

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n. a state of confusion, chaos, mess, disorganization
(often used for mental cases)
Ex.: Many mental disorders can be treated successfully by doctors.

v. chaotic, messy
Ex.: She went to comb her disordered hair.

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Distribute

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v. circulate

Ex.: People were distributing free newspapers at the station.

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Ditch

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v. leave, skip, take off, leave early, abandon

Ex.: The teenagers always ditch school to play video games.

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Fad

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n. be popular for a short among of time
Ex.: I am not going to buy one of those because I think it is just a fad, Nobody will be using the in a few months.
Ex.: the dab was a fad because Hillary Clinton dabbed on the Ellen Show.

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Regime

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n. government, establishment, administration

Ex.: That country’s regime was established over forty years ago.

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Reform

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v. make change in something in order to improve it.

Ex.: People are tired of the government. They want to reform.

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Restrict

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v. to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something
Ex.: Many companies want to restrict the way people access the Internet.

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Scatter

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v. spread
Ex.: Flowers scatter in the blue sky remind me of our fearless youth.
Ex.: His family is hoping to scatter his ashes in the ocean.

n. something that is scattered
Ex.: a scatter of houses on the north shore.

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Peak

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n. the pointed top of a mountain

adj. highest, greatest
Ex.: He did not expect to be anywhere near peak fitness until Christmas.

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Relentless

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adj. cruel, brutal

Ex.: the relentless heat of the desert

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Pine

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v. suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart.
Ex.: Relentlessly pining for the truth

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Rage

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n/v. uncontrollable anger, great force
Ex.: His cold rage terrified her.
Ex.: She was in an absolute rage.
Ex.: He let out a cry of rage.
Ex.: He raged at the world.
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Mirage

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n. The definition of a mirage is an optical illusion, something that you believe you see but that isn’t really there.

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Resentment

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n. the feeling or anger due to real or imaginary injury or offense.
Ex.: Women looked at her in resentment as she pushed her way through.

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Realm

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n. Kingdom

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  1. psychologist

2. psychiatrist

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  1. A psychologist helps treat mental conditions without the use of medicine.
  2. A psychiatrist helps treat mental conditions with the use of medicine.
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Reckless

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n. careless

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Rehab

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n. the process of curing someone who has an alcohol or drugs problem
Ex.: I spent 3 months in rehab.

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Overtake

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v.1. to develop more successfully than someone or something else
Ex.: Facebook has overtaken google in popularity.

v.2. to have an strong effect on, to take in control
Ex.: She was overtaken by emotion and started to cry.
Ex.: A terrible sense of panic overtook him.

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Recruit

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(ruh.kroot)
v.1. to get people to join an organization, company, army, etc.
Ex.: Many companies depend on websites to recruit new employees.
Ex.: Most of the men in the village were recruited that day. (to army)

v.2. to persuade someone to do something for you
Ex.: I recruited three of my friends to help me move.

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Peer

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n.(formal, usually plural) people who are the same age, class, job, etc., as you.
Ex.: Staff members are trained by their peers.
Ex.: American children did less well in math than their peers in Japan.

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Fundamental

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adj. the most basic and important part of something, very necessary and important
Ex.: There has been a fundamental change in how people get their news.
Ex.: Water is fundamental to survive.
Ex.: a fundamental difference in opinion

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Sensation

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n.1. a feeling that you get from your five senses, especially the sense of touch
Ex.: One sign of a heart attack is a tingling sensation in the left arm.

n.2. a feeling that is hard to explain
Ex.: Caroline had a sensation that she was being watched.
Ex.: It was a strange/odd sensation. I felt I’d been there before.

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Recognition

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n.1. acceptance, admission
Ex.: There is general recognition that the study techniques of many students are weak.

adv. Recognizably
Ex.: The painting was recognizably a Picasso.

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Neutral

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adj. not supporting any side in an argument, war, fight, etc. (also used in chemical cases)
Ex.: During WWII, Sweden was neutral.
Ex.: He said in a neutral voice/face.
Ex.: the neutral language of an official news report
Ex.: a neutral pH of 7.0

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Principle

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n.1. a moral rule of belief about what is right and wrong, and affects on behavior
Ex.: He’s got no principle at all!
Ex.: School tries to teach the children a set of principles.

n.2. the basic idea or rules a plan or system is based on ( also used to explain how something such as a machine or natural force in the universe works)
Ex.: the basic principles of physics
Ex.: The general principle is that education should be available to all children up to the age of 16.

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Monopoly

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n. When a company controls the marketplace, it’s called a monopoly.
Ex.: They are demanding an end to the Communist Party’s monopoly of power.
Ex.: For years bell telephones had a monopoly on telephone services in U.S.

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Preserve

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v. protect something or someone from being harmed or destroyed
Ex.: We must work hard to preserve the condition of the forest.
Ex.: the responsibility of the police to preserve the peace
Ex.: They preserved fish by freezing them.

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Decay

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v. to be slowly destroyed by a chemical process

Ex.: Her body started to decay.

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Petition

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n. A request signed by a lot of people asking someone to do something.
Ex.: Many people have signed the petition to reverse the government’s decision.

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Distant

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adj. far away in space or time.
Ex.: In the distant future

adj. (of a person) not intimate, cool or reserved
Ex.: she and my father were distant with each other.

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Anecdote

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n. a short story about a real incident or person
Ex.: She is always telling funny anecdotes.
Ex.: He uses anecdotes to give advice.

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Natural habitat

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n. where an animal naturally lives

Ex.: You rarely get to see mountain lions in their natural habitat.

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Work … into

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ph v. to incorporate something into something else
Ex.: I want to work my art into the house.
Ex.: He tries to work his personality into his cooking.
Ex.: Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons.

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Industrial

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adj. things that are designed to be used in businesses, not for personal use.
Ex.: We use a big industrial coffee machine at my cafe.
Ex.: We bought an industrial oven for our house

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Backyard

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n. a private open area behind a house

Ex.: They have a garden in their backyard.

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Geothermal

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n. geothermal heating is heat that comes from the earth.

Ex.: Hot spring are heated by geothermal heat.

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Mural

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n. arts painted on the walls

Ex.: Many churches have lovely murals.

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Shutters

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n. window covers that open and close using many small panels.
Ex.: Please close the shutters.
Ex.: The shutters are not good at keeping out the light.

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Draw something up

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ph v. to prepare a written document, such as a list or contract.
Ex.: My father said he can draw the plans up for me.
Ex.: Draw up a list of things you want to do.

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Frieze

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n. a decoration that goes along the top of the walls of a room or a building
Ex.: I would like there to be kind of a frieze around the outside of the room where I actually do the art myself.

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Constrain

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v. to limit something or someone
Ex.: Poor soil has constrained the level of crop production.
Ex.: Women’s employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitment

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Sterile

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adj.1. a sterile building isn’t interesting and attractive and is often very plain.
Ex.: I don’t want mu house to feel sterile, I want it to feel very homey.

adj.2. lack of new ideas, interest, imagination
Ex.: the increasingly sterile debate on political reform

adj.3. a person or animal that cannot produce babies.
Ex.: The disease had made him sterile.

adj.4. completely clean and doesn’t contain any bacteria that can cause infection
Ex.: Rinse the eye with sterile water.

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Track

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n. path, way

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Portion

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n. a part of something bigger (used for engines, food, feeling(responsibility, duty, etc.), etc.)
Ex.: The front portion of the rocket breaks off.
Ex.: The other driver must bear a portion of the blame for the accident.
Ex.: a huge portion of roast beef

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Innovation

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n. new ideas, method
Ex.: Our company is known for innovation.
Ex.: Capitalists would argue that socialism hurts innovation.
Ex.: Like it or not, money motivates most people. No money, no motivation, which hurts innovation.

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Discrepancy

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n. a difference between two amounts, delails, reports which should be the same
Ex.: I recently became aware of the discrepancy in our salaries.

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Disparity

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n. the difference between two things, expecially an unfair one
Ex.: income disparity

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Wage

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n. salary

Ex.: a discrepancy in wages

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Corporation

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n. a big company or a group of companies acting together for common purpose and are considered as one organization
Ex.:

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Barely getting by

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having very little money to buy basic things like food, clothing, and shelter
Ex.: As a kid, my family was really poor. Both mom and dad worked, but we barely got by.
Ex.: Though South East Asian economies are growing fast, in some countries the majority of people are barely getting by.

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Lose out

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that means something has had a negative effect on us.

Ex.: Some economists believe that when we raise corporate taxes, the cost is passed on to consumers and people lose out.
Ex.: Limiting salaries hurts innovation and both people and the companies that employ them lose out.

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having nothing against

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not having a problem (with)

Ex.: I have nothing against professional athletes, but I think their salaries are too high.
Ex.: My dad says he had nothing against me studying abroad.

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Grossly overpaid

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Being paid, in opinion of some, way too much

Ex.: I think it’s unfair that some people are grossly overpaid, unless of course it’s me!
Ex.: David Beckham is a great player, but he’s getting older and slower now so to be honest, I think he’s grossly overpaid.

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Momentum

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n. the quantity of movement

Ex.: The vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped

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Fiat

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n. sentence, ruling

Ex.: Fiat currency

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Scare

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n. rare
Ex.: Scare resources

adv. scarecy

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Replicate

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v. reproduce
Ex.: It might be impractical to replicate Eastern culture in the west.

adj.
Ex.: a replicate Earth

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Proper

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adj. suitable, appropriate

Ex.: An artist needs proper tools.

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Integrate

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v. to combin two things so they would become a whole one.
Ex.: She was anxious to integrate well into her husband’s family.
Ex.: The companies are going to be ingrated.

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Fragment

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n. Piece

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Computing

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the use or operation of computers.

Ex.: computing facilities

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Hobbyist

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n. a person who pursues a particular hobby.
Ex.: a computer hobbyist
Ex.: a Bitcoin hobbyist

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Profitable

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adj. beneficial, useful, yielding profit or financial gain

Ex.: It is a profitable business

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Alleged

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adj. supposed
Ex.: The alleged creator of Bitcoin is someone called Satoshi Nakamoto.

adv. allegedly

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Alias

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n. nickname, false name

Ex.: That’s just an alias.

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Currency

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n. a system of money in general use in a particular country.

Ex.: Bitcoin is the most valuable digital currency.

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Portfolio

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n. rank

Ex.: I was anxious seeing my portfolio swing up and down by 5, 6, 7 in a day.

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Speculative

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adj. based on guessing not on facts, theoratical

Ex.: a purely speculative theory about life on other planets

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Transaction

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n. a business deal or action like buy and sell

Ex.: real estate transactions

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Viable

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adj. useful, usable, workable

Ex.: viable alternative

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Commerce

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n. trading, business, the activity of buy and sell

- Ecommerce

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Archetype

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n. very typical example of something

Ex.: It’s the archetype of what’s coming.

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Pioneer

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n. the first people who explores or settles a new area, country, city, method, knowledge
Ex.: John Whitney was a pioneer of computer animation.

v. to develop or be the first to apply, introduce or use a new method, area of knowledge, activity, etc.
Ex.: He pioneered techniques for photographing moving objects.

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Skeptical

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adj. doubtful

Ex.: People are skeptical about Bitcoin.

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Foresee

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n. to see or guess the future

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Ramp up

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ph. develop sth

Ex.: Social media adopted and ramped up quickly.

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Rapid

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adj. fast

Ex.: The patient made a rapid recovery.

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