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Accumulate (v)
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To build up a large amount of sth
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Over several generations, the Hardington family accumulated vast wealth by buying and selling land
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Affluence (n)
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Wealth and the style of life that goes with it
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Mohadzir grew up amid affluence, which poorly prepared him for his grad student days in crowded apartments with no servants
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Elite (adj)
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Belonging to a special, honored group
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Messner is an elite climber who recently ascended a 8000 meter mountain without extra oxygen
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Impoveris (v)
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To make a person or group poor
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The collapse of the steel industry impoverished several countries in eastern Ohio
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Luxury (n)
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Extreme comfort, beyond what anyone needs
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Automakers try to give their cars an image of luxury by including extras like heated seats and satelite tracking systems
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Nobility (n)
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A group of socially prominent people with special titles given by a king o queen, such as "duke" and "countless"
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In the Middle Ages, the nobility supposedly followed a code that required them to take care of poorer people who lived near their estates
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Prestige (n)
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Honor and respect for being better than the average
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The Grassleys enjoyed the prestiged of living in the historic town, but they did not feel at home there
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Privileged (adj)
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Able to enjoy special advantages because of one's position (usually because of being born tinto a wealthy or powerful family)
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Despite his privileged position in one of America's most powerful family, the politican tried to portray himself as an ordinary person
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Prosper (v)
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To do very well in one's business or personal life
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Vargas prospered after finally patenting his new inventions
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Working class (n)
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People with low-paying (often unskilled) jobs who are not poor but who are not securely in the middle class
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The Farrelly family, like other members of the working class, were proud of their jobs and did not want any handouts from charity of the government
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Acquire (v)
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To get sth, usually sth with special value or meaning
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Bart hoped to acquire the 1898 D Indian Head penny, which would make his collection complete
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Assess (v)
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To estimate the value of sth
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The Barners building was assessed at 1.3$ million, but it can be probably sell for much more than that
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Asset (n)
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A possession that has positive value
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Hazardous (adj)
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Dangerous
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Parents have to be careful not to buy children's clothes and toys made of hazardous materials
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Jointly (adv)
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Together with one or more other parties
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In most states, a husband and wife are assumed to own all their possessions jointly
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Lease (v)
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To rent sth for a long time (several months or years)
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Some drivers prefer to lease a car rather than buy one
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Liability (n)
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Legal responsibility for harming a person or property ; a disadvantage
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Henderson is just a liability to our work team, becauase he never finishes anything on time
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Proprieto (n)
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Owner, usually of a business or a building
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The proprietor of Hekman's Windows is Nels Hekman, granson of the people who established the factory
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Safeguard (v)
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To protect
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A buglar-alarm system safeguards our house when we go away on vacation
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Sole (adj)
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Only
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Many people have wanted to invest in Harry's publishing business, but he remains the sole owner
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Compensate (v)
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To give an employee money or other things in exchange for the work he or she does
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My pay doesn't properly compensate me for my efforts, but my other benefits, like health insurance, fill in the gap.
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Dynamic (adj)
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Full of energy
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This job requires a dynamic person, someone who will look for opportunities instead of just waiting around for them.
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Enterprising (adj)
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Creative in thinking of ways to make money
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Immigrants are often among the most enterprising members of society, partly because anyone brave enough to make an overseas move is likely to be a risk-taker.
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Exploit (v)
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To take advantage of ; to trat inconsiderately in order to profit.
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The company tried to exploit the low interest rates to expand operations.
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Incentive (n)
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A possible benefit that motivates a person to do a certain thing
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This city's willingness to support its public schools gave us an incentive to move here with our 2 young children.
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Industrious (adj)
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Willing to work hard
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The Dutch settlements in Ottawa County were founded by industrious farmers who objected to frivolous behavior such as dancing.
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Marginal (adj)
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Not very significant or effective
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Our new advertising campaign had only marginal success, raising sales by a mere 3 percent.
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Merit (n)
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Value ; success based on one's work, not on luck
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Pay raises at our company are based on merit, as determined by a committee of managers.
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Promote (v)
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To move someone to a higher position in a company
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Because of his excellent handling of the Vredeman account, Jim Harris was promoted to vice president.
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Resign (v)
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To quit one's job
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Because of controversy over his leadership style, Morton resigned from his job as president.
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Distill (v)
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To remove one liquid from a mixture of liquids by boiling ; to get sth valuable from a confusing mix of ideas.
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Most students are confused by her lectures, but Jow can always distill her main ideas.
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Entrepreneurial (adj)
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Able to create business opportunities from a wide variety of circumstances
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Many engineers of the 1970s made great computers, but only a few were entrepreneurial enough to see the business possibilities in the new machines.
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Extract (v)
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To take out
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International mining companies came to the Malay Peninsula to extract the region's massive tin deposits.
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Haggle (v)
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To argue back and forth about a price
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The customer and the shopkeeper haggled over the silver plate for more than an hour
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Intrepid (adj)
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Fearless
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For nearly 200 years, only the most intrepid colonists would cross the Appalachian Mountains.
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Merchant (n)
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A person who makes a living by selling things
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The spice merchants of the eastern markets charged top prices to the Dutch and British sailors, who had come too far to sail away without buying.
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Proportionately (adv)
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In an amount appropriate to each of several recipients
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The food aid distributed proportionately per family, with larger family receiving more.
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Prototype (n)
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The first one made of a machine or system
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The airplane manufacturer uses obots to test every prototype, just in case there is a problem with the design.
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Reward (n)
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Sth one gets for having done well
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The greatest reward of being a parent is to see your child make a wise decision
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Shuttle (v)
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To move back and forth often between 2 places
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The small jet shuttles between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore nearly every 2 hours
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Advocate (v)
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To speak out in favor of sth
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Some environmentalists advocate removing large dams from the Columbia River
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Authority (n)
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The power to make decisions ; to tell others what to do
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The governor has the authority to call the legislature together for emergency sessions
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Bitterly (adv)
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Strongly and with a lot of bad feelings
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Senator Thomas bitterly opposed the movement to design a new state flag
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Candidate (n)
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Someone who wants to be chosen, especially in an election, for a position
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In most US elections, there are only 2 major-party candidates for president.
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Coaltion (n)
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A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal
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Several local churches, mosques, synagogues, and temples formed a coalition to promote understanding among people of different religions.
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Contest (v)
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To challenge
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Dave Roper, who narrowly lost the mayor's race, contested the results, demanding a recount of the votes.
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Election (n)
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A process in which people chooses officials
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Because of problems with vote-counting 4 years ago, international observers monitored this year's election to make sure it was fair.
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Inaugurate (v)
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To bring into public office ; to start formally
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The US president is elected in November but is not inaugurated until the following January
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Policy (n)
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An approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation
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The policy said that government moeny could not be given to any private hospital.
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Poll (v)
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To find out a small group's opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks
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The newspaper polled 500 registered votes and found that only 27 percent were in favor of expanding the city zoo.
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