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abysmal (adj.) very bad |
The abysmal failure of the free market system in Russia has led some people to argue that the planned economy of the Soviet Union, while not perfect, was better suited to Russia's history and culture than Western-style capitalism.
free market: and economic market which the demand and supply of and service is either not regulated or is slightly regulated. planned economy: an economic system in which the production, allocation and consumption of goods and services is planned in advance. Another term for planned economy is "command economy."
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accretion (n.) growth in size or increase in amount |
In the 1960s, the American geophysicist Harry Hess conceived the idea of sea floor spreading, a process in which the new crust in the ocean in continually generated by igneous processes at the crests of the mid-oceanic ridges, causing a steady accretion of crust. |
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accrue (v.) to accumulate; grow by addition |
Regulating the growth of large companies when they begin to become monopolistic is a difficult thsk for the government in capitalidt country; if it limits monoplies too much, the nation's firms could become less competitve the foreign copanies that enjoy the advantages accruing from greater monopolies.
monopolistic: having exclusive control over a commercial activity |
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adamant (adj.) uncompromising; unyielding |
Despite widespread opposition to his plan, the political party's leader is adamant that the party must move to the center to appeal to moderate voters. |
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adjunct (n.) something added, attached, or jointed |
Speed walking, cross-country running, and marathons are normally regarded as adjuncts of track and field athletics since races in these sports are not normally held on a track. |
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admonish (v.) to caution or reprimand |
The judge admonished the jury discount testimony that had been ruled inadmissible. |
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adulterate (v.) to corrupt or make impure |
The unscrupulous company sells an adulterated version of the drug, and doesn't inform consumers that they are getting a less efficacious drug than they think they are getting. |
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*aesthetic (adj.) relating to beauty of art |
Members of the English aesthetic movement, such as Oscar Wilde, were proponent of the doctrine of art for art's sake, which is the belief that art cannot and should not be useful for any purpose other than of creating beauty.
The Gothic aesthetic dominated European art and architecture from approximately the twelfth to the fifteenth century. |
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affected (adj.) pretentious, phony |
It has been argued that the emphasis on so-called "proper English" leads to unnatural and affected speech. |
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affinity (n.) fondness; liking; similarity. |
The female students in the class felt an affinity for the ancient Greek playwright Euripides because he sympathized with women, slaves, and other despised members of the society |
