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Chapter 18 - Economic growth
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Acuity (n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) Delineate (v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially Depraved (adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles Enervate (v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring Esoteric (adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret Fecund (adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive Fiat (n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness Figment (n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion Garner (v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use Hallow (v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere Idiosyncrasy (n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify ignominy (n.) shame and disgrace Mundane (adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary Nuance (n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference Overweening (adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate Penchant (n.) a strong attraction or inclination Reputed (adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged Sophistry (n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy Sumptuous (adj.) costly, rich, magnificent Ubiquitous (adj.) present or existing everywhere Abject (adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved Agnostic (n.) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj.) without faith, skeptical Complicity (n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice Derelict (n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty Diatribe (n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack Effigy (n.) a crude image of a despised person Equity (n.) the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim Inane (adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value Indictment (n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation Indubitable (adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied Intermittent (adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic Moot (adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v.) to bring up for discussion; (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students Motif (n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design Neophyte (n.) a new convert, beginner, novice Perspicacity (n.) keenness in observing and understanding Plenary (adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members Surveillance (n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation Sylvan (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody Testy (adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation Travesty (n.) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
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