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affluent:

having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich: an affluent person. Slide2

affordable:

believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices. Slide3

available:

suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available. Slide4

average:

a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic

mean

: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.

A

typical amount, rate, degree, etc.; norm. Slide5

brave:

possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous

endurance;

making

a fine appearance. Slide6

concerted:

arranged by agreement; planned or devised together: a concerted effort. Slide7
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d

etermined:

decided; settled; resolvedSlide9

economical:

avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space. Slide10

eradicate:

to remove or destroy

utterly:

to eradicate smallpox throughout the world. Slide11

eradication

So

where

eradication

has failed, prevention can help. Slide12

fanciful:

led by

imagination or fantasy

rather than by

reason

and experience; whimsical: a fanciful mind. Slide13

feasible:

capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.

Probable

; likely: a feasible theorySlide14

foolhardy:

recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesomeSlide15
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impoverished:

reduced to

povertySlide17

inhibit: to hinder or discourage (an

action, impulse, etc.). Slide18

make ends meet:

To earn enough

income

to provide for basic needs: “The workers complained that on their present wages they could hardly make ends meet, let alone enjoy any luxuries.” Slide19

makeshift:

a temporary

object used as a substitute

: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.

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malnutrition:

lack of proper

nutrition

; inadequate or unbalanced

nutritionSlide22
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mediocre:

of

only

ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad;

barely

adequate:

The

car

gets

only

mediocre

mileage,

but

it's

fun

to

drive.

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not

satisfactory;

poor;

inferior:

Mediocre

construction makes that

building

dangerous

.Slide25

miserly:

of,

like,

or

befitting

a

miser

;

stingy

;

miser:

a

person

who

lives

in

wretched

circumstances

in

order

to

save and hoard

moneySlide26

monitoring (noun

):

the

act

of

observing

something

(and sometimes keeping a

record

of it); "the monitoring

of

enemy

communications

plays an important role in war

times"Slide27

pay through the

nose:

To

pay

unreasonably

high

prices:

“If

you

visit

any

major

city

these

days,

you

had

better be prepared to pay through the

nose

for

a

hotel

room.”

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politician:

a

person

who

is

active

in

party politics

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prospect :

an

apparent

probability

of

advancement,

success,

profit,

etc

.

the

outlook for the

future:

good

business

prospects

a

potential

or

likely

customer,

client,

or candidateSlide30

put

up:

to

provide

(money)

for;

invest

in:

they

put

up

five

thousand

for

the

new

project Slide31

scrawny:

excessively

thin;

lean; scraggy: a long, scrawny

neckSlide32
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self-confident:

realistic

belief

in one's

own

judgment,

ability, power,

etc.

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self-satisfied:

feeling

or

showing

satisfaction

with

oneselfSlide35

severely:

harsh;

unnecessarily

extreme

The

moose

was

already

severely

wounded

and probably

would

have

died

anyway.

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s

lender:

thin

or

slight;

light and

graceful:

a slender person

small

in

size,

amount,

extent,

etc.;

meager:

a

slender

incomeSlide37
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slump (noun

):

a

decrease,

decline

There was a slump in sales.Slide39
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spur (noun

):

anything

that

provokes or urges

to

action,

speed,

or

achievement.

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statesman:

person

who

is experienced in

directing

the affairs of a government or in dealing with

important

public

issuesSlide43

stubborn:

difficult

to

manage

or

suppress:

a

stubborn

horse;

a

stubborn

pain.

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wane:

to

decline

in

power,

importance,

prosperity,

etc.:

Colonialism

began

to wane

after

World

War II. Slide46

zero in

on:

Direct

one's

attention

to,

concentrate

or

focus

on,

as

in

We

must

zero in

on

the

exact

combination of ingredients

,

or

The

whole

class

zeroed in on the new assignment

.