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| -----The scientific study of insects-----My friend's mum is an entomologist; she studies bugs. |
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| -----To conceive and develop in the mind-----Jefferson admitted that the concept of free will had been gestating in his mind for a while. |
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| -----A framework or model of thought-----Galileo's work triggered an important shift of paradigm for human thought. |
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| -----A person who organizes and manages a business or enterprise-----Steve Jobs was a famous entrepreneur who founded Apple, Inc. |
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| -----Very profitable-----One of the most lucrative college majors is computer science. |
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| -----Excessive and therefore lacking restraint-----The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is the world's most powerful and extravagant car. |
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| -----Excessive desire for material wealth; greedy; covetous-----Philosophers have often condemned avarice. |
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| glut, plethora, surfeit (n) |
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| -----A surplus-----Our landfills are filling up with a plethora of old computers, printers, TVs, and other consumer electronic goods. |
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| destitute, impoverished, indigent (adj) |
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| -----Very poor-----Oliver was a destitute child; he had no money. |
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| -----Very wealthy-----Chris became affluent by learning how to become a successful stock broker. |
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| -----Very generous-----Oprah Winfrey is a very munificent person; then again, when a person has that much money, one probably should be generous. |
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| -----Excessively cheap with money; stingy-----Ebeneezer Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol" is often thought to be the example of a parsimonious man. |
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| -----Any decrease or loss in value caused by age, wear, or market conditions-----The stock market crash of 1929 caused a severe depreciation in the value of stocks. |
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| -----To compensate; to make payment for; to pay a person-----The President of the United States earns $400,000 a year -- not as high of a remuneration as one would think. |
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| -----A formal agreement-----In world affairs, nations will sign accords. |
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| -----To inform, instruct, illuminate, and thus remove darkness and ignorance-----Writers such as Voltaire enlightened European society by urging people to use science and reason. |
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| -----The policy of granting concessions to maintain peace-----The mother used a piece of candy to appease her crying baby. |
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| -----To make null; declare invalid-----South Carolina voted to nullify or invalidate the tariffs. |
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| -----A group or association of three leaders-----The videogame console market is dominated by the triumvirate of Nintendo's Wii, Sony's PlayStation 3, and Microsoft's Xbox 360. |
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| -----An excuse; an alleged cause-----President Johnson used alleged attacks as a pretext to ask Congress for broader powers. |
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| -----Describing a critical point that marks a change of course; a turning point-----The inauguration of Barack Obama was a watershed event in American history. |
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| -----A general agreement-----There is a consensus that American must develop new sources of energy. |
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| -----A ruler having unlimited power-----Kim Jong Il (or, as George W. Bush said, "Kim Jong 2") was an autocrat. |
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| -----A public declaration of beliefs, policies, or intentions-----Marx's Communist Manifesto is one of the most famous works in the world. |
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| -----To receive the right to vote-----The 26th Amendment enfranchised 18-year-old American citizens. |
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