Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• go on: To continue doing something
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• at least: As a minimum
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• slightly: Only a little
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• spike: The top point in a graph
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• fraction: Small part of something
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• substantially: In a basic, general manner
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• implication: Possible effects, results from an action or event
• exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• economically: In an efficient manner
• annually: Every year; once a year