| Term | Definition |
| poets | n. mathematically challenged students with little quantitive skill or experience |
| power naps | brief in-class unconsciousness that revives sleep-deprived students |
| power tool | someone who does all the reading and homework and sits in the front of the class with his hand up |
| scornful | a. full of dislike and critical behavior |
| denunciatory | a. containing warning of punishment |
| morose | a. unhappy, bad-tempered and not talking very much |
| pre-enrollment courses | commonly known as MBA summer camp; quantiative courses offered in the summer before first year for the mathematically challenged |
| pro forma | financial presentation of hypothetical events; for example, how much debt would a company have to acquire if it grows ten percent per year? |
| run the numbers | analyze quantiatively |
| embark | v. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers |
| equity | n. the value of a company's shares: the value of a property after all charges and debts have been paid |
| hold off | idiom. to not do sth immediately |
| commission | n. an amount of money that is charged by a bank, etc. for providing a particular service |
| lease | v/n. to use or let sb use sth, especially property or equipment, in exchange for rent or a regular payment |
| deed | n. a legal document that you sign, especially one that proves that you own a house or a building |
| obligation | n. the state of being forced to do sth because it is your duty, or because of a law, etc. |
| foreclosure | n. the act of foreclosing on money that has been borrowed |
| chase | v. to run, drive after sb/sth in order to catch them |