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 |