Pentagon flash cards

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Term	Definition
Foreclosure	When you can't pay your bills and the bank takes your property back. EX. Mike's house was foreclosed after he couldnt pay the mortgage
"To take matters into your own hands"	To do take a problem and solve it yourself not having someone do it for you. EX. Nobody wanted to teach Mike slovak so he took matters into his own hands and learned out of a book.
To Devise	to create a plan. EX. Mike devised a plan for world domination.
Battered	damaged by blows or hard usage EX. Mike can only afford to buy a battered old car
Sneak	to move secretly and quietly. EX. Mike sneaked into National Bank to steal the money.
Lending Rate	.
Decline	go down in value, etc. EX. The price for Technology has declined in slovakia.
To Suffocate	to kill or die by stopping access to air. EX. Katarina suffocated after Mike took off his shoes close to her.
To Belch	To Burp. EX. Mike belched in front of the children and they all laughed.
Incentive	a possible benefit that motivates a person to do certain things. EX. Mike was promised a monetary incentive if he made his students happy.
Injection	a shot, vaccine. EX. Mike had to get a Chicken pox injection.
Private Sector	Companies not control directly by government.
Fiscal Quarters	.
Paradoxically	a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory Ex. "paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter"
To be Confidence	to believe strongly in yourself. EX. Mike is confident when he speaks to attractive women.
To Reposses	When the bank takes back things you couldnt pay for.cars, tvs, etc. EX. Mike's Television was repossesed after he couldnt pay for it.
Tenuous	(adj) having little substance or strength; unsure; weak EX. Mike's salary at times can be very tenuous.
Collapse	lose significance, effectiveness, or value EX. The stock market collapsed this year.
Concoct	to create a plan, to fabricate, make up EX. Mike concocted the most ridiculous story to explain his absence. from work.
Sprawling	spread out irregularly (threwn) EX. Mike handed out vocabulary cards in a sprawling manner.
To Convince	persuade someone to do something by giving reasons EX. Mike convinced class he was an alien .
To Vow	to promise. EX. Mike vowed to never drink again after a massive hangover.
Trouble Assets Recovery Plan*	.
Interference	any obstruction that impedes or prevents something. EX. The radio did not work well since there was an interference caused by the cell phone.
Grimy	full of or covered with dirt EX. Some people in the street look very grimy.
Awry	away from the correct or expected course. EX. The ecomy went awry after the home crisis.
Credit-default-swaps market*	.