Lesson 131 - Economics in One Lesson (Book #101)

Terms in this set (49)

quickness of mind; sharp insight

something that has one or more possible meanings

with no name known or acknowledged

short, pointed sentence expressing a truth or precept

person who writes in defense of a doctrine or action

crime of deliberately setting fire to property

official, especially one who insists on proper routine, paperwork, etc.

moving or tending to move away from the center

person who pretends to have abilities that he does not really possess; impostor

weakness; lack of ability

an obligation to pay or return something

inclined to delay

person who has an abnormal, insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages

state of confronting the truth after having been deceived; disappointment of unrealistic expectations

extremely severe; like the code of Draco in 621 B.C.

state of balance or equality between opposing forces

the spending of money

take property from one person for another use, as by eminent domain

person whose work entails cutting and fitting pieces of glass into frames

enmity; antagonism; ill will

false idea; misleading perception

that cannot be disentangled or untied

increasing the amount of money in circulation, thereby decreasing its value; dilution of the currency

that cannot be solved; that cannot be dissolved

compulsory tax or other payment; compulsory enlistment, as for military service

pledging of property to a creditor as security for payment of a debt

cloudy, indistinct; vague

medicine containing a derivative of the opium poppy; anything meant to quiet or sooth

set of accepted beliefs

help to satisfy the ambitious or vices of others

formal speech or writing praising a person or event

having the nature of a statement that is, or seems to be, self-contradictory

a person (or animal) that lives at the expense of another without making a useful contribuion

a person, usually carrying a sign, stationed outside a workplace to keep strikebreakers from entering

greed; the quality or practice of living on plunder

counteraccusations

holy or inviolable

catchword or rallying phrase

property owner in an area where housing is very poor

a clever and plausible but fallacious FORM of argument

clever and plausible but fallacious METHOD of argument

produce eggs; bring forth or be the source of, especially of something produced in great quality

person who buys and sells commodities or stocks hoping to take advantage of changes in price

means or property under false pretenses

get money or property under false pretenses

one who fears or despises technological progress

boast or brag about something

likely to live or to grow and take root

taking the place of another thing or person

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