Chapter 9 Vocabulary

Prerequisite You can't take Spanish Literature I unless you've taken the prerequisite, Spanish III.

A requirement. Something required beforehand.

Recession The department store laid off twenty workers during the recession, but it rehired them when business improved.

An economic setback. A temporary decline in business.

Hypothetical Law schools hold pretend court sessions with hypothetical cases so that. Students can practice their skills.

Imaginary.

Predominant Rock is the predominant music on that radio station, but country music is also played.

Main. Most common or most noticeable.

Default We won our case against the appliance repairman because he defaulted by failing to appear on court.

Not to do something required.

Concurrent Having mistakenly registered fro two concurrent classes, Joe had to drop one of them and choose a course that met at a different time.

Occurring at the same time. Simultaneous.

Decipher Why do contracts have to use language that's so difficult to decipher?

To figure out. To interpret or read something confusing or hard to make out.

Constitute In my opinion, a good movie, pizza, and animated conversation constitute a perfect night out.

To form. To make up; be part of.

Confiscate "Hand 'em over," my father said. Just as we were really starting to have fun, he confiscated our entire supply of water balloons.

To take possession of. To seize with authority; legally take possession of.

Nominal Except for a nominal registration fee, the camp fro needy children was entirely free.

Very little. Slight; very small compared with what might be expected.