Unit 8: The End of Poverty
Affordable
(Adjective) being able to pay for (something)
Concerted
(Adjective) done in a planned and deliberate way usually by several or many people
Available
(Adjective) easy or possible to get or use
Affluent
(Adjective) having a large amount of money and owning many expensive things
Restricted
(Adjective) having a set limit
Feasible
(Adjective) possible to do
Fanciful
(Adjective) showing imagination : unusual and appealing
Inevitable
(Adjective) something that is sure to happen
Dramatic
(Adjective) sudden and extreme
Impoverished
(Adjective) to be made poor
Makeshift
(Adjective) used as a usually rough and temporary replacement for something
Paying through the nose
(Idiom) pay an excessive amount for something,
Slump
(Noun) : a sudden decrease in prices, value, amount, etc. (Verb) to sit or fall down suddenly and heavily
Eradication
(Noun) removed (something) completely; eliminated or destroyed (something harmful)
Spur
(Noun) something that makes you want to do something or that causes something to happen (Verb) to encourage (someone) to do or achieve something
Prospect
(Noun) the possibility that something will happen in the future
Malnutrition
(Noun) the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food : poor nutrition
Zero in on
(Phrasal Verb) direct or focus attention on
Make ends meet
(Phrasal Verb) to pay for the things that you need to live when you have little money
Put up
(Phrasal Verb) to provide (money, property, etc.) in order to pay for something
Waned
(Verb) to appear to become thinner or less full
Undertaken
(Verb) to begin or attempt (something)
Inhibit
(Verb) to keep (someone) from doing what he or she wants to do
