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collapse
To fall down, usually because of weakness
apex
•The highest point
annex
To make something (usually land) part of another unit
diminish
Make something smaller or weaker; become smaller or weaker
devise
•To find an original way to make an object or a plan
milieu
General environment or surroundings
prestige
Honor and respect for being better than the average
reconciliation
Coming back together peacefully after having been enemies
asset
•A possession that has positive value
Orwellian
Frightening and over-controlled by a government that interferes in nearly every aspect of personal life
equity
The value of one’s share in an investment
allocate
To give out different amounts for different purposes
coincide
Happen or exist at the same time
regulate
Control according to a set of rules
per capita
Per person
affluence
Wealth and the style of life that goes with it
accumulate
To build up a large amount of something
commodity
A thing that can be bought and sold,such as grain, oil, or wood
subsidy
Money given by a government or other organization to support an activity
impoverish
To make a person or group poor
incentive
A possible benefit that motivates a person to do a certain thing
liability
•Legal responsibility for harming a person or property; a disadvantage
chronologically
In order according to time
inaugurate
•To bring into public office; to start formally
coalition
•A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal.