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advent  

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

reside

live (in a certain place)

meager  

deficient in amount or quality or extent

malnourishment

not having enough food to develop or function formally

deposit

matter deposited by some natural process

iron ore

an ore from which iron can be extracted

textile

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

spool   

a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

simultaneously

at the same instant

infrastructure

the basic structure or features of a system or organization

locomotive

a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

purchasing power parity (PPP) 

an economic theory that compares different the currencies of different countries through a basket of goods approach.

consecutive

successive (without a break);

pharmaceutical

drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment

arable  

(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively

self-sufficient  

able to provide for your own needs without help from others

petroleum  

a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

depreciation

a decrease in price or value

deficit    

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

per capita

per person

the Wall Street Crash

The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was the greatest stock market crash in the history of the United States. It happened in the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday October 29, 1929, now known as Black Tuesday. Bank failures followed, resulting in businesses closing. This caused worldwide panic, which started the Great Depression. Stock prices did not reach the same level until late 1954.

monetary

relating to or involving money

consolidation

the act of combining into an integral whole

food stamp  

any of the coupons sold or given under a federal program to eligible needy persons and redeemable for food at designated grocery stores or markets.

drastic

forceful and extreme and rigorous;

recession

the state of the economy declines;

stimulus  

any stimulating information or event

NASDAQ

a stock exchange in New York City. It stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. About 3,800 companies trade on it.

conscription

compulsory military service

forefront

the position of greatest advancement

lag behind

be left behind

well-spring   

origin

preconception

an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence;

microchip

electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

laser

an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light

assembly line  

mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

fledgling

young and inexperienced;

Silicon Valley  

Silicon Valley is the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in California in the United States. The term originally meant the innovators and manufacturers of silicon chip who worked here, but now means all the high tech businesses in the area. Even though it's not truly a valley, it is a term for the high-tech sector generally.

entrepreneurial

willing to take risks in order to make a profit

aeronautics

the theory and practice of navigation through air or space

atom   

(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)  

The National Institutes of Health is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is their agency for research.

focal point

focus