Unit 8 Vocabulary

{ The End of Poverty

Affluent

ADJECTIVE:
having a large
amount of
money and
owning many
expensive
things

Affordable

ADJECTIVE:
being able to
pay for
(something)

Available

ADJECTIVE:
easy or
possible to get
or use

Concerted

ADJECTIVE:
done in a
planned and
deliberate way
usually by
several or many
people

Dramatic

ADJECTIVE:
sudden or
extreme

Eradication

NOUN:
removed
(something)
completely;
eliminated or
destroyed
(something
harmful)

Fanciful

ADJECTIVE:
showing
imaginations;
unusual and
appealing

Feasible

ADJECTIVE:
possible to do

Impoverished

ADJECTIVE:
to be made
poor

Inevitable

ADJECTIVE:
something
that is sure to
happen

Inhibit

VERB: to
keep
(someone)
from doing
what he or
she wants to
do

Make ends meet

PHRASAL
VERB: to pay
for things that
you need to
live when you
have little
money

Makeshift

ADJECTIVE:
used as a
usually
rough and
temporary
replacement
for
something

Malnutrition

NOUN: the
unhealthy
condition that
results from not
eating enough
food or not
eating enough
healthy food;
poor nutrition

Paying through the nose

IDIOM: pay
an excessive
amount for
something

Prospect

NOUN: the
possibility
that
something
will happen
in the future

Put up

PHRASAL
VERB: to
provide
(money,
property, etc.)
in order to pay
for something

Restricted

ADJECTIVE:
having a set
limit

Slump

NOUN: a
sudden
decrease in
prices, value,
amount, etc.
VERB: to sit or
fall down
suddenly and
heavily

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

Undertaken

VERB: to
begin or
attempt
(something)

Waned

VERB: to
appear to
become
thinner or less
full

Zero in on

PHRASAL
VERB: direct or
focus attention
on