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| affect (v) | to influence someone or something, or cause them to change. |
| affluence (n) | having a lot of money |
| afford (v) | to have enough money to buy something or enough time to do something |
| attend (v) | to go regularly to a particular religious or educational institution |
| bottom line (n) | the most important fact in a situation |
| capital (n) | something that has a high value or importance |
| cause (v) | someone or something that makes something happen |
| combine (v) | to become mixed or joined, or to mix or join things together |
| conflict (n) | serious disagreement |
| connect (v) | to see or show that two or more people or things are involved with each other |
| consumer (n) | person who buys things and services |
| consumerism (n) | buying and selling things, especially when this is an important part of a society's activities |
| debt (n) | an amount of money that you owe someone |
| decrease (v) | to become less, or to make something become less |
| discuss (v) | talking with people and sharing your ideas and opinions |
| discussion (n) | when people talk about something and tell each other their ideas or opinions |
| disease (n) | an illness caused by an infection or by a failure of health and not by an accident |
| dissatisfied (adj) | not pleased or happy with something |
| divorce (n) | when two people officially stop being married |
| educate (v) | to teach someone at a school or college |
| effect (n) | a change, reaction, or result that is caused by something |
| entertain (v) | to keep someone interested and help them to have an enjoyable time |
| especially (adj) | more than other things or people, or much more than usual |
| essentially (adv) | relating to the most important or basic qualities of something |
| extreme (adj) | very great or big. the most unusual or most serious possible |
| female (n) | girl or woman |
| financial (adj) | relating to money or how money is managed |
| gender (n) | the state of being male or female |
| generation gap (n) | when young people and old people do not understand each other because of their age difference |
| greed (n) | when you want a lot more food, money, etc, than you need |
| harm (v) | to hurt someone or damage something |
| health (n) | the condition of your body |
| household (n) | place where family or group of people live together |
| income (n) | money from work |
| instant (adj) | happening immediately, without any delay |
| male (adj) | boy or man |
| multiply (v) | to increase greatly in number |
| offspring (n) | the child of a person or animal. Each spring the birds give birth to their offspring |
| rapid (adj) | happening or moving very quickly |
| review (n) | a report in a newspaper, magazine, or program about a topic |
| reward (n) | something good that you get or experience because you have worked hard, behaved well, etc |
| role (n) | the job someone or something has in a particular situation |
| self-esteem (n) | confidence in yourself and a belief in your qualities and abilities |
| severe (adj) | extremely bad |
| stuff (n) | a substance or a group of things or ideas |
| violent (adj) | sudden and causing damage |
| worry (v) | think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel anxious |
