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| default (v) | to fail to do something, especially make a payment |
| percentage (n) | a part of a whole, often expressed in hundreths |
| gamble (v) | to bet money or other valuables on a game of chance |
| corporate (adj) | related to or involved with businesses or corporations |
| unscrupulous (adj) | dishonest, unfair; wrong or illegal |
| ignorance (n) | lack of knowledge, understanding or education |
| inflation (n) | the continuous increase in the price of goods |
| mortgage (n) | an agreement where someone borrows money to buy property and then slowly pays that money back |
| destabilize (v) | to cause something to stop working or existing in the normal way |
| bailout (n) | the act of saving something from financial destruction |
| collapse (v, n) | to break apart, fall down; a situation where something falls down, breaks or is ruined |
| investor (n) | someone who invests money in order to make more money |
| innovation (n) | the creation of new ideas, products or inventions |
| manufacture (v) | to make something in large amounts, using machines |
| foreclosure (n) | the act of having to return property because it was not paid for |
| diminish (v) | to become smaller or lesser in size or important |
| scrutiny (n) | the act of examining something very, very carefully |
| taxpayer (n) | someone who pays taxes; a citizen |
| ideology (n) | a set of idea or beliefs of a group, often of a political party |
| negligence (n) | failure to take the care and thought that someone responsible would take |
| federal (adj) | related to the government of a country |
| unemployment (n) | the state of not having a job; the amount or level of people in an area who do not have jobs |
| unpredictable (adj) | not capabale of being known or guessed at before it is done |
| sympathize (v) | to feel sorry for someone in a bad situation |
| jeopardize (v) | to put somone or something in danger |
