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capitalism | economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and are operated for a profit |
capitulate | to surrender (upon stipulated conditions) |
recapitulate | to restate briefly, summarize |
flume | an inclined chute for carrying water downhill |
itinerary | a plan of travel; a record of travel |
ignominy | loss of reputation; disgrace |
misnomer | a name that describes someone or something incorrectly |
nomenclature | set of names used in a specific discipline |
nominal | in name only |
extemporaneous | without preparation |
temporize | to delay in making a decision so as to gain time |
vulnerary | used for healing wounds |
discord | lack of concord or harmony between persons or things |
cordial | warm, friendly, heartfelt |
ego | self; self-image; opinion of oneself |
alter ego | an insperable friend; 2) an aspect of one's self; a second self |
egocentric | having the self as the senter of all things; seeing all things in relation to oneself; self-centered |