Vocabulary List #1 6th

Inflation

• Increase in prices of goods and services
• Fluctuation in prices of goods and services
• Stagnation in prices of goods and services
• Decrease in prices of goods and services

Economist

• A person who studies the weather patterns
• A person who designs buildings and structures
• A person who studies the history of ancient civilizations
• A person who studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

Consumer

• Person who manufactures goods and services
• Person who sells goods and services
• Person who repairs goods and services
• Person who purchases goods and services for personal use

Decline

• To refuse to accept or do something
• To ignore and overlook something
• To consider and contemplate something
• To eagerly accept and do something

Boost

• To decrease or worsen something
• To keep something the same
• To ignore or overlook something
• To increase or improve something

Currency

• System of money
• Type of weather
• Language system
• Method of transportation

Cordial

• Warm and friendly
• Cold and distant
• Unpleasant and hostile
• Rude and unfriendly

Outlaw

• A person who has never been involved in any criminal activity
• A person who is authorized to enforce the law
• A person who follows the law and is considered a model citizen
• A person who has broken the law and is considered a fugitive or criminal

Funds

• Funds refer to money or other assets that are set aside for a specific purpose.
• Funds are only used for personal entertainment
• Funds are only used for emergency situations
• Funds are used for gambling purposes only

Stable

• Flexible and easily swayed
• Firmly established and not likely to change or falter
• Unreliable and prone to faltering
• Unsteady and likely to change