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Chapter 3/Interactions 2

Business and Money Banking on Poor Women

loan money borrowed from a bank, and has to be paid back

explore to discuss or think about something carefully

advertise to make something known in order to sell it

psychology study of the mind and how it influences behavior

consume to use time and energy, consumption

consumerism too much attention is given to buying

brain the organ inside your head that controls how you think, feel, and move

analyze to examine or think about something carefully, in order to understand it

distinction a clear difference between two similar things

prosper to be or become successful, especially financially, prosperity

prosperous successful, usually by earning a lot of money

poverty the condition of being poor

lack

scholar

shortage

a person who has done advanced study in a special field

brainstorm to develop ideas and think of ways of solving problems

to state to formally say, mention, announce

bank on to depend on something happening or someone doing something [= count on]

escape the act of getting away from a place, or a dangerous or bad situation

violence extreme force

imagine to form a picture or idea in your mind

to lift to move something or someone upwards into the air, raise

interview a meeting in which someone is asked questions about themselves

condition term, requirement

character

honest

a combination of qualities such as courage, loyalty, and honesty

someone who is honest always tells the truth and does not cheat or steal

capacity someone's ability to do something

collateral property or other goods that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back

the money they lend you [= security]

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valuable worth a lot of money

situation

approve

case, condition

to officially accept a plan, proposal etc

associated related, connected

microlending lending small amounts of money

to found establish

join to become a member of an organization, society, or group

regularly at the same time each day, week, month etc

rule law, regulation

advice an opinion you give someone about what they should do

member a person or country that belongs to a group or organization

peer people who are the same age

pressure an attempt to persuade someone by using influence, arguments, or threats

success when you achieve what you want or intend [≠ failure]

sewing machine a machine for stitching cloth or clothes together

repayment when you pay back money that you have borrowed

amazing so surprising you can hardly believe it

unfortunately used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true, sadly

effective successful or achieving the results that you want

anonymous unknown by name

subsidiary secondary, connected with, but less important than something else

primary most important [= main]

eradicate to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem

worthless has no value, importance, or use [≠ valuable]

access the right to enter a place, use something, see someone etc

demonstrate to show or prove something clearly

respect admiration for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities

entire whole, all

fund

to fund

an organization that collects money to help people who are ill, old etc

to provide money for an activity, organization, event etc

initiative the power or opportunity to gain an advantage: to take the initiative

unlike completely different from a particular person or thing

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grant an amount of money given to someone, especially by the government, for a

particular purpose

ills (plural)

solution

problems and difficulties

a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation [↪ solve]

for instance for example

victim someone who suffers because of something bad that happens

abuse cruel or violent treatment of someone

literacy the ability to read and write

method way, approach, strategy

cooperate

cooperative

work together

willing to cooperate [= helpful]

to plow money to use money that you have earned from a business to make the business bigger

and more successful

knowledge the information, skills, and understanding that you have gained through learning

or experience

differ to be different from something in some way

mostly mainly

excerpt a short piece taken from a book, poem, piece of music etc

irony the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

express to tell or show what you are feeling or thinking by using words

to finance to provide money, especially a lot of money, to pay for something [= fund]

confirm prove, demonstrate

mistaken a mistaken idea etc is not correct

brand a type of product made by a particular company, that has a particular name or

design

destroy to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used or

repaired [↪ destruction]

destructive causing damage to people or things

identical exactly the same, or very similar

increasingly more and more all the time

recent having happened or started only a short time ago

persuade convince, to make someone believe something

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weakness lack of strength, power, or influence

to target to direct advertising, criticism or a product at someone

dissatisfaction a feeling of not being pleased or satisfied

fear the feeling you get when you are afraid

offend to make someone angry by doing or saying something that they think is rude

offensive very rude or insulting and likely to upset people

breath the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe

mouthwash a liquid used to make your mouth smell fresh or to get rid of infection in your

mouth

hygiene the practice of keeping yourself and the things around you clean in order to

prevent diseases, dental hygiene

dental floss a type of thin thread that you use for cleaning between your teeth

mint a small plant with green leaves that have a fresh smell and taste

outweigh to be more important or valuable than something else

logic a way of thinking about something that seems correct and reasonable

take advantage to use a particular situation to do or get what you want

self-image the idea that you have of yourself, especially of your abilities, character, and

appearance

desire a strong hope or wish

attractive good-looking, pleasant to look at

exciting making you happy and interested

handsome good-looking, attractive

adventurous not afraid of taking risks or trying new things

irrational not based on clear thought or reason [= unreasonable]

reasonably using good judgment

model someone whose job is to show clothes, hair styles etc at fashion shows

addicted unable to stop taking a harmful substance, especially a drug

remain to continue to be in the same state or condition

popularity when something is liked, enjoyed or supported by many people

vehicle a machine usually with wheels and an engine, which is used for transporting

people or goods

create cause, produce, make

commercial an advertisement on television or radio

commute to regularly travel a long distance to get to work

gridlock a situation in which streets in a city are so full of cars that they cannot move

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well-organized arranged or ordered well and carefully

sneakers a type of light soft shoe with a rubber sole (=bottom), used for sports

scent a pleasant smell that something has [= fragrance]

volunteer someone who does a job willingly without being paid

floral made of flowers

prophecy a statement that something will happen in the future, prediction

self-fulfilling

prophecy

if a statement or belief about what will happen in the future is self-fulfilling, it

becomes true because you expect it to be true and so behave in a way that will

make it happen

pill a small solid piece of medicine that you swallow whole

independent not influenced or controlled in any way by other people

compulsion a strong and unreasonable desire to do something

compel to force someone to do something

realize to know and understand something

reduce to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price

ingredient a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a particular dish

synthetic produced by combining different artificial substances

detergent a liquid or powder used for washing clothes, dishes etc

to harm to damage something (to harm the environment), physically hurt

harmful causing or likely to cause harm

movement a group of people who share the same ideas or beliefs and who work together to

achieve a particular aim

enormous very big in size or in amount [= huge]

due to because of

emphasize stress

in favor of support, approval, or agreement for something such as a plan, idea, or system

throughout in every part of a particular area, place etc

manipulate to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly

thought something that you think of, remember, or realize [= idea]