Tuesday, March 5, 2013

words for poverty

Sustain [suh-steyn]
Verb
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.

He has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age.

Liberalization lib-er-uh-lahyz
Verb
to make or become liberal.
How would a new round of trade liberalization help poor countries?


Manufacture [man-yuh-fak-cher]
Verb/ noun
the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: themanufacture of television sets.

They manufacture the class of plastics known as thermoplastic materials.


Correspond [kawr-uh-spond, kor-]
verb
to be in agreement or conformity (often followed by with  or to  ): His actions do not correspond with hiswords.

Racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race.


Resume [ri-zoom]

verb (used with object)
to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue: to resume a journey.



After the war he resumed his duties at Wellesley College.








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