Monday, November 29, 2010

Chapters 8-10 Vocabulary

Melissa Briggs

Commodity (113) - an article of trade or commerce, esp. a product asdistinguished from a service

Economize (115) - to practice economy; avoid waste or extravagance;                                           to manage economically; use sparingly or frugally

Hydroponically (119) -the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants
OSHA (122) – Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the department of the US government with the responsibility to ensure safety and healthful work environments

Quotidian (124) – daily; usual or customary

Pathological (126) – of or pertaining to pathology; caused by or involving disease; morbid

Affluent (129) -having an abundance of wealth, property, or other materialgoods; prosperous; rich

Alimentary (131) - concerned with the function of nutrition; nutritive

Subservience (131) - serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate; servile; excessively submissive

Oligarchy (151) - a form of government in which all power is vested in a fewpersons or in a dominant class or clique; government by thefew

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