September 27, 2010

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annihilates

–verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
1.to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
2.to destroy the collective existence or main body of; wipe out: to annihilate an army.
3.to annul; make void: to annihilate a law.
4.to cancel the effect of; nullify.
5.to defeat completely; vanquish: Our basketball team annihilated the visiting team.

macroeconomics
–noun ( used with a singular verb )
the branch of economics dealing with the broad and general aspects of an economy, as the relationship between the income and investments of a country as a whole.

caseload
–noun
the number of cases handled by a court, an agency, a social worker, etc., either at any given moment or over a stated period.

commensurately
–adjective
1.having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.
2.corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
3.proportionate; adequate.
4.having a common measure; commensurable.

allocate
–verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
1.to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
2.to fix the place of; locate.

scarce
–adjective
1.insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
2.seldom met with; rare: a scarce book.

–adverb
4.make oneself scarce, Informal .
   a.to depart, esp. suddenly.
   b.to stay away; avoid.

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