The Economist — Vocabulary System

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650+ words & phrases
9 pages
100+ concept groups
Page 1 — Core Vocabulary
Basic concept networks: weaken, influence, instability, reduce, increase, decline, obstruct, strengthen
144words
Page 2 — Extended Networks
Predict, worsen, spread, investigate, persuade, flourish, pledge, dominate
71words
Page 3 — Nouns & Key Concepts
Debt, bureaucracy, consensus, corruption, migration, infrastructure, regulation, prospects
61words
Page 4 — Specialist & Contextual
Climate, technology, debt mechanics, supply chain, elections, currency, boom/bust, healthcare
58words
Page 5 — Advanced & Domain-Specific
Ceasefire, insurgency, trade theory, legal/judicial, feasibility, covert/overt, trigger/instigate
68words
Page 6 — Final Collection
Corporate, governance systems, monetary concepts, compliance, urbanisation, fiscal tools
93words
Page 7 — Uncategorisable High-Frequency
Signature adverbs, mood words, phrasal verbs, severity modifiers, attitude words
68words
Page 8 — Idioms & Fixed Expressions
kick the can, Pyrrhic victory, moral hazard, zero-sum game, tipping point, Achilles' heel
45phrases
Page 9 — Headlines, Puns & Literary Devices
Double meanings, headline formulas, cultural allusions, metaphors, Latin/French phrases
39entries
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