Words

(noun) a small group of people having control over a country or an organisation; a country governed by an oligarchy

(adjective) relating to, or consisting of, money

(noun) something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

(adjective) having two legislative chambers/ having one legislative chamber

(adjective): rigorous; unusually severe or cruel

(adjective); beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage.

(noun) The practice of smearing people with baseless accusations. Refers to the tactics of Senator Joseph McCarthy, who in the 1950s destroyed the careers of many prominent Americans by branding them Communists.

(noun) economic independence or self-sufficiency; a country, state or society which is economically independent

š(adjective) involving heavy obligations; involving a burdensome amount of effort and difficulty. For example, “The court’s stipulations were onerous.”

(adjective) conducive to success; favourable; giving or being a sign of future success