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hoard

v. If you hoard things such as food or money, you save or store them, often in secret, because they are valuable or important to you. 貯藏 Synonyms(近義詞):

cache, hive up, lay away, squirrel away, stash

e.g. They stand accused of deepening the gaps between the rich and poor, hoarding money in influence. 2.

aye

n. adv. If you vote aye, you vote in favour of something. (投票)贊成 e.g. By voting with the ayes tonight, you are showing the world that the voters and the leaders of tomorrow have had enough of billionaires and their crimes. 3.

culpability

n. culpability is a state of guilt or responsibility. 可責(zé)；有過失；有罪 Synonyms: blameworthiness, culpableness Let us start with the culpability of billionaires in creating wealth inequality. 4.

net worth

n. the total wealth of an individual, company, or household, taking account of all financial assets and liabilities. 資本凈值 e.g. The richest 26 individuals have a net worth equal to the poorest 3.7 billion people. 5.

spin

to present information or a situation in a particular way, especially one that makes you or your ideas seem good 有傾向性地陳述; (尤指)以有利于自己的口吻描述 v. e.g. I look forward to the opposition's attempt to spin this figure as a beautiful product of the free market economy. 6.

disproportionate

adj. Something that is disproportionate is surprising or unreasonable in amount or size, compared with something else. 不成比例的 e.g. I'm not here to tell you that the people at the top are disproportionately rich. 7.

stake

n. If you have a stake in something such as a business, it matters to you, for example because you own part of it or because its success or failure will affect you. 利害關(guān)系 e.g. Tese companies and the people who run them had a huge stake in Trump's tax plan. 8.

slash

v. To slash something such as costs or jobs means to reduce them by a large amount. 大幅度削減 v. Trump slashed taxes on the ultra rich, expanding their options when it came to tax avoidance. 9.

exacerbation

n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse 惡化 Synonyms:

aggravation

e.g. Billionaires are an exacerbation and a perversion of the growth economy. 10.

nerve

n. If you say that someone has a nerve or has the nerve to do something, you are criticizing them for doing something which you feel they had no right to do. 厚顏，放肆 e.g. All the same the ultrarich have the nerve to tell the developing world that they must change their habits. 11.

exponentially

adv. Use exponentially when you want to say that something's increasing quickly by large amounts. 以指數(shù)方式快速增長 e.g. Everywhere in the world, especially in the west, consumption and waste are growing exponentially. 12.

indictment

n. an accusation of wrongdoing 控告，譴責(zé) So let us recall the billionaires indictment. 13.

philanthropic

adj. A philanthropic person or organization freely gives money or other help to people who need it. 慈善的; 博愛的 e.g. The ultrarich might try to raise one thing in their defense, their philanthropic efforts. 14.

absolve

v. If a report or investigation absolves someone of blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame. 免除，赦免 e.g. This does not come close to absolving the moral guilt of the billionaires. 15.

partisan

adj. Someone who is partisan strongly supports a particular person or cause, often without thinking carefully about the matter. 盲目擁護(hù)的, 偏袒的

laudable

adj. Something that is laudable deserves to be praised or admired. 可嘉許的; 值得贊美的 Synonyms: applaudable, commendable, praiseworthy

fall flat

fail completely to produce the intended or expected effect. 失敗，達(dá)不到預(yù)想效果 e.g. Compared to the billions spent on destroying the environment and partisan lobbying, such laudable efforts just fall flat.