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May 18, 2015
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What does Oligopoly mean?

oligopoly(noun)
(economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors

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May 17, 2015
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What does finical mean?

finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky(adj)
exacting especially about details

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May 16, 2015
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What does bifurcation mean?

bifurcation(noun)
a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)

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May 15, 2015
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What does elide mean?

elide(verb)
leave or strike out

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May 14, 2015
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What does indelicate mean?

indelicate, off-color, off-colour(adj)
in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent

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May 13, 2015
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What does number crunching mean?

number crunching(noun)
performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations

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May 12, 2015
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What does synchronous mean?

synchronous, synchronal, synchronic(adj)
occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase

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