En7 Globalization - A Hot Potato

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• blockbuster a film that is a big commercial success
• oracle a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy
• in a nutshell briefly, in a few words
• spearhead to lead an attack or a movement; to be in front.
• for a song for very little money
• pave the way for to make possible
• lynchpin source of support and stability
• hail publicly praise
• panacea a cure for all ills
• proponent supporter
• autocracy state governed by one single person
• ruthlessly without compassion or mercy
• unencumbered not burdened
• turf territory
• lax careless; not strict
• whim a sudden and impulsive action
• aftermath events following
• decline decrease
• paramount most important
• deplete greatly reduce
• brittleness fragility, easily damaged
• pandemic worldwide epidemic
• disruption difficulty to proceed because of problems
• germ a tiny organism, especially one that can make people sick
• assert to state or express firmly, to insist on
• supremacy the state of being supreme, or having the most power, complete domination

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