Tent City

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  1. toenail
    the nail at the end of a toe
    Yolene Samard was doing a customer's toenails.
  2. synergy
    the working together of two or more things to produce an effect
    And then I met Amilkar Gabriel, who saw a chance for business synergy.
  3. generator
    someone who originates, causes, or initiates something
    So he bought a generator and a small TV and turned his 6-by-10-foot tent into a movie theater and cell phone charging station.
  4. snapshot
    an informal photograph
    He sent us this snapshot of the economic activity he found there.
  5. earthquake
    vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
    Haiti's government has made clear that even under the most optimistic scenarios, many people who lost their homes in the recent earthquake will be living in tents for years to come.
  6. displace
    cause to move, usually with force or pressure
    I asked her why there's a salon in a displaced person's camp.
  7. stacked
    arranged in a stack
    There's a shelf stacked with beauty supplies, three customers are waiting on a bench.
  8. scenario
    a postulated sequence of possible events
    Haiti's government has made clear that even under the most optimistic scenarios, many people who lost their homes in the recent earthquake will be living in tents for years to come.
  9. accountant
    someone who maintains and audits financial records
    A government accountant might sell spices or batteries.
  10. partnership
    a cooperative relationship between people or groups
    MONTAGNE: Adam's report is part of a special series on Haiti produced in partnership with PBS Frontline.
  11. ration
    a fixed portion that is allotted
    ADAM DAVIDSON: I expected to see people standing in line, waiting for food rations, and I don't really know what else sleeping?
  12. profitable
    yielding material gain
    That means few people can afford what used to be her most profitable service: hair treatments.
  13. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
    He was hoping to get the equivalent of 25 cents to charge a phone and another 25 cents for each kid to watch a movie.
  14. afford
    have the financial means to do something or buy something
    That means few people can afford what used to be her most profitable service: hair treatments.
  15. battery
    a collection of related things intended for use together
    A government accountant might sell spices or batteries.
  16. function
    what something is used for
    I went into one tent and found a full-functioning beauty salon.
  17. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
    She tried to make it look like the salon she used to have, which was destroyed.
  18. complain
    express discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
    He noticed parents complaining about running out of juice on their cell phones and kids with nothing to do.
  19. recent
    of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
    Haiti's government has made clear that even under the most optimistic scenarios, many people who lost their homes in the recent earthquake will be living in tents for years to come.
  20. economic
    of or relating to production and management of wealth
    He sent us this snapshot of the economic activity he found there.
  21. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
    Haiti's government has made clear that even under the most optimistic scenarios, many people who lost their homes in the recent earthquake will be living in tents for years to come.
  22. supply
    circulate or distribute or equip with
    There's a shelf stacked with beauty supplies, three customers are waiting on a bench.
Created on 二月 16, 2011 (updated 二月 17, 2011)

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