Unit 1
A rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rewarding; A source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain
Bonanza
Energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination.
Enterprising
To urge on; to stir up; start, incite
Instigate
A person or thing turned to for help or advice
Recourse
fill with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
Aghast
To work with, work together
Collaborate
To make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before.
Minimize
A rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources
Tether
To support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of
Sustain
Crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity
Intrigue
To make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, brush against; to compete for
Jostle
Sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time.
Durable
To compete; To strive for victory or superiority
Vie
To support, give a boost to
Bolster
A brief statement written on a tomb or a gravestone
Epitaph
To develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
Evolve
Economical, avoiding waste or luxury; scanty, poor, meager
Frugal
Immense; Extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree
Prodigious
Full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
Porous
To look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully
Disdain
Of or relating to a slave
Servile
Slanting or sloping, not straightforward or direct.
Oblique
To trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
Perturb
A pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of fairness or nausea
Qualm
To grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome
Pulverize