Vocab words
Definitions
ABC's
This or That
Trivial pursuit
100

the highest person in a company that is responsible for the way the business is operated and for how the business performs.

Chief Executive

100

Swath

a long area of land that has been dug out.

100

Breaking a law, contract, or agreement

Breach

100

 a document explaining an idea for a new law. Is this a Bill or Honorary title?

Bill

100

This ICON was best known for his PHILANTHROPITHIC work after amassing much success within his company known as the Standard oil company.

John D. Rockefeller

200

 a title or rank that usually does not hold any power given to someone as a reward or to honor someone for something.

Honorary title

200

Sophisticated

 having or showing a lot of experience and knowledge about the world.

200

the formal accusations made against someone in criminal court

Charges

200

having purpose, importance or meaning. Is this relevant or a repercussion?

Relevant

200

This VISIONARY is the CEO of Tesla Motors

Elon Musk

300

 something that is strong and healthy.

Robust

300

Enterprise

a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky

300

a point or issue that is disputed or argued.

Contested

300

a person who helps two people or groups to deal with and communicate with each other when they are not able or willing to do it themselves. Is this a middleman or a folkhero?

Middleman

300

Who sang we didn't start the fire?

Billy Joel

400

 a person who has a lot of money, property, etc., and who uses those things to produce more money.

Capitalist 

400

Embody

to represent something in a clear and obvious way or to be a symbol or example of something

400

 the crime of threatening to tell secret information about someone unless the person being threatening gives you money or does what you want.

Blackmail

400

 the quality of being honest and fair. Is this integrity or an icon?

Integrity

400

1890 law that outlawed trusts, monopolies, and cartels in order to maintain fair business practices.

Sherman Anti-trust Act

500

the belief that a morally good action is one that helps the greatest number of people

Utilitarian

500

Ingenuity

 skill or cleverness that allows someone to solve problems or invent things

500

an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which work passes from operation to operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled.

Assembly line

500

 to come into being or to develop. Is this standardized or emerged?

Emerged

500

a three month period in 1872 when Standard Oil Company took over all competing oil refineries in Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland Masacre