PE II units 8, 9 and 10

goldmine

a business or activity that makes large amounts of money easily

joint venture

a business partnership between companies

magnitude

something of great size or importance

retail

the sale of goods to the public

revive

make something active, successful, or popular again

vehement

showing a strong feeling

tailor

make or adapt for a particular person or reason

a person who makes fitted clothes for the public

dedicated

devoted to a task or purpose

insolvent

unable to pay debt owed (obliged)

lawsuit

a civil action by one person against another to be decided in court

teach savy

someone who is good at handling technology

teamed up with

to be paired/grouped up with multiple people to perform a particular task

knowledgable

someone who is intelligent and well informed

exemplify

to be an example of something

to illustarate or clarify something by giving an example

foothold

a secure position from which further progress can be made

inaction

lack of action where some is expected

market share

a percentage of an industry or a markets total sales that is earned by a particular company in a specific time period

market value

a price an asset fetches in the market

innovators

a person or a group that introduces something new or does something for the first time

wrangling

engagement in a long dispuit, argument

tills

cash register(s)

core

the most important or central part of something else

exclude

to deliberately not include something or someone

incorporate

to include something as part of something else

inflexibility

an inability to change your ideas, beliefs, or decisions

initiate

to make something start

maximize

to increase as mush as possible

persist

to continue to do something in a determined way

successor

someoen who holds an important position after someone else

array

for a period of time with no fixed ends

indefinitely

a number of pieces of equipment of the same type, connected together to do a particular job

installation

a system or a piece of equipment

mitigate

to reduce the harmful effects of something

nutrient

a substance that plants, animals, and people need to live and grow

drought

a period of abnormally low rainfall that leads to a shortage of water

phenomenon

something that is observed to occur or exist

unprecedented

something that was never done or known before

adaptation

the process of getting used to a new environment/situation

attributable

caused by

cyclical

occuring in cycles

fluctuate

irregular rise and fall of something

staggering

astonishing, shocking

blight

a thing that spoils/damages something

dissipate

to dissapear/cause something to dissapear

accelerate change

to increase the speed in which something becomes different

address the issue

to try to deal with a problem

allocate resources

to give money, time, or energy to something

assess the impact

to make a judgement about the effect of something

cast doubt

to make something seem less certain, good, or real

consider the role

to think about the influence of something has

reduce demand

to lower the amount desired or used

slow the decline

to reduce the speed at which something changes or falls

eventual

happening at the end of the process or period of time

ongoing

continuing to happen, exist, or develop

intensity

strenght

advocate

to publically support a policy or way of doing things

legeslation

a law or a set of laws

resolution

an agreement reached by a council or a commititee

equate

to consider something to be the same as something else

finite

limited in size or extent

alloted

given or available

intellect

a person’s ability to understand difficult or complicated ideas

opt

choose

pool

share something such as ideas or knowledge with a group of people in order to work together more efficiently

standpoint

a way of considering something, a perspective

consensus

a general agreement

hinder

to make it dificult for something to happen

theoretical

involving a theory of a certain area of study rather than focusing on the studies practical application

peer-pressure

when people around you pressure you to do something

cohesive

stick together, unfied

tactic

a strategy planned to achieve something

detrimental

tending to cause harm

inferior

lower in rank, staus, or quality

mediate

to intervine in order to bring something to an argument and close it

intolerance

unwilling to accept other people’s views, beliefs, opinions, or behavior that is different

collaborate

work together

assertive

having/showing confidence in one’s work

optimum

ultimate

leadership

taking a role of a leader

confrontation

to have a discussion with someone about their actions, to confront someone about their actions

arguably

stating your opinion

realistically

what is likely a situation

unquestionably

something that is obvious

inevitably

something that cannot be prevented

essentially

used to emphasize what is the most important aspect of something

inevitably

something that cannot be avoided or prevented

fundamentally

in a very important/basic way

equally

to introduce an idea as important

highly

used before an adjective to mean “very” or “to a large degree”

utilize

to use something

unified

behaving/being treated as one group

predominant

most common/greatest in number

accommodate

to consider/include something when you are deciding what to do

constrain

to limit someone’s freedom to do what they want

restrain

the ability to behave calmly and with self-control

constraints

limits/restrictions

diligent

being careful at work

latch on to

attach to

proximity

nearness

segregation

spearation of different types of people