| Term | Definition |
| accumulate | to increase in number or amount |
| conserve | to save by using carefully |
| diminish | to make or become smaller or less |
| frugal | careful in spending or using something |
| vital | necessary for continued life or prosperity |
| anticipate | to look forard to |
| brief | short |
| brisk | quick |
| err | to be wrong or do wrong |
| knack | a special talent or skill |
| appropriate | suitable or right for the purpose |
| exclude | to leave out |
| futile | certain to fail |
| persevere | to refuse to give up despite difficulties |
| sneer | to look down on with scorn |
| adversary | an enemy or opponent |
| blunder | a stupid or careless mistake |
| detect | to discover something not easily noticed |
| scoff | to mock |
| victor | the winner in a contest or struggle |
| deplete | to use up |
| habitat | the place or type of place where a plant or animal is normally found |
| prominet | projecting |
| rigor | a condition that makes life difficult |
| sear | to wither |
| benevolent | wanting to do good |
| consent | to agree |
| esteem | to think highly of |
| relinquish | to let go |
| tyrant | a ruler or person who has complete power & uses it in cruel or unjust ways |