a generous gift or reward
A one million dollar bounty was offered for the capture of the criminal.
capabilities
the quality or feature of being able to do something
She had many capabilities that we were not aware of.
diminishing
to make less
They closed the business when they realized the increasingly diminishing returns.
efficiency
the quality of being efficient, the degree to which one can do something with ease
The company was looking for workers with a great deal of efficiency.
endures
to withstand, to put up with
People cannot endure living without water for very long.
facilitated
to help something happen, to make easier
The congressman facilitated the justice talks last evening.
gross domestic product
the value of all goods and services produced by a country during a specific time period
The rising country's gross domestic product was stronger than ever this year.
herbicides
an element used to kill or inhibit plant growth
We used an herbicide on the weeds growing in our front yard.
industrial revolution
a change in the economy motivated by the use of machinery to do humans' work
The industrial revolution in England caused widespread unemployment.
labor
work, the expending of energy
To labor all day without rest is no fun.
locomotives
a machine, like a train, that can move on its own locomotives transport people and products around the world every day.
modified
to change something deliberately
I modified the equation by adding an additional component.
modular
based on a model, having pieces of set sizes
The modular carpet could be pieced together easily.
offset
to serve as a counterbalance for something
The new company's operating costs were offset by high first quarter sales.
output
the end result of an action
The output from the computer program was impossible to understand.
pesticides
a substance used to kill pests, such as insects
You can buy a pesticide to kill the ants in your patio.
pioneering
to do something for the first time, to invent
The woman pioneered the new clothing fashion seen at the awards ceremony.
resistant
able to resist or withstand
The resistance to the proposal was more than we would have expected.
stemmed
to come from, to branch off of
The new branch on the rose bush stemmed from the main trunk of the plant.
yield
the amount of a product returned or yielded
The yield of corn per acre was quite high.