Inheritance
Money or property that is passed down between generations of a family.
Accumulating
Adding up to.
Speculation
The act of buying shares in a company so that you can sell them again at a higher price, in order to make money.
Famine
Starvation.
Upheaval
Sudden, unexpected changes.
Naive
Innocent and lacking experience.
Sun Tzu
A Chinese general and military strategist who famously wrote The Art of War.
Evade
Avoid.
Indulge
Take pleasure in or enjoy.
Abyss
A very large, deep hole.
Stock
Represents what a person owns when they invest in a company.
Nobility
Goodness and honor.
gold standard
System in which the value of a currency is determined by gold. A system that was largely abandoned during the Great Depression.
The Challenger
An infamous spaceship that broke apart and exploded only 73 seconds after taking off.
steak tartare
A dish made from raw ground meat.
Evian
A brand of bottled water.
squash
Ball sport played in a four-walled court.
liquidate
Close down a company by taking control of its assets and selling them off.
disbarred
banned from practicing law.
