Salary sal·​a·​ry /ˈsalərē/ Noun fixed wages for a year, quarter, or month “It’s not your salary that makes you rich, it’s your spending habits.” – Charles Jaffe (1879 – 1941)

Prevail pre·​vail /prēˈvāl/ Verb to command, to control, to win “My optimism does not rest on the absence of evil, but on a glad belief in the preponderance of good and a willing effort always to cooperate with the good, that it may prevail.” – Helen Keller (1880 – 1968)

Exuberant ex·​u·​ber·​ant /iɡˈzo͞ob(ə)rənt/ Adjective enthusiastic and energetic “Nothing ever succeeds which exuberant spirits have not helped to produce.” – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900)

Indispensable in·​dis·​pens·​able /ˌindəˈspen(t)səb(ə)l/ Adjective absolutely necessary “So long as we love we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I would almost say that we are indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.” – Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1894)

Tribulation trib·​u·​la·​tion /ˌtribyəˈlāSHən/ Noun distress, suffering “If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.” – Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)

Belittle be·​lit·​tle /bəˈlid(ə)l/ Verb to make fun of, to disparage “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.” – Mark Twain (1835 – 1910)

Devote de·​vote /dəˈvōt/ Verb to dedicate oneself to something, to truly believe “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, to your community around you, to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” – Mitch Albom (1958 -)

Transient tran·​sient /ˈtran(t)SHənt/ Adjective of short duration, not permanent “In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.” – Robert Green Ingersoll (1833 – 1899)