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Sadlier Oxford 2B
20 vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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available | ready for use, at hand |
cater | to satisfy the needs of , try to make things easy; to supply food and service |
customary | usual, expected |
dissuade | to persuade not to do something |
entrepreneur | a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business |
firebrand | a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person |
hazard | risk, peril; to expose to danger; to gamble |
homicide | the killing of one person by another |
indifference | a lack of interest or concern |
indignant | filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
indispensable | absolutely necessary, not to be neglected |
lubricate | to apply oil or grease |
mutual | shared or shown equally by two or more |
pelt | to throw a stream of things; to hurry |
plague | an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; to annoy or bother |
poised | balanced, controlled; ready for action |
regime | a government in power; a period of rule |
retard | to make slow, hold back |
transparent | allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood |
unscathed | not injured |