Unit 2
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| available | ready for use, at hand | obtainable,on hand | unobtainable, not to be had | adj.
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| cater | to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant, to supply food and service | pamper, indulge, gratify, provide | frustrate, deny, refuse | v.
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| customary | usual, expected, routine | regular, normal, traditional | strange, odd, unusual, untraditional | adj.
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| dissuade | to persuade not to do something | discourage, talk out of | persuade, talk in to | v.
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| entrepreneur | a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business | businessperson, impresario | n.
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| firebrand | a piece of burning wood, a troublemaker, an extremely energetic or emotional person | hothead, agitator, rabble-rouser | peace maker, pacifier, conciliator | n.
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| hazard | risk peril, or to expose to danger or harm or to gamble | danger, venture | n./v.
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| homicide | the killing of one person by another | manslaughter, murder | n.
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| indifference | a lack of interest or concern | apathy, unconcern | interest, concern, enthusiasm | n.
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| indignant | filled with resentment or anger over something unjust or mean | offended, resentful, outraged, exasperated | pleased, delighted, overjoyed, elated | adj.
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| indispensable | absolutely necessary, not to be neglected | essential, crucial, vital | unnecessary, nonessential | adj.
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| lubricate | to apply oil or grease, to make smooth or easier to use | oil, grease | v.
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| mutual | shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more | 2-sided, joint, shared, reciprocal | 1-sided, unilateral | adj.
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| pelt | to throw a stream of things, to strike successively, to hurry | bombard, shower, pepper | v.
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| plague | an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths or to annoy or bother | epidemic, pestilence, pester, vex | boon, blessing | n./v.
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| poised | balanced, suspended, calm | collected, self-confident, ready | nervous, tense | adj. part.
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| regime | a governent in power, a form or system of rule or management, a period of rule | administration, rule | n.
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| retard | to make slow, delay, hold back | slow down, restrain, impede | hasten, speed up | v.
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| transparent | allowing light to pass through easily recognized or understood | clear, translucent, obvious | frosted, sooty, smoky, unclear, indistinct | adj.
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| unscathed | wholly unharmed, not injured | unhurt, sound, intact, unimpaired | injured, damaged, harmed, hurt | adj.
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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