Vocab. Lev.B Word Scramble
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Word | Definition | synonyms | antonyms | part of speech |
available | ready for use, at hand | obtainable,on hand | unobtainable, not to be had | adj. |
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. |
customary | usual, expected, routine | regular, normal, traditional | strange, odd, unusual, untraditional | adj. |
dissuade | to persuade not to do something | discourage, talk out of | persuade, talk in to | v. |
entrepreneur | a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business | businessperson, impresario | n. | |
firebrand | a piece of burning wood, a troublemaker, an extremely energetic or emotional person | hothead, agitator, rabble-rouser | peace maker, pacifier, conciliator | n. |
hazard | risk peril, or to expose to danger or harm or to gamble | danger, venture | n./v. | |
homicide | the killing of one person by another | manslaughter, murder | n. | |
indifference | a lack of interest or concern | apathy, unconcern | interest, concern, enthusiasm | n. |
indignant | filled with resentment or anger over something unjust or mean | offended, resentful, outraged, exasperated | pleased, delighted, overjoyed, elated | adj. |
indispensable | absolutely necessary, not to be neglected | essential, crucial, vital | unnecessary, nonessential | adj. |
lubricate | to apply oil or grease, to make smooth or easier to use | oil, grease | v. | |
mutual | shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more | 2-sided, joint, shared, reciprocal | 1-sided, unilateral | adj. |
pelt | to throw a stream of things, to strike successively, to hurry | bombard, shower, pepper | v. | |
plague | an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths or to annoy or bother | epidemic, pestilence, pester, vex | boon, blessing | n./v. |
poised | balanced, suspended, calm | collected, self-confident, ready | nervous, tense | adj. part. |
regime | a governent in power, a form or system of rule or management, a period of rule | administration, rule | n. | |
retard | to make slow, delay, hold back | slow down, restrain, impede | hasten, speed up | v. |
transparent | allowing light to pass through easily recognized or understood | clear, translucent, obvious | frosted, sooty, smoky, unclear, indistinct | adj. |
unscathed | wholly unharmed, not injured | unhurt, sound, intact, unimpaired | injured, damaged, harmed, hurt | adj. |
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