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(7th) Unit 2 Vocab
Spelling & Vocabulary Words / Unit 2 (7th Grade)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Available | Ready for use, at hand |
| Cater | To satisfy the needs of, Try to make things easy and pleasant; To supply food and service |
| Customary | Usual, Expected, Routine |
| Dissuade | To persuade not to do something |
| Entrepreneur | Person who starts up and takes on the risk of a buisness |
| Firebrand | Piece of burning wood; Troublemaker; Extremely energetic or emotional person |
| Hazard | Risk, Peril; To expose to danger or harm; To gamble |
| Hinder | To delay; To stop or prevent from happening |
| Homicide | Killing of one person by another |
| Indifference | 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; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use |
| Mutual | Shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more |
| Pelt | To throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurry |
| Plague | An easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; A widespread evil; To annoy or bother |
| Poised | Balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action |
| Regime | A government in power; a form or system of rule or management; A period of rule |
| Transparent | Allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; Easily seen through or detected |
| Unscathed | Wholly Unharmed, Not injured |