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Vocabulary Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cater | (v.) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service. |
| Entrepreneur | (n.) a person who start up and takes on the risk of a business. |
| Hazard | (n.) risk, peril; |
| Hazard | (v.) to expose to danger or harm. |
| Homicide | (n.) the killing of one person by another |
| Indignant | (adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean. |
| Lubricate | (v.) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use. |
| Mutual | (adj.) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more. |
| Plague | (n.) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; |
| Plague | (v.) to annoy or bother. |
| Transparent | (adj.) allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected. |
| Unscathed | (adj) wholly unharmed, not injured. |
| Available | (adj.) ready for use, at hand |
| Customary | (adj.) usual, expected, routine. |
| Dissuade | (v.) to persuade not to do something. |
| Firebrand | (n.) a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person. |
| hinder | (v.) to delay; to stop or prevent from happening. |
| Indignant | (n.) a lack of interest or concern. |
| Indispensable | (adj.) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected. |
| Pelt | (v.) to throw a stream of things; to strike successively |
| poised | (adj., part) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action. |
| Regime | (n.) a government in power; a form of system of rule or management; a period of rule. |