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lesson 2
Question | Answer |
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available | adj. ready for use, at hand. |
cater | v. to satisfy the need of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service. |
costomary | adj. usual, expected, routine. |
dissuade | v. to persuade not to do something. |
entrepreneur | n. a person who starts up and takes on a risk of a business. |
firebrand | n. a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person. |
hazard | n. risk, peril; v. to expose to danger or harm; to gamble. |
hinder | v. to delay; to stop or prevent from happening. |
homicide | n. the killing of one person by another. |
indifference | n. a lack of interest or concern. |
indignant | adj. filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean. |
indispensable | adj. absolutely necessary, not to be neglected. |
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. |
pelt | v. to throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurry. |
plague | n. a easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; v. to annoy or bother. |
poised | adj.part. balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action. |
regime | n. a government in power; a form or system or rule or management; a period of rule. |
transparent | adj. allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected. |
unscathed | adj. wholly unharmed, not injured. |