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