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Unit 2 Vocab 7th grd
7th Grade English Vocab Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Available | (adj) ready for use, at hand |
| Cater | (v) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service |
| Customary | (adj) usual, expected, routine |
| Dissuade | (v) to persuade not to do something |
| Entrepreneur | (n) a person who starts up and takes on the 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 |
| 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; (n) animal hide |
| Plague | (n) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; (v) to annoy or bother |
| Poised | (adj) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action |
| Regime | (n) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule |
| Retard | (v) to make slow, delay, hold back |
| Transparent | (adj) allowing light to pass through, easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected |
| Unscathed | (adj) wholly unharmed, not injured |