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6th Grade Vocabulary
Lesson 2
| Word | (part of speech) Definition |
|---|---|
| available | (adj) ready for use |
| cater | (v) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy |
| customary | (adj) usual, expected, routine |
| dissuade | (v) to persuade not to do something |
| entrepreneur | (n) person who starts and runs 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 |
| indispensable | (adj) absolutely necessary |
| lubricate | (v) to apply oil or grease, to make smooth , slippery |
| mutual | (adj) shared, felt or shown equally by two or more |
| pelt | (v) to throw a stream of things; to strike successively |
| plague | (n) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths (v) to annoy or bother |
| poised | (adj) balanced, calm, ready for action |
| regime | (n) a government in power; a form or system of rule or power |
| retard | (v) to make slow, delay, hold back |
| transparent | (adj) allows light to pass through; easily understood; easily seen through |
| unscathed | (adj) wholly unharmed, not injured |