Term | Definition |
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 | 1. usually, expected, or routine 2. standard or usual measurement (inches, feet, yards, miles) |
dissuade | (v) to persuade not to do something |
entrepreneur | Someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it. |
firebrand | (n.) a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person |
hazard | (n.) a danger or a risk |
homicide | (n.) the killing of one person by another |
indifference | (n) a lack of interest or concern |
indignant | angry because of something thought to be not right or unfair |
indispensable | (adj.) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected |
lubricate | (v.) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use |
mutual | commonly shared by two or more parties; giving and receiving in equal amounts |
pelt | (v.) 1. to throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurry 2.skins of animals with the fur attached |
plague | (n.) an 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 of rule or management; a period of rule |
retard | (v.) to make slow, delay, hold back |
transparent | 1. capable of transmitting light so that objects on the other side can be seen clearly
2. Free of deceit. |
unscathed | (adj.) wholly unharmed, not injured |