7 Vocabulary Unit 2

Question 1

available

Answer 1

(adj) ready for use or at hand

Question 2

cater

Answer 2

(v) to satisfy the needs of; to supply food or service

Question 3

customary

Answer 3

(adj) usual, expected or routine

Question 4

dissuade

Answer 4

(v) to persuade not to do something

Question 5

entrepreneur

Answer 5

(n) person who starts up a business

Question 6

firebrand

Answer 6

(n) a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; extremely emotional person

Question 7

hazard

Answer 7

(n) a risk or peril; (v) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble

Question 8

homicide

Answer 8

(n) the killing of one person by another

Question 9

indifference

Answer 9

(n) lack of interest or concern

Question 10

indignant

Answer 10

(adj) filled with resentment or anger

Question 11

indispensable

Answer 11

(adj) absolutely necessary or not to be neglected

Question 12

lubricate

Answer 12

(v) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth or slippery

Question 13

mutual

Answer 13

(adj) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

Question 14

pelt

Answer 14

(v) to throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurt

Question 15

plague

Answer 15

(n) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; (v) to annoy or bother

Question 16

poised

Answer 16

(adj) balanced or suspended; calm or controlled; ready for action

Question 17

regime

Answer 17

(n) a government in power

Question 18

retard

Answer 18

(v) to make slow, delay, or hold back

Question 19

transparent

Answer 19

(adj) allowing light to pass through; easily seen or detected

Question 20

unscathed

Answer 20

(adj) wholly unharmed