UNIT 2 Flashcards
(adj.) available
(adj.) ready for use, at hand
Synonym: obtainable
(v.) cater
(v.) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service
Synonym: gratify
(adj.) customary
(adj.) usual, expected, routine
Synonym: regular
(v.) dissuade
(v.) to persuade not to do something
Synonym: talk out of
(n.) entrepreneur
(n.) a person who starts up and takes on a risk of a business
Synonym: businessperson
(n.) firebrand
(n.) a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person
Synonym: agitator
(n.) hazard
(n.) risk, peril;
Synonym: danger
(v.) hazard
(v.) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble
Synonym: venture
(v.) hinder
(v.) to delay; to stop or prevent from happening
Synonym: interrupt
(n.) homicide
(n.) the killing of one person by another
Synonym: manslaughter
(n.) indifference
(n.) a lack of interest or concern
Synonym: unconcern
(adj.) indignant
(adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean
Synonym: offended
(adj.) indispensable
(adj.) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected
Synonym: essential
(v.) lubricate
(v.) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easy to use
Synonym: oil
(adj.) mutual
(adj.) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more
Synonym: shared
(v.) pelt
(v.) to throw a stream of things; to strike successfully
Synonym: bombard
(n.) plague
(n.) an easily spread disease causing a large number of widespread evil;
Synonym: epidemic
(v.) plague
(v.) to annoy or bother
Synonym: pester
(adj.) poised
(adj.) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action
Synonym: ready
(n.) regime
(n.) a government in power; a form of system of rule or management ; a period of rule
Synonym: rule
(adj.) transparent
(adj.) allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected
Synonym: clear
(adj.) unscathed
(adj.) wholly unharmed, not injured
Synonym: unhurt
