Unit 2 Flashcards

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Cater

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To satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service

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Available

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Ready for use, at hand

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Customary

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Usual,unexpected,routine

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Dissuade

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To persuade not to do something

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Entrepreneur

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A person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business

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Firebrand

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A piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person

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Hazard

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Risk,peril; to expose to danger or harm;to gamble

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Homicide

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The killing of one person or another

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Indifference

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A lack of interest or concern

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Indignant

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Filled with resentment or anger over sonething unjust, unworthy, mean

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Indispensable

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Absolutely necessary, not to be neglected.

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Lubricate

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To apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use

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Mutual

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Shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

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Pelt

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To throw a stream of things; to strikr successively; to hurry

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Poised

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Balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action

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Regime

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A govt in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule

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Retard

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To make slow, hold back, delay

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Transparent

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Allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected

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Unscathed

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Wholly unharmed, not injured