Unit 2

Question 1

available

Answer 1

(adj) ready for use, at hand

Question 2

cater

Answer 2

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

Question 3

customary

Answer 3

(adj) usual, expected, routine

Question 4

dissuade

Answer 4

(v) to persuade not to do something

Question 5

entrepreneur

Answer 5

(n) a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business

Question 6

firebrand

Answer 6

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

Question 7

hazard

Answer 7

(n) risk, 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) a lack of interest or concern

Question 10

indignant

Answer 10

(adj) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean

Question 11

indispensable

Answer 11

(adj) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

Question 12

lubricate

Answer 12

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

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 hurry

Question 15

plague

Answer 15

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

Question 16

poised

Answer 16

(adj) balanced, calm, controlled; ready for action

Question 17

regime

Answer 17

(n) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a time of rule

Question 18

transparent

Answer 18

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

Question 19

retard

Answer 19

(v) to make slow, delay, hold back

Question 20

unscathed

Answer 20

(adj) wholly unharmed, not injured