Unit 2 Words

Question 1

available

Answer 1

ready for use; at hand

Question 2

cater

Answer 2

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

Question 3

customary

Answer 3

usual, expected, routine

Question 4

dissuade

Answer 4

to persuade not to do something

Question 5

entrepreneur

Answer 5

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

Question 6

firebrand

Answer 6

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

Question 7

hazard

Answer 7

(noun) risk or peril

(verb) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble

Question 8

hinder

Answer 8

to delay; to stop or prevent from happening

Question 9

homicide

Answer 9

the killing of one person by another

Question 10

indifference

Answer 10

lack of interest or concern

Question 11

indignant

Answer 11

filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean

Question 12

indispensible

Answer 12

absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

Question 13

lubricate

Answer 13

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

Question 14

mutual

Answer 14

shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

Question 15

pelt

Answer 15

to throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurry

Question 16

plague

Answer 16

(noun) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths
(verb) to annoy or bother

Question 17

poised

Answer 17

balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action

Question 18

regime

Answer 18

a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule

Question 19

transparent

Answer 19

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

Question 20

unscathed

Answer 20

wholly unharmed, not injured