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