Unit 2

Question 1

Available

Answer 1

(Adj.) ready for use, at hand

Question 2

Cater

Answer 2

(Verb) 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

(Verb) to persuade not to do something

Question 5

Entrepreneur

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Firebrand

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Hazard (noun)

Answer 7

Risk, peril

Question 8

Hazard (verb)

Answer 8

To expose to danger or harm; to gamble

Question 9

Hinder

Answer 9

(Verb) to delay; to stop or prevent from happening

Question 10

Homicide

Answer 10

(Noun) the killing of one person by another

Question 11

Indifference

Answer 11

(Noun) a lack of interest or concern

Question 12

Indignant

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Indispensable

Answer 13

(Adj.) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

Question 14

Lubricate

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Mutual

Answer 15

(Adj.) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

Question 16

Pelt

Answer 16

(Verb) to throw a stream of thing; to strike successively ; to hurry

Question 17

Plague (Noun)

Answer 17

An easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil

Question 18

Plague (Verb)

Answer 18

To annoy or bother

Question 19

Poised

Answer 19

(Adj., part.) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action

Question 20

Regime

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Transparent

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Unscathed

Answer 22

(Adj.) wholly unharmed, not injured