Unit 2/3 Flashcards by Isabella J

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

Cater

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Ready for use at hand

Available

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Usual, expected, routine

Customary

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To persuade not to do something

Dissuade

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

Entrepreneur

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A pice of burning wood, a trouble maker; an extremely energetic or emotional person

Firebrand

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Risk, peril

Hazard

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To expose to danger or harm; to gamble

Hazard

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To killing of one person by another

Homicide

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A lack of interest or concern

Indifference

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

Indignant

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Absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

Indispensable

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

Lubricate

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Shared, felt or shown equality by two or more

Mutual

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

Pelt

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

Plague

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To annoy or bother

Plague

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Balanced, suspended, calm; calm controlled, ready for action

Poised

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

Regime

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To make slow, delay, hold back

Retard

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

Transparent

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Wholly unharmed

Unscathed

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Full of life lively alive; moved to actin

Animated

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A family of young animals, especially birds; any group having the same nature or origin

Brood

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To think over Ina worried or unhappy way

Brood

To reach a high point of development; to end, climax

Culminate

Throughly

Downright

A loafer, idler; a buzzing or humming sound a remote-control device; a male bee

Drone

To drive or urge on

Goad

Something used to drive or urge on

Goad

To give in a wish or desire, give oneself up to

Indulge

One of the materials in a mixture, recipe, or formula

Ingredient

Able to read and write showing an excellent educational background; having knowledge or training

Literate

To come into view; to appear in exaggerated form

Loom

A machine for weaving

Loom

The quality of giving off light, brightness, glitter, brilliance

luster

Mixed of different kinds

Miscellaneous

A public speech for a formal occasion

Oration

Cross, comparing, irritable;contrary

Peevish

To boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed

Seethe

To burn slightly

Singe

One of a kind; unequaled; unusual; found only in a given class, place, or situation

Unique

Vertical, straight; good, honest

Upright

In a vertical position

Upright

To establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm

Verify

To have a string and earnest desire

Yearn

S for available

Obtainable, on hand

S for cater

Pamper, indulge, gratify, provide

S for customary

Regular, normal, traditional

S for dissuade

Discourage, talk out of

S for entrepreneur

Businessperson, impresario

S for firebrand

Hothead, agitator, rabble-rouser

S for hazard

Danger, venture

S for homicide

Manslaughter, murder

S for indifference

Apathy, unconcern enthusiasms

S for indignant

Offended, resentful, outraged, exasperated

S for indispensable

Essential, crucial, vital

S for lubricate

Oil, grease

S for mutual

Two-sided, joint, shared, reciprocal

S for pelt

Bombard, shower, pepper

S for plague

Epidemic, pestilence, pester, vex

S for poised

Collected, self-confident, ready

S for regime

Administration, rule

S for retard

Slow down, restrain, impede

S for transparent

Clear, translucent, obvious

S for unscathed

Unhurt, sound, intact, unimpaired

A for unscathed

Injured, damaged, harmed, hurt

A for Transparent

Frosted, sooty, smoky, unclear, indistinct

S for retard

Hasten, speed up,

A for poised

Nervous, tense

A for plagued

Boon, blessing

A for indifference

Interest, concern, indifference

A for indignant

Pleased, delighted, overjoyed, elated

A for indispensable

Unnecessary, nonessential

A for mutual

One-sided, unilateral

A for available

Unobtainable, not to be had

A for cater

Frustrate, deny, refuse

A for customary

Strange, odd, unusual, untraditional

A for dissuade

Persuade, talk into

A for firebrand

Peacemaker, pacifier, conciliator

S for animated

Energetic, vigorous

A for animated

Dull, lifeless, dead, flat

S for brood

Ponder, meditate, worry, agonize

S for culminate

Conclude, terminate

A for culminate

Kick-off, begin, initiate, commence

S for downright

Total, out and out, unqualified

S for drone

Bum, do nothing, hum, buzz, purr

A for drone

Hard worker, workaholic

S for goad

Prod, spur on, incite

A for goad

Curb, check, restrain

S for indulge

Oblige, humor, cuddle, pamper

A for indulge

Deny, refuse

S for ingredient

Element, component, constituent, factor

S for literate

Educated, trained

A for literate

Unlettered, unschooled, ignorant

S for loom

Emerge, surface, hover, tower

S for luster

Gloss, sheen, shine

A for luster

Tarnish, dullness

S for miscellaneous

Varied, Assorted, motley

A for miscellaneous

Identical, uniform, homogeneous

S for oration

Address, harangue

S for peevish

Crabby, cranky, testy, stubborn

A for peevish

Agreeable, amiable, even-tempered, pleasant

S for seethe

Churn, simmer, stew

S for singe

Scorch, char, sear

A for singe

Incinerate

S for unique

Unparalleled, distinctive, singular

A for unique

Ordinary, commonplace, run-of-the-mill

S for upright

Perpendicular, virtuous,

A for upright

Horizontal, prone, dishonest, corrupt

S for verify

Prove, validate, substantiate

A for verify

Disprove, refute, discredit

S for yearn

Crave, want, long for

Unit 2/3 Flashcards

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