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 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

hinder

Answer 8

v. to delay; to stop or prevent from happening

Question 9

homicide

Answer 9

n. the killing of one person by another

Question 10

indifference

Answer 10

n. a lack of interest or concern

Question 11

indignant

Answer 11

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

Question 12

indispensable

Answer 12

adj. absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

Question 13

lubricate

Answer 13

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

Question 14

mutual

Answer 14

adj. shared, felt, or show equally by two or more

Question 15

pelt

Answer 15

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

Question 16

plague

Answer 16

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

Question 17

poised

Answer 17

adj. balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action

Question 18

regime

Answer 18

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

Question 19

transparent

Answer 19

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

Question 20

unscathed

Answer 20

adj. wholly unharmed, not injured