VCJH. English 7. Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards

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Cater

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

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Available

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Ready for use; at hand

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Customary

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Usual, expected, routine

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Dissuade

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Persuade not to do something

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Entrepreneur

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Person who starts up a business and takes on the risk of a business

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Firebrand

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A troublemaker; extremely energetic or emotional person;

A piece of burning wood

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Hazard

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Risk, peril; to expose to danger or harm; to. Gamble

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Hinder

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To delay; to stop or prevent from happening

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Homicide

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Murder; the killing of one person by another

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Indifference

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A lack of interest or concern

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Indignant

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

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Indispensable

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Absolutely necessary, not to be neglected

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Lubricate

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

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Mutual

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Shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

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Pelt

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

SYN- bombard, shower

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Plague

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A easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil ; to annoy or bother

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Poised

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Ready for action; balanced, suspended; calm, controlled

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Regime

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

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Transparent

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

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Unscathed

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Wholly unharmed, not injured