Vocabulary Unit 2

1. Vocabulary Unit 2

2. availablea vai la ble) • Definition (adj) ready for use, at hand • The room was available for studying.

3. cater(ca ter) • Definition – (v) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy, to supply food and service • We will cater the food for the party.

4. customary(cus to mar y) • Definition – (adj) usual, expected, routine • It is customary to shake hands in our country.

5. dissuade(dis suade) • Definition – (v) to persuade not to do something • The bank president offered an increase in wages, but she could not dissuade her employee from quitting.

6. entrepreneur(en tre pre neur) • Definition – (n) a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business • Can an entrepreneur launch a business with less than a $1,000 dollars?

7. firebrand(fire brand) • Definition – (n) A piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person • A rash young firebrand caused a riot in downtown Chicago.

8. hazard(haz ard) • Definition – (n) risk, peril; (v) to expose to danger or harm, to gamble • It is considered a hazard to your health when you have to work with dangerous and poisonous gases.

9. Hinder • to delay; to stop or prevent from happening. • The all day rain predicted for tomorrow will definitely hinder our plans for a picnic at the lake.

10. homicide(hom i cide) • Definition – (n) the killing of one person by another • The graph indicates that homicide rates are increasing.

11. indifference(in dif fer ence) • Definition – (n) a lack of interest or concern • The man’s littering showed his indifference towards our environment.

12. indignant(in dig nant) • Definition - (adj) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy or mean • The man became indignant when he was not allowed in the theater.

13. indispensable(in di spen sa ble) • Definition – (adj) absolutely necessary • Water is indispensable.

14. lubricate(lu bri cate) • Definition – (v) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use • The man had to lubricate the parts.

15. mutual(mu tu al) • Definition – (adj) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more • In our neighborhood we have developed a mutual respect for each other.

16. pelt • Definition – (v) to throw a stream of things • The guests of the wedding could not resist the urge to pelt the bride and groom with rice as they left the church.

17. plague • Definition – (n) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil (v) to annoy or bother • Cicadas did plague many people in the summer of 2007.

18. poised • Definition – (adj) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action • Waiting for the recital to begin, the ballerina stood poised.

19. regime(re gime) • Definition – (n) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule • In 2008 the United States will have a change of regime.

20. transparent(trans par ent) • Definition – (adj) allowing light to pass through; easily seen through • Most glass is transparent.

21. Unscathed(un scathed) • Definition- (adj) wholly unharmed, not injured • It was a miracle that the teens walked away from the accident unscathed.