Vocabulary Unit 2
available
a vai la ble)
• Definition (adj) ready for use, at hand
• The room was available for studying.
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.
customary
(cus to mar y)
• Definition – (adj) usual, expected, routine
• It is customary to shake hands in our country.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
homicide
(hom i cide)
• Definition – (n) the killing of one person by
another
• The graph indicates that homicide rates are
increasing.
indifference
(in dif fer ence)
• Definition – (n) a lack of interest or concern
• The man’s littering showed his indifference
towards our environment.
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.
indispensable
(in di spen sa ble)
• Definition – (adj) absolutely necessary
• Water is indispensable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
poised
• Definition – (adj) balanced, suspended; calm,
controlled; ready for action
• Waiting for the recital to begin, the ballerina
stood poised.
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.
transparent
(trans par ent)
• Definition – (adj) allowing light to pass
through; easily seen through
• Most glass is transparent.
Unscathed
(un scathed)
• Definition- (adj) wholly unharmed, not injured
• It was a miracle that the teens walked away
from the accident unscathed.