Post on 16-Dec-2015
Vocabulary Unit 2
availablea 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.