Sadlier Level B unit 2

available

ready for use (adjective)

cater

to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service (verb)

customary

usual, expected, routine (adjective)

dissuade

to persuade not to do something (verb)

firebrand

a piece of burning wood; troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person (noun)

entrepreneur

a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business (noun)

hazard

risk; peril (noun) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble (verb)

homicide

the killing of one person by another (noun)

indifference

a lack of interest or concern; apathy (noun)

indignant

filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean (adjective)

indispensable

absolutely necessary, not to be neglected (verb)

lubricate

to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use (verb)

mutual

shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more (adjective)

pelt

to throw a stream of things; to strike successively; to hurry (verb)

plague

an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil (noun) to annoy or bother (verb)

poised

balanced, suspended; calm, controlled, ready for action (adjective)

regime

a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule (noun)

hinder

to make slow, delay, hold back, to keep from progressing, to stunt (verb)

transparent

allowing light to pass through ; easily reconized or understood; easily seen through or decected (adjective)

unscathed

unharmed, not injured (adjective)