Vocab. Unit 2. Level B

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Available
(adj.) ready for use, at hand
Cater
(v.) to satisfy the needs of, trying to make things easy and pleasant, to supply food and service
Customary
(adj.) usual, expected, routine
Dissuade
(v.) to persuade not to do something
Entrepreneur
(n.) a person wo starts up and takes on the risk of a business
Firebrand
(n.) a piece of burning wood, a troublemaker, an extremely energetic or emotional person
Hazard
(n.) risk, peril (v.) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble
Homicide
(n.) the killing of one person by another
Indifference
(n.) a lack of interest or concern
Indignant
(adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean
Indispensable
(adj.) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected
Lubricate
(v.) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery or easier to use
Mutual
(adj.) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more
Pelt
(v.) to throw a stream of things; to strike sucessively; to hurry
Plague
(n.) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil (v.) to annoy or bother