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Vocabulary Workshop--Level B
Unit 2
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General Vocab
7th Grade
09/22/2006

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available
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(adj.) ready for use, at hand
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cater
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(v.) to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service
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customary
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(adj.) usual, expected, routine
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dissuade
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(v.) to persuade nto to do something
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entrepreneur
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(n.) a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business
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firebrand
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(n.) a piece of burning wood; a troublmaker: an extremely energetic or emotional person
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hazard
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(n.) risk, peril; (v.) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble
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homicide
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(n.) the killing of one person by another
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indifference
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(n.) lack of interest or concern
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indignant
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(adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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indispensable
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(adj.) absoulutely necessary, not to be neglected
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lubricate
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(v.) to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery or easier to use
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mutual
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(adj.) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more
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pelt
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(v.) to throw a tream of things: to strike successively; to hurry
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plague
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(n.) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; (v.) to annoy or bother
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poised
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(adj, part.) balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action
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regime
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(n.) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule
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retard
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(v.) to make slow, delay, hold back
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transparent
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(adj.) allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected
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unscathed
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(adj.) wholly unharmed, not injured
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