Unit 2 Level B vocab.
Terms
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adj ready for use, at hand
a vai' la ble
syn. obtainable, on hand
ant. unobtainable - cater
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v to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant, to supply food and service
ca' ter
syn. pamper, indulge, gratify, provide
ant, frusterate, deny, refuse - customary
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adj. usual, expected, routine
cus' to mar y
syn regular, normal
ant. strange, odd unusual - dissuade
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v to persuade not to do some thing diss wade'
syn discourage, talk out of
ant persuade - entrepreneur
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n person who starts and takes on risks of a business
en tre pre neur'
syn businessperson, imprsario - firebrand
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n burning wood, trouble maker, energetic or emotional person fi' re brand
syn hothead, agitator, rabble rouser
ant. peace maker, pacifier, conciliator - hazard
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n risk, peril v) to expose to danger or harm, gamble
haz'ard
syn. danger v) venture - homicide
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n) the killing of one person by another hom' i side
syn. manslaughter, murder - indifference
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n lack of interst or concern
in diff' erence
syn apathy, unconcern
ant interest, concern enthusiasm - indignant
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adj filled w/ resentment or anger over something unjust , unworthy, or mean
in dig' nant
syn offended resentful out raged exasperated
ant please delighted overjoyd elated - indispensable
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adj absolutely necessary, not to be neglected
in di spen' sa ble
syn essential, crucial, vital
ant unnecessary, nonessential - lubricate
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v to apply oil or grease: to make smooth, slippery, or easier to use lu' bri cate
syn oil grease - mutual
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adj. shared felt or shown equally by two or more
mu' tu al
syn two sided, joit, shared, reciprocal
ant onesided, unilateral - pelt
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v to throw a stream of things: to strike successively: to hurry
syn bombardard, shower, pepper - plague
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n) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil v)to annoy or bother
syn epidemic, pestilence v) pester, vex
ant n) boon, blessing - poised
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adj., participle) balanced, suspended,: calm controlled: ready for action
syn collected, self-confident, ready
ant nervous, tense - regime
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n a govt in power; a form or system of rule or management, period of rule
re gime'
syn administration, rule - retard
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v to make slow, delay, hold back re tard'
syn slow down , restrain, impede
ant hasten speed up - transparent
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adj allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or detected; easily seen through or detected
trans par' ent
syn clear, translucent, obvious
ant hasten, speed up - unscathed
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adj wholey unharmed, not injured un scathed'
syn unhurt, sound, intact, unimpared
ant injured, damged, harmed, hurt - alliance
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n a joining togethr for some common purpose a lli' ance
syn pact, leaue, coalition
ant rift, split - bewilder
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v to puzzle completely, confuse be wil' der
syn baffle, perplex
ant set straight, enlighten - buffoon
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n a clown, a coarse, stupid person bu ffoon'
syn jester, fool - controversial
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adj arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
con tro ver' sial
syn arguable, debatable - dishearten
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v to discourage dis heart' en
syn dismay, demoralize, dispirit
ant encourage, hearten - fruitless
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adj not producing the desired results, un succesful
fruit' less
syn useless vain unproductive futile
ant productive productive effective - hostile
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adj unfriendly unfavorable, warlike, aggressive hos'tile
ant friendly cordial peaceful - inflammable
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adj easily set on fire, easily angered or aroused
inflammable
syn combustible, flammable, excitable
ant fireproof fireproof fire resistant calm - inflict
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v to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
in flict'
syn deal out, visit upon
antsuffer undergo, sustain - malignant
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adj deadly extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicous ma lig' nant
syn lethal, wicked
antwholesome, beneficial, benign - mortify
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v to hurt someones feelings deeply, to cause embarrassment or humiliation
mort' i fy
syn humiliate, abash - orthodox
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adj adj in agreement with established or generally accepted belief or ways of doing things or' tho dox
syn traditional, standard customary
ant unusual, unconventional, heretical - procure
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v to obtain thruogh special effort, to bring out
pro cure'
syn gain acquire achieve - scurry
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v to run quickly, scamper, hurry scu' rry
syn rush dash scramble
ant trudge plod creep crawl - sodden
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adj soaked w/ liquid or moisture, dull, listless
sodd' en syn drenched saturated
ant parched arid - spirited
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adj full of life and vigor, courages spir' i ted
syn livelygallant
ant lifeless dull lackluster - virtual
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adj hving a certain force or effect in fact but not in name, so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
vir' tu al
syn funtioning as equivalent to - void
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adj, n, completely empty, no legal force or effect vto cancel or nullify
syninvalid vacant bare
ant in effect, teeming w/ v confirm - wayward
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adj disobedient willful unpredictable caprcious
way' ward
syn perverse
ant docile well behave predictable - wince
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v to draw back suddenly
syn flinch shudder recoil