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