Unit 2 Vocabulary Practice

If an object allows light to pass through it, it can be described as

• firebrand

• unscathed

• transparent

• poised

Someone who is a troublemaker might be called a

• pelt

• entrepreneur

• hazard

• firebrand

Which of the following is another word for danger?

• homicide

• firebrand

• hazard

• indifference

To apply grease or oil is to

• poise

• pelt

• dissuade

• lubricate

If a party has had food and service provided by a team of professionals, it can be described as

• poised

• dissuaded

• lubricated

• catered

Someone who has killed another person has committed

• homicide

• cater

• hazard

• indifference

For mountain climbers facing harsh conditions at high altitudes, cold-weather equipment is _____________.

• indignant

• available

• cater

• indispensable

I tried to _________________ them from pursuing such a foolish course of action, but they remained deaf to my warnings.

• pelt

• dissuade

• cater

• indignant

When the waiter repeatedly ignored my request for a glass of water, I began to grow a little _________________.

• indignant

• poised

• firebrand

• regime

If you have been prevented from playing in a basketball game because of a minor injury, you have been

• hazarded

• catered

• dissuaded

• hindered