1. Vocabulary Unit 2

2. annual Coming each year; once a year; lasting a year
A book or magazine that comes out once a year; a plant that lives or lasts for just one growing season

3. basic
Having to do with the main or starting point of something

4. competition
Trying to outdo others; a game or contest

5. contract
An agreement or understanding that can be enforced by law; a document that explains legal conditions.
To make or grow smaller; to come down with, as a sickness

6. dismiss
To send away or permit to leave; to remove from a job; to stop thinking about

7. neglect To hold back care or attention; to fail to follow through
A steady lack of care due to carelessness or laziness

8. obtain
To get or gain through some effort

9. portion
A section or piece; a part of the whole; a serving of food

10. recall To bring back to mind; to ask to return
The ability or act of remembering

11. sponsor
One who helps or takes responsibility for another person or group; a person or business that pays for an ad on radio or television
To act as a sponsor to a group, person, or event

12. stern
Not kindly or gentle; harsh-looking
The back end of a boat

13. vacant
Not used, filled, or lived in; without thought or expression