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vocab unit 2
Term | Definition |
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adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
alien | a citizen of another country |
alien | foreign, strange |
comely | having a pleasing appearance |
compensate | to make up for; to repay for services |
dissolute | loose in ones morals and behavior |
erratic | not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
expulsion | the process of driving or forcing out |
feint | a deliberately deceptive movement |
feint | to make a decptive movement; to make a pretense of |
fodder | food for horses or cattle; raw material for designated purpose |
fortify | to strengthen, build up |
illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
jeer | to make fun of rudely or unkindly |
jeer | a rude remark of derision |
lucrative | bringing in money; profitable |
mediocre | average, ordinary, undistinguished |
proliferate | to produce, increase, or spread rapidly |
subjugate | to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
sully | to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
tantalize | to tease, torment by teasing |
terse | brief and to the point |
unflinching | form, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |
admonish | to caution or advise against something |
circumspect | careful |
cumbersome | clumsy |
diffuse | to spread or scatter freely or widely |
efface | to wipe out |
perennial | lasting for a long time |
predispose | to incline beforehand |
relinquish | to let go |
spurious | not genuine |
unbridled | uncontrolled |