| Question |
Answer |
| adjourn |
v. To stop proceedings for a time; to move to another place |
| alien |
n. a citizen of another country; adj. foreign, strange |
| comely |
adj. having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate |
v. to make up for; to repay for services |
| dissolute |
adj. loose in one's morals or behavior |
| erratic |
adj. not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
| expulsion |
n. the process of driving or forcing out |
| feint |
n. a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; v. to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
| fodder |
n. food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
| fortify |
v. to strengthen, build up |
| illegible |
adj. difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer |
v. to make fun of rudely or unkindly; n. a rude remark of derision |
| lucrative |
adj. bringing in money, profitable |
| mediocre |
adj. average, ordinary, undistinguished |
| proliferate |
v. to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| subjugate |
v. to conquer by force; to bring under complete control |
| sully |
v. to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
| tantalize |
v. to tease, torment by teasing |
| terse |
adj. brief and to the point |
| unflinching |
adj. form, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |