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Sadlier-Oxford Level D Unit 2

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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  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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