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Unit 2 Vocab/Gram
Vocabulary words for Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adjourn | to stop proceedings for a time; to move to another place |
| Alien | a citizen of another country; foreign; strange |
| Comely | having a pleasant appearance |
| Compensate | to make up for; to repay for services |
| Dissolute | loose in one's morals or behavior |
| Erratic | not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
| Expulsion | the process of driving or forcing out |
| Feint | (to make) a deliberately deceptive movement; (to make) a pretense |
| Fodder | food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
| Fortify | to strengthen; to build up |
| Illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
| Jeer | to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision |
| Lucrative | bringing in money; profitable |
| Mediocre | average; ordinary; undistinguished |
| Proliferate | to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| Subjugate | to conquer by force; bring under complete control |
| Sully | to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
| Tantalize | to tease; to torment by teasing |
| Terse | brief and to the point |
| Unflinching | firm; showing no signs of fear; not drawing back |