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8th gr. Unit 2 vocab
Vocab terms for unit 2
| terms | definitions |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily;move to another place |
| alien | a citizen of another country; foreign, strange |
| comely | having a pleasing 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 | a deliberately deceptive movement;a pretense;to make a deceptive movement;to make a pretense of |
| fodder | food for horses or cattle;raw material for a designated purpose |
| fortify | to strengthen;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, torment by teasing |
| terse | brief and to the point |
| unflinching | firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |