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VocabularyTest2
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| (v.) to stop proceedings temporarily: move to another place | adjourn |
| (n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange | alien |
| (adj.) having a pleasing appearance | comely |
| (v.) to make up for; to repay for one's services | compensate |
| (adj.) loose in one's morals and behavior | dissolute |
| (adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable | erratic |
| (n.) the process of driving or forcing out | expulsion |
| (n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of | feint |
| (n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose | fodder |
| (v.) to strengthen, build up | fortify |
| (adj.) difficult or impossible to read | illegible |
| (v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark of derision | jeer |
| (adj.) bringing in money; profitable | lucrative |
| (adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished | mediocre |
| (v.)to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly | proliferate |
| (v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control | subjugate |
| (v.)to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, esmirch | sully |
| (v.) to tease, torment by teasing | tantalize |
| (adj.) brief and to the point | terse |
| (adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back. | unflinching |