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Unit 2 Vocabulary
Definition | Term |
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(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 services | Compensate |
(adj.) loose in oneĀ“s morale or 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 moment; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make 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, besmirch | 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 |