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Lesson 2
Honors English Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily; 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; repay for services |
| Dissolute | (adj) loose in one’s morals or behavior |
| Fortify | (v) to strengthen, build up |
| Erratic | (adj) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
| Illegible | (adj) difficult or impossible to read(v) to strengthen, build up |
| Jeer | (v) to make fun of rudely or unkindly (n) a rude remark |
| Lucrative | (adj) bringing in money; profitable |
| Mediocre | (adj) average, ordinary, undistinguished |
| Proliferate | (v) to reproduce, increase or spread rapidly |
| Terse | (adj) brief and to the point |
| Unflinching | (adj) firm, showing no signs of fear; not drawing back |