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Englihs vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjourn | (v.) 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; to repay for services |
| Dissolute | (adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior |
| Erratic | (adj.) no regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
| Expulsion | (n.) the process of driving or forcing out |
| Feint | (n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
| Fodder | (n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
| Fortify | (v.) to strengthen, build up |
| Illegible | (adj.) difficult or impossible to read |
| Jeer | (v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark of derision |
| Lucrative | (adj.) bringing on money; profitable |
| Mediocre | (adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguishing |
| Proliferate | (v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| Subjugate | (v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
| Sully | (v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
| tantalize | (v.) to tease, torment by teasing |
| Terse | (adj.) brief and to the point |