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Vocabulary Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjourn | (v.) To suspend until a later stated time |
| alien | (n.) A resident of another country; (adj.) Being from or characteristic of another place or part of the world, foreign |
| comely | (adj.) pleasing to the sight |
| compensate | (v.) To remunerate, repay for services rendered |
| dissolute | (adj.) Loose in morals and conduct |
| erratic | (adj.) Irregular |
| expulsion | (n.) Forcible ejection |
| feint | (n.) A movement made in order to deceive an adversary; (v.) To make a deceptive action |
| fodder | (n.) Feed for livestock, especially coarsely chopped hay or straw |
| fortify | (v.) To provide with defensive works, to strengthen |
| illegible | (adj.) Undecipherable |
| jeer | (n.) A scoffing or taunting remark; (v.) To taunt or mock derisively |
| lucrative | (adj.) highly profitable |
| mediocre | (adj.) Ordinary |
| proliferate | (v.) To increase or spread at a rapid rate |
| subjugate | (v.) To conquer |
| sully | (v.) To soil, stain, defile, or taint |
| tantalize | (v.) To tease |
| terse | (adj.) Brief and to the point; effectively concise |
| unflinching | (adj.) Showing neither fear nor indecision; resolute |