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Vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjourn | verb to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
| alien | noun a citizen of another country adj foreign, strange |
| comely | adj having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate | verb to make up for; to repay in services |
| dissolute | adj loose in ones morals or behavior |
| erratic | adj not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
| expulsion | noun the process of driving or forcing out |
| feint | noun a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense verb to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
| fodder | noun food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
| fortify | verb to strengthen, build up |
| illegible | adj difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer | verb to make fun of rudely or unkindly noun a rude remark of derision |
| lucrative | adj bringing in money; profitable |
| mediocre | adj average, ordinary, undistinguished |
| proliferate | verb to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| subjugate | verb to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
| sully | verb to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
| tantalize | verb to tease, torment by teasing |
| terse | adj brief and to the point |
| unflinching | adj firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |