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Jantz PHS Eng 1-2
Eng I second vocab list simplified
Term | Definition |
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tantalize | offer someone something they can't get; tease |
subjugate | defeat and control |
feint | pretend to do one thing to hide what you're really going to do |
fodder | food for animals; soldiers you let die |
erratic | with no pattern; changes again and again for no reason |
terse | uses few words; almost rude |
illegible | cannot be read; messy or unclear |
lucrative | makes a lot of money |
expulsion; expel | forcefully making someone or something leave |
alien | from a foreign country or world; strange, does not fit |
adjourn | end a meeting |
sully | dishonor; make a person's honor dirty |
dissolute | immoral |
mediocrity | not very good, but not terrible |
compensation | giving something as payment, usually money |
comely | good looking, attractive |
unflinching | show no weakness when facing fear or pain |
fortify | make strong |
proliferate | increase quickly |
jeer | say rude things to make someone feel bad |