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9th Grade
Unit 2 words 1-10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjourn | (v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place Synonyms: postpone, suspend, discontinue Antonyms: open, call to order |
| alien | (n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange Synonyms: (adj.) exotic, unfamiliar Antonyms: (adj.) native, endemic, familiar |
| comely | (adj.) having a pleasing appearance Synonyms: good-looking, attractive, bonny Antonyms: plain, homely, ugly, repulsive |
| compensate | (v.) to make up for; to repay for services Synonyms: pay back, reimburse, recompense Antonyms: fail to reward, stiff |
| dissolute | (adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior Synonyms: dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt Antonyms: virtuous, chaste, moral, seemly, proper |
| erratic | (adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable Synonyms: irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable Antonyms: steady, consistent, dependable |
| expulsion | (n.) the process of driving or forcing out Synonyms: ejection, ouster, eviction Antonyms: admittance, admission |
| feint | (n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement Synonyms: (n.) trick, ruse, subterfuge, dodge, bluff |
| fodder | (n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose Synonyms: feed, provender |
| fortify | (v.) to strengthen, build up Synonyms: reinforce, shore up Antonyms: weaken, undermine, sap, impair |