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Vocabulary unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily; to move to another place |
| alien | 1. A citizen of another country 2, foreign or strange |
| comely | having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate | to make up for; to repay for services. |
| dissolute | loose in one’s morals or behavior |
| erratic | Not regular or consistent; undependable |
| expulsion | The process of driving out or forcing out |
| feint | 1. A deliberately deceptive movement 2. To make a deceptive movement |
| fodder | food for horses or cattle; other material used for a designated purpose |
| fortify | to strengthen or build up |
| illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer | 1. To make fun of rudely or unkindly 2. A rude remark of derision |
| lucrative | bringing in money, profitable |
| mediocre | average in quality, undistinguished |
| Proliferate | to reproduce, to increase or spread quickly |
| Subjugate | |
| sully | |
| tantalize | |
| terse | |
| unflinching |