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Unit 2 vocabulary
English unit 2 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily; to move to another place |
| alien | citizen of another country; foreign or strange |
| comely | having a pleasing appearance |
| Compensate | to make up for; to repay for services |
| Dissolute | loose in ones morals or behaviors |
| Erratic | not regular or consistent; undependable |
| Expulsion | the process of driving or forcing out |
| Feint | deliberately deceptive movement to make a deceptive move |
| fodder | for for horses or cattle; other material used for a designated purpose |
| fortify | to strengthen or build up |
| Illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer | to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision |
| lucrative | bringing in money or profitable |
| mediocre | average in quality, undistinguished |
| proliferate | to reproduce, increase, or spread, rapidly |
| subjugate | to conquer by force, to bring under complete control |
| sully | to tarnish, stain, soil, defile |
| tantalize | to tease; to torment by teasing |
| terse | brief and to the point |
| unflinching | firm, showing no fear, not drawing back |