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Unit 2 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjourn | To stop proceedings temporarily; to move to another place |
| Alien | A 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 behavior |
| Erratic | Not regular or consistent; undependable |
| Expulsion | The process of driving out or forcing out |
| Feint | To make a deceptive move; a deliberately deceptive movement |
| Fodder | Food for horses or cattle; other materials used for a designated purpose |
| Fortify | To strengthen or build up |
| Illegible | Difficult or impossible to read |
| Jeer | to make fun of rudely; a rude remark |
| Lucrative | Bringing money, portable |
| Mediocre | average in quality, undistinguished |
| Proliferate | To reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| Subjugate | To conquer by force, to bring under a complete control |
| Sully | To soil, stain, tarnish, or defile |
| Tantalize | To tease, to torment by teasing |
| Terse | Brief and to the point |
| Unflinching | Firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |