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Vocabulary unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 one’s morals or behavior |
| erratic | not regular or consistent; undependable |
| expulsion | the process of driving out or forcing out |
| Feint | a deliberately deceptive movement To make a deceptive move |
| 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 | to make fun of rudely or unkindly A rude remark |
| lucrative | bringing in money, 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 soil, stain, tarnish, defile |
| tantalize | to tease, to torment by teasing |
| Terse | Brief and to the point |
| Unflinching | firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |