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Vocab unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily to move to another place |
| alien | noun-a citizen of another country adjective-foreign or strange |
| comely | having a pleasing appearence |
| 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 | noun-a deliberately deceptive movement verb to make a deceptive move |
| fodder | Food for horses or cattle other material use for a designated purpose |
| fortify | strengthen or build up |
| Illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
| Jeer | verb-to make fun of rudely or unkind. Noun-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 sign of fear, not drawing back |