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Vocabulary unit 2
| 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 one’s morals or behavior |
| erratic | not regular or consistent; undependable |
| expulsion | the process of driving or forcing out |
| Feint | deliberately deceptive move; to make a deceptive move |
| fodder | food for horses or cattle; other material used for a designed 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 |