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Vocabulary Unit 2
English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjourn | (Verb) to stop proceedings temporarily; to move to another place |
| Alien | (adjective/noun) a citizen of another country/foreign or strange |
| Comely | (adjective) having a pleasing appearance |
| Compensate | (verb) to make up for; to repay for services |
| Dissolute | (adjective) loose in one’s morals or behavior |
| Erratic | (adjective) not regular or consistent, undependable |
| Expulsion | (Noun) the process of driving out or forcing out |
| Feint | (noun/verb) a deliberately deceptive movement/to make a deceptive move |
| Fodder | (noun) food for horses or cattle; other material used for a designated purpose |
| Fortify | (verb) to strengthen or build up |
| Illegible | (adjective) difficult or impossible to read |
| Jeer | (verb/noun to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark or decision |
| Lucrative | (adjective) bringing in money, profitable |
| Mediocre | (adjective) average in quality, undistinguished |
| Proliferate | (verb) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| Subjugate | (verb) to conquer by force, to bring under complete control |
| Sully | (verb) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile |
| Tantalize | (verb) to tease, to torment by teasing |
| Terse | (adjective) brief and to the point |
| Unflinching | (adjective) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |