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Vocab 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 behavior or morals. |
| 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. |