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ENG 9 Vocab #2 - Def
Sadlier, Level D, Unit 2 - DEF
| Definition | Word |
|---|---|
| (v) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place | ADJOURN |
| (n) a citizen of another country; (adj) foreign, strange | ALIEN |
| (adj) having a pleasing appearance | COMELY |
| (v) to make up for; to repay for services | COMPENSATE |
| (adj) loose in one's morals or behavior | DISSOLUTE |
| (adj) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable | ERRATIC |
| (n) the process of driving or forcing out | EXPULSION |
| (n) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of | FEINT |
| (n) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose | FODDER |
| (v) to strengthen, build up | FORTIFY |
| (adj) difficult or impossible to read | ILLEGIBLE |
| (v) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n) a rude remark of derision | JEER |
| (adj) bringing in money; profitable | LUCRATIVE |
| (adj) average, ordinary, undistinguished | MEDIOCRE |
| (v) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly | PROLIFERATE |
| (v) to conquer by force, bring under complete control | SUBJUGATE |
| (v) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch | SULLY |
| (v) to tease, torment by teasing | TANTALIZE |
| (adj) brief and to the point | TERSE |
| (adj) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back | UNFLINCHING |