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Week Two
Vocabulary words for Week Two
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adjourn (verb) | To stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
| Alien (noun or adjective) | Noun: A citizen of another country Adjective: Foreign, 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, immoral |
| Erratic (adjective) | Not regular or consistent, different from what is ordinarily expected. undependable |
| Expulsion (noun) | The process of driving or forcing out |
| Feint (noun or verb) | Noun: A deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense or trick Verb: To make a deceptive movement |
| Fodder (noun) | Food for horses or cattle, raw material for a designated purpose |
| Fortify (verb) | To strengthen, to build up |
| Illegible (adjective) | Difficult or impossible to read |
| Jeer (verb or noun) | Verb: To make fun of rudely or unkindly, to laugh at Noun: A rude remark of derision, taunt |
| Lucrative (adjective) | Bringing in money; profitable |
| Mediocre (adjective) | Average, ordinary, undistinguished |
| Proliferate (verb) | To reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| Subjugate (verb) | To conquer by force, to bring under complete control, to master |
| Sully (verb) | To soil, stain, tarnish, pollute |
| Tantalize (verb) | To torment by "teasing," tempt, "make one's mouth water," lead on |
| Terse (adjective) | Brief and to the point |
| Unflinching (adjective) | Firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back, unwavering |