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Level D Unit 2
Sadlier
| word | action | definition |
|---|---|---|
| adjourn | verb | tostop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
| alien | noun/adjective | (n) a citizen of another country (adj) foreign, strange |
| comely | adj | having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate | verb | to make up for, to repay for services |
| dissolute | adj | loose in one's morals or behavior |
| erratic | adj | not regular or consistent, different from what is ordinarily expected, undependable |
| expulsion | noun | the process of driving or forcing out |
| feint | noun/verb | a deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense, (v) to make a deceptive movement, to make a pretense of |
| fodder | noun | food for horses or cattle, reaw material for a designated purpose |
| fortify | verb | to strengthen, buid up |
| illegible | adj | difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer | verb/noun | to make fun of rudely or unkindly, (n) a rude remark of derision |
| lucrative | adj | bring in money, profitable |
| mediocre | adj | average, ordinary, undistinguished |
| proliferate | verb | to reproduce, increase or spread rapidly |
| subjugate | verb | to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
| sully | verb | to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
| tantalize | verb | to tease, torment by teasing |
| terse | adj | brief and to the point |
| unflinching | adj | firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |