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Vocab Unit 2 D D
Jenkins Vocabulary Unit Defintions Unit 2 Grade Level D
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adjourn | v. to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
| Alien | n. a citizen of another country; adj. foreign, strange |
| Comely | adj. having a pleasing appearance |
| Compensate | v. 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 | n. the process of driving or forcing out |
| Feint | n. a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; v. to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
| Fodder | n. food for horses or cattle; raw material for designated purpose |
| Fortify | v. to strengthen, build up |
| Illegible | adj. difficult or impossible to read |
| Jeer | v. to make fun of rudely or unkindly; n. a rude remark of derision |
| Lucrative | adj. bringing in money; profitable |
| Mediocre | adj. average, ordinary, undistinguished |
| Proliferate | v. to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| Subjugate | v. to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
| Sully | v. to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
| Tantalize | v. to tease, torment by teasing |
| Terse | adj. brief and to the point |
| Unflinching | adj. firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |