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Vocab. - Level D
Unit 2
Vocab. - Level D | Unit 2 |
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adjourn | (v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; postpone; |
alien | (n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange; exotic, unfamiliar |
comely | (adj.) having a pleasing appearance; good-looking, attractive |
compensate | (v.) to make up for; to repay for services; pay back, reimburse, re compensate |
dissolute | (adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior; dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt |
erratic | (adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable; irregular, inconsistent |
expulsion | (n.) the process of driving or forcing out; ejection, ouster, eviction |
feint | (n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of; trick dodge, bluff, ruse, subterfuge |
fodder | (n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose; feed, provender |
fortify | (v.) to strengthen, build up; reinforce |
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; moneymaking |
mediocre | (adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished; run-of-the-mill, so-so, |
proliferate | (v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly; multiply, burgeon |
subjugate | (v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control; subdue, vanquish, master |
sully | (v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch; taint |
tantalize | (v.) to tease, torment by teasing; tempt |
terse | (adj.) brief and to the point; concise, succinct; short and sweet |
unflinching | (adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back; resolute,steadfast, unwavering |