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Darlington Vocab U.2
Question | Answer |
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Adjourn | (v) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
Aline | (n) a citizen of another country; (adj) foreign, strange |
Comely | (adj) having a pleasing appearance |
Compensate | (v) to make up for; to repay for service |
Dissolute | (adj) loose in oneĀ“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 a 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, distinguished |
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 sign of fear, not drawing back |