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Stadlier Oxford D
WCHS Unit 2-D
Word | Definition |
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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 | (ajd) 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 |
illegible | (adj) difficult or impossible to read |
fortify | (v) to strengthen, build up |
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 |