Unit 2 Sadlier: Level D

adjourn

adjourn

(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

alien

(n) a citizen of another country (adj.) foreign

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 a designated purpose

fortify

(v.) to strengthen

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

proliferate

(v.) to reproduce

subjugate

(v.) to conquer by force

sully

(v.) to soil

tantalize

v. to torment or tease by showing something desirable while keeping it out of reach

terse

(adj.) brief and to the point

unflinching

(adj.) firm