English unit 2 vocab

Adjourn

Since we covered everything in the meeting the meeting was adjourned.

Alien

Living in a quiet town is completely alien to someone who lives in the city.

Comely

The actor was chosen for the role because the comely features he has.

Compensate

In her job interview her good communication skills helped compensate for her lack of experience in the field.

Dissolute

He worked hard to distance himself from his family’s dissolute reputation.

Erratic

The guy in the corner of the room was very erratic.

Expulsion

The teacher warned us that cheating will end in immediate expulsion.

Feint

The soccer player used a very clever body feint to get past the defender.

Fodder

The farmers had big bales of hay in the farm to use as fodder for the livestoock.

Fortify

She took a deep breath to fortify her courage before she did her speech.

Illegible

My friends handwriting was very illegible; nobody could read it.

Jeer

The opposing fans started to jeer the players as they entered the field.

Lucrative

My sister told me real estate is a pretty lucrative career.

Mediocre

The food at the restaurant was pretty mediocre.

Proliferate

Rumors about the science club started to proliferate.

Subjugate

He had to learn how to subjugate his feelings.

Sully

My friend didnt want to do what her uncle asked because it would sully her reputation.

Tantalize

The smell of dinner tantalized me and my family.

Terse

My friend is very terse when it comes to taking her notes.

Unflinching

The man looked at the cops with an unflinching glare.