Unit 2 Vocabulary

adjourn (v)

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

alien (n) (adj)

(n.) a citizen of another country

(adj.) foreign; strange

comely (adj)

(adj.) having a pleasing appearance

compensate (v)

(v.) to make up for; to repay for services

dissolute (adj)

(adj.) loose in one’s morals or behavior

erratic (adj)

(adj) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

expulsion (n)

(n) the process of driving or forcing out

feint (n) (v)

(n) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense

(v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of 

fodder (n)

(n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

fortify (v)

(v.) to strengthen; build up

illegible (adj)

(adj.) difficult or impossible to read

jeer (v) (n)

(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly

(n.) a rude remark or derision

lucrative (adj)

(adj) bringing in money; profitable

mediocre (adj)

(adj.) average; ordinary; undistinguished

proliferate (v)

(v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

subjugate (v)

(v.) to conquer by force; to bring under complete control

sully (v)

(v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

tantalize (v)

(v.) to tease; to torment by teasing

terse (adj)

(adj.) brief and to the point

unflinching (adj)

(adj) firm; showing no signs of fear; not drawing back