Chapter 2 Flashcards
(Noun) a citizen of another country;
(Adj) foreign, strange
Alien
(V) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
Adjourn
(Adj) having a pleasing appearance
Comely
(V) to make for, to repay for services
Compensate
(Adj) to lose one’s morals or behavior
Dissolute
(Adj) not regular or consistent, different from what is ordinarily expected, undependable
Erratic
(N) the process of driving or forcing out
Expulsion
(N) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
(V) to make a deceptive movement, to make pretense of
Feint
(N) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
Fodder
(V) to strengthen, build up
Fortify
(Adj) difficult or impossible to read
Illegible
(V) to make fun of rudely or unkindly
(N) a rude remark of derision
Jeer
(Adj) bringing in money; profitable
Lucrative
(Adj) average, ordinary, undistinguished
Mediocre
(V) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
Proliferate
(V) to conquer by force, bring under complete control
Subjugate
(V) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
Sully
(V) to tease, torment by teasing
Tantalize
(Adj) brief & to the point
Terse
(Adj) firm, showing no signs of fears, not drawing back
Unflinching
