Level D - Unit 2

Question 1

Define:

adjourn

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Define:

alien

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Define:

comely

Answer 3

(adj.) having a pleasing appearance

Question 4

Define:

compensate

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Define:

dissolute

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Define:

erratic

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Define:

expulsion

Answer 7

(n.) the process of driving or forcing out

Question 8

Define:

feint

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Define:

fodder

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Define:

fortify

Answer 10

(v.) to strengthen, build up

Question 11

Define:

illegible

Answer 11

(adj.) difficult or impossible to read

Question 12

Define:

jeer

Answer 12

(v. ) to make fun of rudely or unkindly
(n. ) a rude remark of derision

Question 13

Define:

lucrative

Answer 13

(adj.) bringing in money; profitable

Question 14

Define:

mediocre

Answer 14

(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished

Question 15

Define:

proliferate

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Define:

subjugate

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Define:

sully

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Define:

tantalize

Answer 18

(v.) to tease, torment by teasing

Question 19

Define:

terse

Answer 19

(adj.) brief and to the point

Question 20

Define:

unflinching

Answer 20

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