Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards
unflinching
firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
mediocre
average, ordinary, undistinguished
lucrative
bring in money; profitable
expulsion
the process of driving or forcing out
adjourn
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
erratic
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
feint (noun)
a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
jeer (verb)
to make fun of rudely or unkindly
proliferate
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
terse
brief and to the point
alien (noun)
a citizen of another country
dissolute
loose in one’s morals or behavior
subjugate
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
tantalize
to tease; to torment by teasing
When I am put on a diet, the treats in bakery windows seem to have been put there to tantalize me.
tarnish
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
fodder
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
illegible
difficult or impossible to read
comely
having a pleasing appearance
compensate
to make up for; to repay for services
fortify
to strengthen, build up
feint (verb)
to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
jeer (noun)
a rude remark of derision
alient (adjective)
foreign, strange
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
adjourn
average, ordinary, undistinguished
mediocre
the process of driving or forcing out
expulsion
a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
alien
a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
feint
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
proliferate
having a pleasing appearance
comely
to make up for; to repay for services
compensate
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
fodder
to strengthen, build up
fortify
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
subjugate
to soil, strain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
sully
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
erratic
difficult or impossible to read
illegible
to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision
jeer
to tease or torment by teasing
Sometimes by brother will _____________ me by showing me a toy I want but can’t have.
tantalize
brief and to the point
terse
bringing in money; profitable
lucrative
firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
unflinching
loose in one’s morals or behavior
dissolute
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
erratic
