Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 2

Question 1

unflinching

Answer 1

firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

Question 2

mediocre

Answer 2

average, ordinary, undistinguished

Question 3

lucrative

Answer 3

bring in money; profitable

Question 4

expulsion

Answer 4

the process of driving or forcing out

Question 5

adjourn

Answer 5

to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

Question 6

erratic

Answer 6

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

Question 7

feint (noun)

Answer 7

a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense

Question 8

jeer (verb)

Answer 8

to make fun of rudely or unkindly

Question 9

proliferate

Answer 9

to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

Question 10

terse

Answer 10

brief and to the point

Question 11

alien (noun)

Answer 11

a citizen of another country

Question 12

dissolute

Answer 12

loose in one’s morals or behavior

Question 13

subjugate

Answer 13

to conquer by force, bring under complete control

Question 14

tantalize

Answer 14

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.

Question 15

tarnish

Answer 15

to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

Question 16

fodder

Answer 16

food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

Question 17

illegible

Answer 17

difficult or impossible to read

Question 18

comely

Answer 18

having a pleasing appearance

Question 19

compensate

Answer 19

to make up for; to repay for services

Question 20

fortify

Answer 20

to strengthen, build up

Question 21

feint (verb)

Answer 21

to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of

Question 22

jeer (noun)

Answer 22

a rude remark of derision

Question 23

alient (adjective)

Answer 23

foreign, strange

Question 24

to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

Answer 24

adjourn

Question 25

average, ordinary, undistinguished

Answer 25

mediocre

Question 26

the process of driving or forcing out

Answer 26

expulsion

Question 27

a citizen of another country; foreign, strange

Answer 27

alien

Question 28

a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of

Answer 28

feint

Question 29

to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

Answer 29

proliferate

Question 30

having a pleasing appearance

Answer 30

comely

Question 31

to make up for; to repay for services

Answer 31

compensate

Question 32

food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

Answer 32

fodder

Question 33

to strengthen, build up

Answer 33

fortify

Question 34

to conquer by force, bring under complete control

Answer 34

subjugate

Question 35

to soil, strain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

Answer 35

sully

Question 36

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

Answer 36

erratic

Question 37

difficult or impossible to read

Answer 37

illegible

Question 38

to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision

Answer 38

jeer

Question 39

to tease or torment by teasing

Sometimes by brother will _____________ me by showing me a toy I want but can’t have.

Answer 39

tantalize

Question 40

brief and to the point

Answer 40

terse

Question 41

bringing in money; profitable

Answer 41

lucrative

Question 42

firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

Answer 42

unflinching

Question 43

loose in one’s morals or behavior

Answer 43

dissolute

Question 44

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

Answer 44

erratic