Unit 2 Flashcards
adjourn (v.)
(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
Synonym: discontinue
alien (n.)
(n.) a citizen of another country
Synonym: exotic
alien (adj)
(adj.) foreign, strange
Synonym: exotic
comely (adj.)
(adj.) having a pleasing appearance
Synonym: attractive
compensate (v.)
(v.) to make up for; to repay for services
Synonym: pay back
dissolute (adj.)
(adj.) loose in one’s morals or behavior
Synonym: corrupt
erratic (adj.)
(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
Synonym: inconsistent
expulsion (n.)
(n.) the process of driving or forcing out
Synonym: removal
feint (n.)
(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
Synonym: trick
feint (v.)
(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
Synonym: reinforce
illegible (adj.)
(adj.) difficult or impossible to read
Synonym: unreadable
jeer (v.)
(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly
Synonym: laugh at
jeer (n.)
(n.) a rude remark of derision
Synonym: insult
lucrative (adj.)
(adj.) bringing in money; profitable
Synonym: money-making
mediocre (adj.)
(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished
Synonym: run-of-the-mill
proliferate (v.)
(v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
Synonym: multiply
subjugate (v.)
(v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control
Synonym: vanquish
sully (v.)
(v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
Synonym: smear
tantalize (v.)
(v.) to tease, torment by teasing
Synonym: tempt
terse (adj.)
(adj.) brief and to the point
Synonym: shirt and sweet
unflinching (adj.)
(adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
Synonym: unwavering
