Unit 2

Question 1

adjourn

Answer 1

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

Question 2

alien

Answer 2

(n.) a citizen of another country;

Question 3

comely

Answer 3

(adj.) having a pleasing appearance
good-looking,

Question 4

compensate

Answer 4

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

Question 5

dissolute

Answer 5

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

Question 6

erratic

Answer 6

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

Synonyms: irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable

Question 7

expulsion

Answer 7

(n.) the process of driving or forcing out
eviction

Question 8

Feint

Answer 8

(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement;
bluff

Question 9

Fodder

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Fortify

Answer 10

(v.) to strengthen, build up

Question 11

Illegible

Answer 11

(adj.) difficult or impossible to read
unreadable,

Question 12

Jeer

Answer 12

(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly;
: (v.) laugh at,

Question 13

Lucrative

Answer 13

(adj.) bringing in money; profitable
gainful, moneymaking

Question 14

Mediocre

Answer 14

(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished

Question 15

Proliferate

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Subjugate

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Sully

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Tantalize

Answer 18

(v.) to tease, torment by teasing
lead on

Question 19

Terse

Answer 19

(adj.) brief and to the point
short and sweet

Question 20

Unflinching

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Alien

Answer 21

(Adj) foreign strange

Question 22

Feint ‘

Answer 22

(v.) to make a deceptive movement to make a pretense of

Question 23

Jeer’

Answer 23

(n.) a rude remark of derison