Unit 2 Flashcards
Adjourn(v)
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
Alien (n)
a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
Alien(adj)
A species or plant can upset the balance of an ecosystem
Comely (Adj)
having a pleasing appearance
Compensate (v)
to make up for; to repay for services
Dissolute (adj)
devoted to sensual pleasure;
Erratic (Adj)
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
Expulsion
(n.) the process of driving or forcing out
Feint
(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense;
Feint
(v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
Fodder
(n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
Fortify (n)
to strengthen, build up
Illegible
difficult to read
Jeer (n)
to make fun of rudely or unkindly
Jeer(v)
to make fun of
Lucrative (adj)
bringing in money; profitable
Mediocre
average, ordinary, undistinguished
Proliferate
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
Subjugate
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
Sully
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
Sully
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
Tantalize
to tease, torment by teasing
