Unit 2

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Adjourn

Question 2

(n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange

Answer 2

Alien

Question 3

(adj.) having a pleasing appearance

Answer 3

Comely

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Compensate

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Dissolute

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Erratic

Question 7

(n.) the process of driving or forcing out

Answer 7

Expulsion

Question 8

(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense

Answer 8

Feint

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Feint

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Fodder

Question 11

(v.) to strengthen, build up

Answer 11

Fortify

Question 12

(adj.) difficult or impossible to read

Answer 12

Illegible

Question 13

(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly

Answer 13

Jeer

Question 14

(n.) a rude remark of derision

Answer 14

Jeer

Question 15

(adj.) bringing in money; profitable

Answer 15

Lucrative

Question 16

(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished

Answer 16

Mediocre

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Profilerate

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Subjugate

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Sully

Question 20

(v.) to tease, torment by teasing

Answer 20

Tantalize

Question 21

(v.) brief and to the point

Answer 21

Terse

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Unflinching