Unit 2 Flashcards
adjourn
(v) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
SYNONYMS: postpone, discontinue
ANTONYMS: open, call to order
alien
(n) a citizen of another country; (adj) foreign, strange
SYNONYMS: (adj) exotic
ANTONYMS: (adj) native, endemic
comely
(adj) having a pleasing appearance
SYNONYMS: good-looking, attractive, bonny
ANTONYMS: plain, homely, ugly, repulsive
compensate
(v) to make up for; to repay for services
SYNONYMS: pay back, recompense
ANTONYMS: fail to reward, stiff
dissolute
(adj) loose in one’s morals or behavior
SYNONYMS: dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt
ANTONYMS: chaste, moral, seemly, proper
erratic
(adj) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
SYNONYMS: irregular, inconsistent
ANTONYMS: steady, consistent, dependable
expulsion
(n) the process of driving or forcing out
SYNONYMS: ejection, removal, eviction
ANTONYMS: admittance, admission
feint
(n) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
SYNONYMS: (n) trick, ruse, subterfuge, bluff
fodder
(n) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
SYNONYM: provender
fortify
(v) to strengthen, build up
SYNONYMS: reinforce, shore up
ANTONYMS: weaken, undermine, sap, impair
illegible
(adj) difficult or impossible to read
SYNONYMS: unreadable, scribbled
ANTONYMS: readable, distinct, clear
jeer
(v) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n) a rude remark of derision
SYNONYMS: (v) laugh at, mock, taunt (n) gibe, insult
ANTONYMS: (v) applaud, praise (n) applause, plaudits
lucrative
(adj) bringing in money; profitable
SYNONYMS: gainful, moneymaking
ANTONYMS: unprofitable, losing, in the red
mediocre
(adj) average, ordinary, undiustinguished
SYNONYM: run-of-the-mill
ANTONYMS: outstanding, distinguished
proliferate
(v) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
SYNONYMS: multiply, mushroom, burgeon
ANTONYMS: decrease, diminish, dwindle, slack off
