Unit 2 Flashcards
Adjourn
To stop temporarilly
The judge decided to adjourn the case in spite of current events.
Alien
A citizen of a foreign country
I have met several aliens from remote asian countries and have learned alot about their culture.
Comely
Having a nice appearence
We met the comely family at the park and invited them over for dinner.
Compensate
To make up for
“Niw I will need to compensate for the time i have lost he sqabbking with you!”, yelled the teacher.
Dussolute
Loose in ones behavior The dissolute boy was running around and disrupting the class from the beggining.
Eratic
Not regular or consistant
His erratic behavior led the police to beleive he had something to do with the crime.
Expulsion
The process of driving out
Hitler began his expulsion of jews in 1925.
Feint
A deliberatly deceptive movement
The martial artist’s feint gave him an advantage in the fight.
Fodder
Food for cattle
The dedicated farmer never forgets to give the fodder to his animals.
Fortify
Build up, baxk up
The Aztects fortified their temples by carving oerfectly fitting bricks.
Illegible
Difficult to read
The teacher always yells at her student because their work is illegible.
Jeer
To make fun of rudely
The fans jeered the team after missing a goal.
Lucrative
Bringing in money
He made alucrative campaign for the buisiness.
Mediocre
Average
The average american man saved millions of lives by sharing info about terrorists.
Proliferate
To reproduce
We try to hire people that can proliferate our fortune.
