Unit 2 (Definitions)

Question 1

adjourn

Answer 1

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

Question 2

alien

Answer 2

n. a citizen of another country.

adj. foreign, strange.

Question 3

comely

Answer 3

adj. having a pleasing appearance.

Question 4

compensate

Answer 4

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

Question 5

dissolute

Answer 5

adj. loose in one’s morals or behavior.

Question 6

erratic

Answer 6

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

Question 7

expulsion

Answer 7

n. the process of driving or forcing out.

Question 8

feint

Answer 8

n. a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense.

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

Question 9

fodder

Answer 9

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

Question 10

fortify

Answer 10

v. to strengthen, build up.

Question 11

illegible

Answer 11

adj. difficult or impossible to read.

Question 12

jeer

Answer 12

v. to make fun of rudely or unkindly.

n. a rude remark or derision.

Question 13

lucrative

Answer 13

adj. bringing in money; profitable.

Question 14

mediocre

Answer 14

adj. average, ordinary, undistinguished.

Question 15

proliferate

Answer 15

v. to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly.

Question 16

subjugate

Answer 16

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

Question 17

sully

Answer 17

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

Question 18

tantalize

Answer 18

v. to tease, torment by teasing.

Question 19

terse

Answer 19

adj. brief and to the point.

Question 20

unflinching

Answer 20

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

Question 21

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

Answer 21

adjourn

Question 22

n. a citizen of another country.

adj. foreign, strange.

Answer 22

alien

Question 23

adj. having a pleasing appearance.

Answer 23

comely

Question 24

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

Answer 24

compensate

Question 25

adj. loose in one’s morals or behavior.

Answer 25

dissolute

Question 26

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

Answer 26

erratic

Question 27

n. the process of driving or forcing out.

Answer 27

expulsion

Question 28

n. a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense.

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

Answer 28

feint

Question 29

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

Answer 29

fodder

Question 30

v. to strengthen, build up.

Answer 30

fortify

Question 31

adj. difficult or impossible to read.

Answer 31

illegible

Question 32

v. to make fun of rudely or unkindly.

n. a rude remark or derision.

Answer 32

jeer

Question 33

adj. bringing in money; profitable.

Answer 33

lucrative

Question 34

adj. average, ordinary, undistinguished.

Answer 34

mediocre

Question 35

v. to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly.

Answer 35

proliferate

Question 36

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

Answer 36

subjugate

Question 37

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

Answer 37

sully

Question 38

v. to tease, torment by teasing.

Answer 38

tantalize

Question 39

adj. brief and to the point.

Answer 39

terse

Question 40

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

Answer 40

unflinching