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; 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 of derision

Question 13

Lucrative

Answer 13

(adj) Bringing 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, 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