Unit 2 vocab quiz

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 or 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 - corrupt

Question 6

erratic

Answer 6

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

Question 7

explusion

Answer 7

(n.) the process of driving or forcing out

Question 8

feint

Answer 8

(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement, a pretended blow

Question 9

fodder

Answer 9

(n.) food for horses or cattle ; raw materials for a designed purpose

Question 10

fortify

Answer 10

to strengthen, build up

Question 11

illegible

Answer 11

difficult or impossible to read

Question 12

jeer

Answer 12

to make fun of rudely or make an unkindly rude remark

Question 13

lucrative

Answer 13

bringing in money, profitable

Question 14

medicore

Answer 14

average, ordinary, undistinguished

Question 15

proliferate

Answer 15

to reproduce, multiply 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

tantilize

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 sign of fear, not drawing back