vocab english unit 2 Flashcards

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1
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To stop proceedings for a time; to move to another

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adjourn

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2
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A citizen of another country

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alien

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3
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having a pleasing appearance

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comely

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4
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to make up for; to repay for services

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compensate

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5
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loose in one’s morals or behavior

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dissolute

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6
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not regular or consistent

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erratic

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7
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the process of driving or forcing out

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expulsion

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8
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a deliberately deceptive movement

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feint

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9
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food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

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fodder

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10
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to strengthen, build up

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fortify

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11
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difficult or impossible to read

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illegible

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12
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to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n) a rude remark of derision

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jeer

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13
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brining in money, profitable

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lucrative

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14
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average, ordinary, undistinguished

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mediocre

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15
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to reproduce, increase or spread rapidly

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proliferate

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16
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to conquer by force, bring under complete control

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subjugate

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17
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to soul, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

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sully

18
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to tease, torment by teasing

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tantalize

19
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brief and to the point

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terse

20
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film, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

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unflinching

21
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SYNONYMS: an ejection, ouster, eviction

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expulsion

22
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SYNONYMS: ordinary, average, run-of-the-mil

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mediocre

23
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SYNONYMS: concise, succinct, crisp, short and sweet

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terse

24
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SYNONYMS: irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable

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erratic

25
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SYNONYMS: foreign; strange, unfamiliar, exotic

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alien

26
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SYNONYMS: to multiply, mushroom burgeon, increase

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proliferate

27
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SYNONYMS: good-looking, attractive, bonny

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comely

28
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SYNONYMS: dissipated, debauched; immortal, corrupt

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dissolute

29
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SYNONYMS: a trick, ruse, subterfuge, a bluff, dodge

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feint

30
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SYNONYMS: to tempt, lead on, make one’s mouth water

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tantalize

31
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SYNONYMS: to pollute, defile, tarnish, taint, smear

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sully

32
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SYNONYMS: food for animals, feed, provender

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fodder

33
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SYNONYMS: resolute, steadfast, unwavering

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unflinching

34
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SYNONYMS: to pay back, reimburse, recompense

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compensate

35
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SYNONYMS: to conquer, subdue, vanquish, master

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subjugate

36
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SYNONYMS: to strengthen, reinforce, shore up

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fortify

37
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SYNONYMS: to make fun of, laugh at, mock, taunt

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jeer

38
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SYNONYMS: profitable, gainful, moneymaking

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lucrative

39
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SYNONYMS: to postpone, suspend, discontinue

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adjorn

40
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SYNONYMS: unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled

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illegible