Vocab Week 5

Question 1

expulsion

Answer 1

the process of driving or forcing out

Question 2

alien (n.)

Answer 2

citizen of another country

Question 3

tantalize

Answer 3

to tease, torment by teasing

Question 4

adjourn

Answer 4

to stop proceedings temporarily

Question 5

jeer (n.)

Answer 5

a rude remark of derision

Question 6

compensate

Answer 6

to make up for, reimburse

Question 7

unflinching

Answer 7

firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

Question 8

dissolute

Answer 8

loose in one’s morals or behavior

Question 9

lucrative

Answer 9

profitable; bringing in money

Question 10

terse

Answer 10

brief and to the point, concise

Question 11

subjugate

Answer 11

to conquer by force, bring under complete control

Question 12

fortify

Answer 12

to strengthen, build up

Question 13

comely

Answer 13

attractive, good-looking

Question 14

proliferate

Answer 14

multiply, reproduce

Question 15

mediocre

Answer 15

undistinguished, ordinary

Question 16

sully

Answer 16

to soil, stain, tarnish, defile

Question 17

illegible

Answer 17

difficult or impossible to read

Question 18

jeer (v.)

Answer 18

to make fun of rudely or unkindly

Question 19

feint (n.)

Answer 19

deliberately deceptive movement

Question 20

fodder

Answer 20

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

Question 21

erratic

Answer 21

not regular or consistent

Question 22

alien (adj.)

Answer 22

foreign, strange