Unit 2

Question 1

(v.) adjourn

Answer 1

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

Question 2

(n.) alien

Answer 2

(n.) a citizen of another country

Question 3

(adj.) alien

Answer 3

(adj) foreign, strange

Question 4

(adj) Comely

Answer 4

(adj) having a pleasing appearance

Question 5

(v.) compensate

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Dissolute adj

Answer 6

loose in one’s morals or behavior adj

Question 7

erratic adj

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Expulsion n

Answer 8

(n.) the process of driving or forcing out

Question 9

Feint n

Answer 9

a deliberately deceptive movement n

Question 10

Feint v

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Fodder n

Answer 11

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

Question 12

fortify v

Answer 12

(v.) to strengthen, build up

Question 13

illegible adj

Answer 13

(adj.) difficult or impossible to read

Question 14

Jeer v

Answer 14

to make fun of rudely or unkindly (v.)

Question 15

Jeer n

Answer 15

(n.) a rude remark of derision

Question 16

Lucrative; adjective

Answer 16

(adj.) bringing in money; profitable

Question 17

mediocre - adjective

Answer 17

average, ordinary, undistinguished (adj.)

Question 18

Proliferate (v.)

Answer 18

(v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

Question 19

subjugate verb

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Sully verb

Answer 20

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

Question 21

tantalize

Answer 21

(v.) to tease, torment by teasing

Question 22

terse

Answer 22

brief and to the point adj

Question 23

Unflinching

Answer 23

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