Flashcards in Unit 2D Deck (20)
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Adjourn
To stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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Alien
1. A citizen of another country
2. Foreign, strange
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Compensate
To make up for; to repay for services
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Comely
Having a pleasing appearance
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Dissolute
Loose in one's morals or behavior
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Erratic
Not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
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Expulsion
The process of driving or forcing out
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Feint
1. A deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
2. To make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
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Fodder
Food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
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Fortify
To strengthen, build up
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Illegible
Difficult or impossible to read
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Jeer
1. To make fun of rudely or unkindly
2. A rude remark of derision
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Lucrative
Bringing in money; profitable
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Mediocre
Average, ordinary, undistinguished
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Proliferate
To reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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Subjugate
To conquer by force, bring under complete control
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Sully
To soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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Tantalize
To tease, torment by teasing
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Terse
Brief and to the point
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