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unit 2
definitions
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English
9th Grade
09/12/2006

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Term
adjourn
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to stop proceeding temporarily; move to another place
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alien
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a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange.
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comely
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(adj.) having a pleasing appearance.
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compensate
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(v.) to make up for; to repay for services.
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dissolute
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(adj.) loose in one's morals or behavior
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erratic
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(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected.
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explusion
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(n.) the process of driving or forcing out
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feint
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(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
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fodder
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(n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose.
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fortify
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(v.) to strengthen, bbuild up
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illegible
Definition
(adj.) difficult or impossibleto read
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jeer
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(v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n.) a rude remark of derision.
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lucrative
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(adj.) bringing in money, profitable
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mediocre
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(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished
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proliferate
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(v.) to reproduce, increas, or spread rapidly
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subjugate
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(v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control.
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sully
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(v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch.
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tantalize
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(v.) to tease, torment by teasing
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terse
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(adj.) brief and to the point.
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unflinching
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(adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back.
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