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Unit 2
Unit 2 Vocab
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English
9th Grade
07/13/2009

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Term
Adjourn
Definition
(v) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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Alien
Definition
(n) a citizen of another country; (adj) foreign, strange
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Comely
Definition
(adj) having a pleasing pleasure
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Compensate
Definition
(v) to make up for; to repay for services
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Dissolute
Definition
(adj) loose in one's morals or behavior
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Erratic
Definition
(adj) not regular or consistent; different from what is
ordinarily expected; undependable
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Expulsion
Definition
(n) the process of driving or forcing out
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Feint
Definition
(n) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v) to
make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
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Fodder
Definition
(n) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a
designated purpose
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Fortify
Definition
(v) to strengthen, build up
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Illegible
Definition
(adj)impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting or faded print
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Jeer
Definition
(v) to speak or shout derisively; taunt
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Lucrative
Definition
(adj) profitable; moneymaking
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Mediocre
Definition
(adj) of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate
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Proliferate
Definition
(v) to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation
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Subjugate
Definition
(v) to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master; enslave
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Sully
Definition
(v) to soil, stain, or tarnish
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Tantalize
Definition
(v) to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed
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Terse
Definition
(adj) neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language
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Unflinching
Definition
(adj) neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language
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