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Unit 2

Unit 2. Level D Vocabulary Love ‘ em and make ‘ em your own. adjourn. (v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place. alien. (n.) a citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, strange. comely. (adj.) having a pleasing appearance. compensate.

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Unit 2

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  1. Unit 2 Level D Vocabulary Love ‘em and make ‘em your own

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

  3. alien • (n.) a citizen of another country; • (adj.) foreign, strange

  4. comely • (adj.) having a pleasing appearance

  5. compensate • (v.) to make up for; to repay for services

  6. dissolute • (adj.) loose in one’s morals or behavior • Painting titled “The Dissolute • Household” by Jan Steen, 1600’s

  7. erratic • (adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected • You may behave erratically if you drink huge amounts of caffeine.

  8. expulsion • (n.) the process of driving or forcing out

  9. feint • (n.) a deliberately deceptive movement • (v.) to make a deceptive movement

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

  11. fortify • (v.) to strengthen, build up

  12. illegible • (adj.) difficult or impossible to read

  13. jeer • (v.) to make fun or rudely or unkindly • (n.) a rude remark of derision

  14. lucrative • (adj.) bringing in money; profitable

  15. mediocre • (adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished

  16. proliferate • (v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

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

  18. sully • (v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

  19. tantalize • (v.) to tease, torment by teasing

  20. terse • (adj.) brief and to the point

  21. unflinching • (adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

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