TKM Unit 2 Vocabulary

adjourn - verb

to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

alien - noun

a citizen of another country; foreign, strange

comely - adjective

having a pleasing appearance

compensate - verb

to make up for; to repay for services

dissolute - adjective

loose in one's morals or behavior

erratic - adjective

not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

expulsion - noun

the process of driving or forcing out

feint - noun/ verb

a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of

fodder - noun

food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

fortify - verb

to strengthen, build up

illegible - adjective

difficult or impossible to read

jeer - verb/ noun

to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision

lucrative - adjective

bringing in money; profitable

mediocre - adjective

average, ordinary, undistinguished

proliferate - verb

to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

subjugate - verb

to conquer by force, bring under complete control

sully - verb

to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

tantalize - verb

to tease, torment by teasing

terse - adjective

brief and to the point

unflinching- adjective

firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back