9th grade vocab2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place (SYN: postpone, suspend, discontinue) |
| alien | a citizen of another country; foreign, strange (SYN: exotic, unfamiliar) |
| comely | having a pleasing appearance (SYN: good-looking, attractive, bonny) |
| compensate | to make up for; to repay for services (SYN: pay back, reimburse, recompense) |
| dissolute | loose in one's morals or behavior (SYN: dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt) |
| erratic | not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable (SYN: irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable) |
| expulsion | the process of driving or forcing out (SYN: ejection, ouster, eviction) |
| feint | a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of (SYN: trick, ruse, subterfuge, dodge, bluff) |
| fodder | food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose (SYN: feed, provender) |
| fortify | to strengthen, build up (SYN: reinforce, shore up) |
| illegible | difficult or impossible to read (SYN: unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled) |
| jeer | to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision (SYN: laugh at, mock, taunt) |
| lucrative | bringing in money; profitable (SYN: gainful, moneymaking) |
| mediocre | average, ordinary, undistinguished (SYN: run-of-the-mill) |
| proliferate | to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly (SYN: multiply, mushroom, burgeon) |
| subjugate | to conquer by force, bring under complete control (SYN: subdue, vanquish, master) |
| sully | to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch (SYN: pollute, taint, smear) |
| tantalize | to tease, torment by teasing (SYN: tempt, lead on, make one's mouth water) |
| terse | brief and to the point (SYN: concise, succinct, crisp, short and sweet) |
| unflinching | firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back (SYN: resolute, steadfast, unwavering) |
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