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