1. Vocabulary Unit 2

2. The judge adjourned the hearing until the following morning.
Verb: to stop proceedings temporarily, move to another place
Syn: postpone, discontinue

3. The mad Roman emperor Caligula led an extravagant and dissolute life.
Adj: loose in one’s morals or behavior
Syn: immoral, corrupt

4. Students who have an erratic attendance record may find themselves disciplined by the principal.
Adj: not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinary or expected; undependable
Syn: irregular

5. The Biblical story of the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden is told in Genesis.
Noun: the process of driving or forcing out
Syn: ejection, eviction

6. The chess master’s opening feint gave her an immediate advantage.
Noun: a deliberately deceptive movement; pretense Verb: to make a deceptive movement or pretense of
Syn: trick, subterfuge

7. Every experience in life is fodder for a novelist’s imagination.
Noun: food for horses or cattle; raw materials for a designated purpose
Syn: provender

8. Many people find that they can turn a favorite hobby into a highly lucrative business.
Adj: bringing in money; profitable
Syn: moneymaking

9. Because malignant cells proliferate, early detection of cancer is absolutely crucial to successful treatment.
Syn: multiply, mushroom
Verb: to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

10. “We must act quickly,” the general said, “in order to subjugate the rebel forces.”
Verb: to conquer by force
Syn: subdue

11. When I am on a diet, the treats in bakery windows seem to have been put there to tantalize me.
Verb: tease, torment by teasing
Syn: tempt