1. Vocabulary Lesson 2 1 1 1

2. Adjourn (v.) To stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
Syn: postpone, discontinue
Ant: open, call to order 2 2 2

3. Alien (n.) (adj.) (n.) citizen of another country
(adj.) foreign, strange
Syn: exotic
Ant: native, endemic 3 3 3

4. Comely (adj.) (adj.)having a pleasing appearance
Syn: good-looking, attractive, bonny
Ant: plain, homely, ugly, repulsive 4 4 4

5. Compensate (v.) To make up for ; to repay for service
Syn: pay back, recompense
Ant: fail to reward, stiff 5 5 5

6. Dissolute (adj.) loose in one’s morals or behavior.
Syn: dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt
Ant: chaste, moral, seemly, proper 6 6 6

7. Erratic (adj.)
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected.
Syn: irregular, inconsistent
Ant: steady, consistent, dependable
Syn:
Ant: 7 7 7

8. Expulsion (n.) The process of driving or forcing out. 

Syn: ejection, removal, eviction
Ant: admittance, admission
syn:
ant: 8 8 8

9. Feint (n.) A deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
(v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of 

Syn: trick, ruse, subterfuge, bluff 9 9 9

10. Fodder (n.) Food for horses and cattle;
raw material for a designated purpose 

Syn: provender 10 10 10

11. Illegible(adj.) Difficult or impossible to read 

Syn: unreadable, scribbled 11 11 11

12. Fortify(v.)
Syn: reinforce, shore up
To strengthen, build up 12 12 12

13. Jeer (v.) To make fun of rudely or unkindly.
(n.) A rude remark or gesture 

Syn: laugh at, mock, gibe, taunt, insult 13 13 13

14. Lucrative (adj.) bringing in money; profitable 

Syn: gainful, moneymaking 14 14 14

15. Mediocre (adj.) Average, ordinary, undistinguished

Syn: run-of-the-mill 15 15 15

16. Proliferate (v.) To reproduce, increase or spread rapidly 

Syn: multiply, mushroom, burgeon 16 16 16

17. Subjugate (v.) To conquer by force, bring under complete control
Syn: subdue, vanquish 

Syn: subdue, vanquish 17 17 17

18. Sully (v.) To soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch 

Pollute, taint, smear 18 18 18

19. Tantalize (v.) to tease, torment by teasing 

Syn: tempt, lead on, make one's mouth water 19 19 19

20. Terse (adj.) Brief and to the point
Syn: succinct, crisp, short and sweet 
 20 20 20

21. Unflinching (adj.) Firm, showing no signs of fear, no drawing back 

Syn: resolute, steadfast, unwavering 21 21 21