1. Spelling & Vocabulary
Unit D: 2

2. 1. adjourn (v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
S: postpone, suspend, discontinue
A: open, call to order
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3. 2. alien (n.) a citizen of another country (adj.) foreign, strange
S: (adj.) exotic, unfamiliar
A: (adj.) native, endemic, familiar

4. alien

5. 3. comely (adj.) having a pleasing appearance
S: good-looking, attractive, bonny
A: plain, homely, ugly, repulsive

6. comely

7. 4. compensate (v.) to make up for; to repay for services
S: pay back, reimburse, recompense
A: fail to reward, stiff

8. compensate

9. 5. dissolute (adj.) loose in one’s morals or behavior
S: dissipate, debauched, immoral, corrupt
A: virtuous, chaste, moral, seemly, proper

10. dissolute
Many feel that gambling is a dissolute, or immoral, act.

11. 6. erratic
(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
S: irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable
A: steady, consistent, dependable
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12. erratic
Blue Bird did not understand his sister Purple Bird’s erratic, and unpredictable behavior.

13. 7. expulsion (n.) the process of driving or forcing out
S: ejection, ouster, eviction
A: admittance, admission

14. expulsion

15. 8. feint (n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
(v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
S: (n.) trick, ruse, subterfuge, dodge, bluff

16. feint

17. 9. fodder
(n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
S: feed, provender

18. fodder

19. 10. fortify (v.) to strengthen, build up S: reinforce, shore up
A: weaken, undermine, sap, impair

20. fortify
Exercise and eating healthy foods fortify the body.

21. 11. illegible (adj.) difficult or impossible to read
S: unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled
A: readable, decipherable, distinct, clear

22. illegible
I could not read the illegible note.

23. 12. jeer (v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly
(n.) a rude remark or derision
S: (v.) laugh at, mock, taunt
A: (n.) applause, plaudits, accolades

24. jeer

25. 13. lucrative (adj.) bringing in money; profitable
S: gainful, moneymaking
A: unprofitable, losing, in the red

26. lucrative

27. 14. mediocre (adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished
S: run-of-the-mill
A: exceptional, outstanding, distinguished

28. mediocre
There is nothing exceptional about the sketch; it is just mediocre.

29. 15. proliferate (v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
S: multiply, mushroom, burgeon
A: decrease, diminish, dwindle, slack off

30. proliferate
Rabbits are very proliferate.

31. 16. subjugate (v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control
S: subdue, vanquish, master
A: be conquered, submit, surrender

32. subjugate
The alien monkeys subjugated the humans.

33. 17. sully (v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
S: pollute, taint, smear
A: cleanse, purify, decontaminate

34. sully
The coffee sullied the new pants.

35. 18. tantalize (v.) to tease, torment by teasing
S: tempt, lead on, make one’s mouth water
A: satisfy, fulfill, gratify

36. tantalize
It is mean to tantalize a dog with a treat and never give it to him.

37. 19. terse (adj.) brief and to the point
S: concise, succinct, crisp, short and sweet
A: verbose, wordy, diffuse, prolix

38. terse
Conversation hearts have very terse, or short and sweet, messages printed on them.

39. 20. unflinching
(adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
S: resolute, steadfast, unwavering
A: irresolute, wavering, vacillating

40. unflinching
Action heroes stand unflinching in the face of danger.

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