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Unit 2 Vocabulary
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adjourn to stop proceedings for a time; to move to another place http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnIaSs2bHbM (Habib el-Adly) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnIaSs2bHbM
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alien a citizen of another country; foreign, strange http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taMnCjzKgd8 ET (it / thing vs. one/it that lives)
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comely having a pleasing appearance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD6L82Ge76I Appropriate / precision of ‘beautiful’ or ‘hot’
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compensate to make up for; to repay for services http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2L21UrpWU0 (Japan reactor) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2L21UrpWU0
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dissolute loose in one’s morals or behavior http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yry-paEp1F4 (Sin City) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yry-paEp1F4
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expulsion the process of driving or forcing out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgHYGw9OL7c (Apollo 13) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgHYGw9OL7c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ7QmLd2eVg (Canadian Idol) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ7QmLd2eVg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m69WDLnXa4 (Facebook, strong language) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m69WDLnXa4
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fortify to strengthen, build up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdOhniP5sw8 (Wheaties ad from ’50s) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdOhniP5sw8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZHJbJAsrwQ&featur e=related (Lebron the lawyer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZHJbJAsrwQ&featur e=related
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erratic not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQGujqnR6cA (USA teen driver training) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQGujqnR6cA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1TxZyxzWRg (Charlie Sheen) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1TxZyxzWRg
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feint a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dq7QennH54&featur e=related (Ronaldo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dq7QennH54&featur e=related
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fodder food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw4pLqCaSeA (Charge of the Light Brigade) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw4pLqCaSeA George Bush’s English?
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illegible difficult or impossible to read
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jeer to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xor0Icu4ZZI&NR=1 (Red Sox) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xor0Icu4ZZI&NR=1
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lucrative bringing in money, profitable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNa4EMUWnAc (Forrest Gump, 1974) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNa4EMUWnAc
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mediocre average, ordinary, undistinguished http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI94hg_FMEA (Wall Street 2 and Kick Ass) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI94hg_FMEA
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proliferate to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szrsfeyLzyg (App for that) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szrsfeyLzyg Gangnam style
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subjugate to conquer by force, bring under complete control http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjzq9i2yzI8
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sully to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC-C0AvVhMg (Britney Spears) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC-C0AvVhMg
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terse brief and to the point http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcSNYrRdrU4 (Tebow on Twitter) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcSNYrRdrU4
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tantalize to tease, torment by teasing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5MxluVwbBU (Harrods in London) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5MxluVwbBU Tantalus, House of Atreus
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unflinching firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw4pLqCaSeA Charge of the Light Brigade People can be intrepid (brave) Qualities are unflinching (courage) What does it mean to flinch?
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