1. Unit #2 9 th Grade Vocab. Review

2. Adjourn (v.): to discontinue or stop

3. Alien: (n) a citizen of another country (adj.) foreign, strange These are immigrants arriving to Ellis Island to live in America.

4. Comely (adj.) having a pleasing appearance

5. Compensate (v) to make up for; to repay for services

6. Dissolute (adj.) immoral or corrupt

7. Erratic (adj.) not regular or consistent; undependable Brittany Spears shaving her head!

8. Expulsion (n) the process of forcing out; eviction

9. Feint (n) a trick (v) to make a deceptive movement Boxers must have the ability to feint and counterpunch to beat their opponents.

10. Fodder (n) food for horses or cattle

11. Fortify (v) to strengthen

12. Illegible (adj.) difficult to read

13. Jeer (v) to make fun of unkindly (n) a rude remark

14. Lucrative (adj.) bringing in money

15. Mediocre (adj.) average Mediocre Fancy

16. Proliferate (v) to reproduce or multiply Cells proliferate

17. Subjugate (v) to conquer by force

18. Sully (v) to soil or stain

19. Tantalize (v) to tease, tempt

20. Terse (adj.) brief and to the point

21. Unflinching (adj.) showing no signs of fear