Unit 2 Flashcards

(20 cards)

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Adjourn

A

Postpone, discontinue

He adjourned his meeting until a day it wasn’t raining.

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Alien

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Exotic, a citizen of another country

An illegal alien was working for my dad. The police found him and arrested my dad.

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Comely

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Good-looking, attractive, handsome

My children are so comely i need to keep the girls off.

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4
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Compensate

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Pay back

I had to compensate my friend afetr she did a nice deed for me.

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5
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Dissolute

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Immoral, currupt

He led a dissolute life and everyone hated him.

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Erratic

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Iregular

People who have erratic sleep schedules cant function.

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Expulsion

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Ejection, removal, eviction

The Biblical story of the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden from the Garden of Eden is told in Genesis.

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Feint

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Trick, bluff

My brother the magician started with an amazing feint and the audience was in awe.

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Fodder

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Food for animals

I fed the fodder to the animals.

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Fortify

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Strenghthen, build up

The soldiers fortified their cabin after it fell over.

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Illegible

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Difficult and impossible to read

My homework was illegible and I had to rewrite it.

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Jeer

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To make fun of rudely, a rude remark

To jeer someone not of your race because of their race is horrible.

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Lucrative

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Bringing in 🤑💵💸, profitable

The buisness had a highly lucrative fund.

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14
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Mediocre

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Average

He is mediocre, he gets all B- but he is nice and kind and rarely fights.

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Proliferate

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To reproduce, increase

The water proliferate around the room and became wet.

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16
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Subjugate

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To conquer and take over

We subjugated the little town of terrorists.

17
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Sully

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To soil, stain, or tarnish

The issue sullied the lawyer and he was forced to quit.

18
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Tantilize

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To tease and torment

The words tantalize me because I cant read yet.

19
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Terse

A

Breif and to the point

I wrote a terse letter to my friend telling her why I was mad at her.

20
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Unfinshing

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Firm, showing no signs of fear

He loves the unflinching love she shows for her job.