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Adjourn- Verb. to defer or postpone to a later time.

next Monday.

The meeting was adjourned till

Erratic- Adjective. Deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion;
eccentric; queer: The erratic behavior of Joe had his mother worried.
Illegible- Adjective. Impossible or hard to read. My brothers handwriting is
completely illegible.
Subjugate- Verb. To enslave or bring under complete control.
Alien- Noun. A foreigner, or extraterrestrial. When we first arrived we were aliens
living in a strange country.
Expulsion- Noun. The state of being expelled. The students expulsion from school
did not sit well with his parents.
Jeer- Verb. To scoff or taunt. He jeered and mocked at the speaker because he did not
agree with the speakers opinions.
Sully- Verb. To soil, stain, or tarnish. To sully ones reputation easier one must simply
insert a well-placed rumor.
Comely- Adjective. Pleasant in appearance. Attractive. The girl with the comely face
sat on the bench on the far end of the caf.
Feint- Verb or Noun. To make a deceptive move. Or a deceptive move. The feint of
his emotions concealed how he truly felt about the subject.
Lucrative- Adjective. Profitable. He received a lucrative job offer at the Courthouse
today.

Tantalize-To torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but


out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
He tantalized me with the offer of fame in fortune, but in reality deep down I knew
that the offer was not ever going to become my reality.
Compensate- Verb. To recompense for something. To counterbalance. She will
compensate well for the job that I am doing.
Fodder- Noun/Verb. Food for livestock or to feed livestock. To properly care for your
horse you must water and fodder him daily.
Mediocre- Adjective. Of only ordinary or moderate quality; barely adequate. He
didnt take the job offer as the pay was mediocre.
Terse- Adjective. Abruptly concise. The politician was very terse when answering
questions from the press.

Dissolute- Adjective. Given to immoral or improper behavior. Indifferent to moral


restraints. She was a paradox of sorts, as she could go from sweet and nave to
dissolute and foul-mouthed in the same minute.
Fortify- Verb. To protect or strengthen. They began fortifying the wall making sure it
could withstand over two tons of pressure.
Proliferate- Verb. to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively. The
world population has been dramatically proliferating over the past 75 years.
Unflinching- Adjective. Not Flinching. Not shrinking. He stood unflinching in the face
of terror as he looked inside the eyes that were his nightmare and headed off to face
his fear head on.

Taken from the online dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/

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