Vocab. unit 2
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- fortify
- to stengthen, build up. Synonyms: reinforce, shore up. Sntonyms: weaken, undermine, sap, impair
- sully
- to soil, stain, sarnish, defile, besmirch. Synonyms: pollute, taint, smear. Antonyms: cleanse, purify, decontaminate
- adjourn
- to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place. Synonyms: postpone, suspend, discontinue. Antonyms: open, call to order
- dissolute
- loose in one's morals or behavior. Synonyms: dissipated, debaunced, immoral, corrupt. Antonyms: cirtuous, chaste, moral, seemly, proper
- alien
- a citizen of another country;; foregin, strange. Synonyms: exotic, unfamiliar. Antonyms: naive, endemic, familiar
- erraic
- not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable. Synonyms: irregular, inconsistent, umpredictable. Antonyms: steady, consistent, dependable
- illegible
- difficult or impssible to read. Synonyms: unreadable, indecipherable, scibbled. Antonyms: readable, decipherable, distinct, clear
- fodder
- food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose. Synonyms: feed, provender
- jeer
- to make fun of rudely or unkindly;; a rude remark of derision. Synonyms: laugh at, mock, taunt. Antonyms: applause, plaudits, accolades
- proliferate
- to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly. Synonyms: multiply, mushroom, burgeon. Antonyms: decrase, diminish, dwindle, slack off
- comely
- having a pleasing appearance. Synonyms: good-looking, attractive, bonny. Antonyms: plain, homely, ugly, repulsove
- mediocre
- average, ordinary, undisinguished. Synonym: run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: exceptional, oustanding, distinguished
- lucrative
- bringing in money; profitable. Synonyms: gainful, moneymaking. Antonyms: unprofitable, losing, in the red
- feint
- a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of. Synonyms: trick, ruse, subterfuge, dodge, bluff
- expulsion
- to process of driving or foring out. Synonyms: ejection, ouster, eviction. Antonyms: admittance, admission
- tantalize
- to tease, torment by teasing. Synonyms: tempt, lead on, make one's mounth water. Antonyms: satisfy, fulfill, fraitfy
- subjugate
- to conquer by force, bring under complete control. Synonyms:subdue, vanquish, master. Antonyms: be conquered, cubmit, surrender
- unflinching
- firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back. Synonyms: reslut, steadfast, unwavering, Antonyms: irresolute, wavering, vacillating
- terse
- brief and to the point. Synonyms: concise, succinct crisp. short and sweet. Antonyms: verbose, wordy, diffuse, prolix
- compensate
- to make up for; to repay for sercices. Synonyms: pay back. reimburse, recompense. Antonyms: fail to reward, stiff