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Adjourn |
(v) stop for a short time |
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Alien |
(n) someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in (adj) very different from what you are used to, especially in a way that is difficult to understand or accept |
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Comely |
(adj) attractive |
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Compensate |
(v) to replace or balance the effect of something bad |
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Dissolute |
(adj) having an immoral way of life |
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Erratic |
(adj) something that does not follow any pattern or plan but happens in a way that is not regular |
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Expulsion |
(n) the act of forcing someone to leave a place |
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Feint |
(n) a movement or an attack that is intended to deceive an opponent (v) to pretend to hit someone |
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Fodder |
(n) something or someone that is useful only for a particular purpose - used in order to show disapproval |
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Fortify |
(v) to encourage an attitude or feeling and make it stronger |
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Illegible |
(adj) difficult or impossible to read |
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Jeer |
(v) to laugh at someone or shout unkind things at them in a way that shows you do not respect them (n) unkind things said in a way that shows disrespect |
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Lucrative |
(adj) a job or activity that is lucrative lets you earn a lot of money |
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Mediocre |
(adj) not very good |
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Proliferate |
(v) increases quickly and spreads to many different places |
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Subjugate |
(v) to defeat a person or group and make them obey you |
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Sully |
(v) to spoil or reduce the value of something that was perfect |
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Tantalize |
(v) to show or promise something that someone really wants, but then not allow them to have it |
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Terse |
(adj) uses very few words and often shows that you are annoyed |
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Unflinching |
(adj) not changing or becoming weaker, even in a very difficult or dangerous situation |
