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Vocabulary List 2a
Practice for the vocabulary quiz
24 cards·by amccracken109
(v) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
adjourn
The judge ----- the hearing until ten o'clock the following morning.
adjourned
(n) a citizen of another country
alien
(adj) foreign or strange
alien
Movies about ----- from outer space have been extremely popular for decades.
aliens
An ----- species of plant or animal can upset the balance of an ecosystem.
alien
(adj) having a pleasing appearance
comely
The proud parents and their ----- children posed for a family portrait.
Comely
(v) to make up for; to repay for services
compensate
The manufacturer was ordered to ----- customers injured by the defective product.
compensate
(adj) loose in one's morals or behavior
dissolute
The mad Roman emperor Caligula led an extravagant and ----- life.
dissolute
(adj) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
erratic
Students who have an/a ----- attendance record may find themselves disciplined by the
principal.
erratic
(n) the process of driving or forcing out
expulsion
The story of the ----- of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden is told in Genesis.
expulsion
(n) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretence
feint
(v) make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
feint
The chess master's opening ----- gave her an immediate advantage.
feint
His uncanny ability to ----- and counterpunch made the champ unbeatable.
feint
(n) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
fodder
Every experience in life is ----- for a novelist's imagination.
fodder
(v) to strengthen, build up
fortify
The soldiers ----- the garrison against the expected attack.
fortified