unit #2 9 th grade vocab. review
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Unit #2 9 th Grade Vocab. Review. Adjourn (v.): to discontinue or stop. Alien: (n) a citizen of another country (adj.) foreign, strange. These are immigrants arriving to Ellis Island to live in America. Comely (adj.) having a pleasing appearance. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Unit #29th Grade
Vocab. Review
Adjourn (v.): to discontinue or stop
Alien: (n) a citizen of another country(adj.) foreign, strange
These are immigrants arriving to Ellis Island to live in America.
Comely (adj.) having a pleasing appearance
Compensate (v) to make
up for; to repay for
services
Dissolute (adj.) immoral or corrupt
Erratic (adj.) not regular or consistent; undependable
Brittany Spears shaving her head!
Expulsion (n) the process of forcing out;
eviction
Feint (n) a trick (v) to make a deceptive movement
Boxers must have the ability to feint and counterpunch to beat their opponents.
Fodder (n) food for horses or cattle
Fortify (v) to strengthen
Illegible (adj.) difficult to read
Jeer (v) to make fun of unkindly(n) a rude remark
Lucrative (adj.) bringing in money
Mediocre (adj.) average
Mediocre
Fancy
Proliferate (v) to reproduce or multiply
Cells proliferate
Subjugate (v) to conquer by force
Sully (v) to soil or stain
Tantalize (v) to tease, tempt
Terse (adj.) brief and to the point
Unflinching (adj.) showing no signs of fear