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| adjorn | (v) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place (syn) postpone, suspend, discontinue (ant) open, call to order |
| alien | (n) a citizen of another country; (adj) foreign, strange (syn) (adj) exotic, unfamiliar (ant) (adj) native, endemic, familiar |
| comely | (adj) having a pleasing appearance (syn) good-looking, attractive, bonny (ant) plain, homely, ugly, repulsive |
| compensate | (v) to make up for; to repay for services (syn) pay back, reimburse, recompense (ant) fail to reward, stiff |
| dissolute | (adj) loose in one's morals or behavior (syn) dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt (ant) virtuous, chaste, moral, seemly, proper |
| erratic | (adj) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable (syn) irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable (ant) steady, consistent, dependable |
| expulsion | (n) the process of driving or forcing out (syn) ejection, ouster, eviction (ant) admittance, admission |
| feint | (n) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of (syn) (n) trick, ruse, subterfuge, dodge, bluff |
| fodder | (n) food for horses or cattle; raw materials for a designated purpose (syn) feed, provender |
| fortify | (v) to strengthen, build up (syn) reinforce, shore up (ant) weaken, undermine, sap, impair |
| illegible | (adj) difficult or impossible to read (syn) unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled (ant) readable, decipherable, distinct, clear |
| jeer | (v) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n) a rude remark or derision (syn)(v) laugh at, mock, taunt (ant) (n) applause, plaudits, accolades |
| lucrative | (adj) bringing in money, profitable (syn) gainful, moneymaking (ant) unprofitable, losing, in the red |
| mediocre | (adj) average, ordinary, undistinguished (syn) run-of-the-mill (ant) exceptional, outstanding, distinguished |
| proliferate | (v) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly (syn) multiply. mushroom, burgeon, (ant) decrease, diminish, dwindle, slack-off |
| subjugate | (v) to conquer by force, bring under complete control (syn) subude, vanquish, master (ant) be conquered, submit, surrender |
| sully | (v) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch (syn) pollute, taint, smear (ant) cleanse, purify, decontaminate |
| tantalize | (v) to tease, torment by teasing (syn) tempt, lead on, make one's mouth water (ant) satisfy, fulfill, gratify |
| terse | (adj) brief and to the point (syn) concise, succinct, crisp, short and sweet (ant) verbose, wordy, diffuse, prolix |
| unflinching | (adj) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back (syn) resolute, steadfast, unwavering (ant) irresolute, wavering, vacillating |
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