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Freshmen Vocab 1 & 2

AB
adjournto stop proceedings for a time; to move to another place
aliena citizen of another country; foreign, strange
comelyhaving a pleasing apearance
compensateto make up for; to repay for sevices
dissoluteloose in one's morals or behavior
erraticnot regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
expulsionthe process of driving or forcing out
feinta deliberately deception movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make pretense of
fodderfood for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated propose
fortifyto strengthen, build up
illegibledifficult or impossible to read
jeerto make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of dirision
lucrativebringing in money, profitable
mediacreaverage, ordinary, undistinguished
proliferateto reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
subjugateto conquer by force, bring under complete control
tantalizeto tease, torment by teasing
tersebrief and to the point
unflinchingfirm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
sullyto soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
admonishto caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
breachan opening, gap; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through
briganda bandit
circumspectcareful, cautious
commandeerto sieze for military or official use
deadlocka complete standstill; to bring to a standstill
cumbersomeclumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
debrisscattered fragments, wreckage
diffuseto spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused,; scattered or widely spread
dilemmaa diffisult or perplezing situation or problem
muddleto make a mess of; muddle trough: to get by; a hopeless mess
opinianatedstubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
predisposeto incline to beforehand
relinquishto let go, give up
salvageto save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved
spasmodicsudden and violent but breif; fitful, intermittent
spuriousnot genuine, not true, not valid
unbridleduncontrolled, lacking in restraint
perenniallasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years
effaceto wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed


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