| A | B |
| adjourn (v) | to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
| alien (n) (adj) | a citizen of another country; (adj) foreign, strenage |
| comely (adj) | having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate (v) | to make up for; to repay for services |
| dissolute (adj) | loose in one's morals or behavior |
| erratic (adj) | not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
| expulsion (n) | the process of driving or forcing out |
| feint (n) (v) | a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
| fodder (n) | food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
| fortify (v) | to strengthen, build up |
| illegible (adj) | difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer (v) (n) | to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n) a rude remark of derision |
| lucrative (adj) | bringing in money; profitable |
| mediocre (adj) | average, ordinary, undistinguished |
| proliferate (v) | to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
| subjugate (v) | to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
| sully (v) | to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
| tantalize (v) | to tease, torment by teasing |
| terse (adj) | brief and to the point |
| unflinching (adj) | firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |