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