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| adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily |
| alien (n.) | citizen of another country |
| alien (adj.) | foreign, strange |
| comely | attractive, good-looking |
| compensate | to make up for, reimburse |
| dissolute | loose in one's morals or behavior |
| erratic | not regular or consistent |
| expulsion | the process of driving or forcing out |
| feint (n.) | deliberately deceptive movement |
| fodder | food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
| fortify | to strengthen, build up |
| illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer (v.) | to make fun of rudely or unkindly |
| jeer (n.) | a rude remark of derision |
| lucrative | profitable; bringing in money |
| mediocre | undistinguished, ordinary |
| proliferate | multiply, to reproduce |
| subjugate | to conquer by force, bring under complete control |
| sully | to soil, stain, tarnish, defile |
| tantalize | to tease, torment by teasing |
| terse | brief and to the point, concise |
| unflinching | firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |