Vocabulary Enrichment: Learn New Words and Their Usage

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Explore the meanings of words like "adjourn," "alien," "comely," "compensate," and "dissolute" with examples. Enhance your vocabulary by understanding their different contexts and applications in sentences.

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1. adjourn We will now adjourn this meeting We will now adjourn this meeting because we have nothing left to discuss. because we have nothing left to discuss. After a few hours, we adjourned for After a few hours, we adjourned for lunch. lunch.

1. adjourn (v.) to stop proceeding for a (v.) to stop proceeding for a time; to move to another time; to move to another place place

2. alien My neighbor was deported because she My neighbor was deported because she was an illegal alien. was an illegal alien. The hip hop that kids listen to these days is The hip hop that kids listen to these days is alien to me. alien to me.

2. alien (n.) citizen of another (n.) citizen of another country; (adj.) foreign, country; (adj.) foreign, strange strange

3. comely The young lady had a comely face, so all the The young lady had a comely face, so all the suitors pursued her. suitors pursued her. Because of her comely looks, she stood Because of her comely looks, she stood apart from the crowd. apart from the crowd.

3. comely (adj.) having a pleasing (adj.) having a pleasing appearance appearance

4. compensate He was compensated for his hard work on He was compensated for his hard work on Saturday. Saturday. Don t worry, you will be compensated for the Don t worry, you will be compensated for the time you spent driving too. time you spent driving too.

4. compensate (v.) to make up for; to repay (v.) to make up for; to repay for services for services

5. dissolute The dissolute woman had no problem dating three men at one time. Her dissolute lifestyle ultimately resulted in her incarceration.

5. dissolute (adj.) loose in one s morals (adj.) loose in one s morals or behavior or behavior

6. erratic Her attendance was erratic due to her medical issues. My erratic boyfriend will sometimes take me on dates, but they are never planned.

6. erratic (adj.) not regular or (adj.) not regular or consistent; different from consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; what is ordinarily expected; undependable. undependable.

7. expulsion My brother s expulsion was due to his defiant behavior. The consequence was immediate expulsion from the party.

7. expulsion (n.) the process of driving or (n.) the process of driving or forcing out forcing out

8. feint The boxer made a feint to the left to avoid being hit. The army feinted in order to deceive the opposing army.

8. feint (n.) a deliberately deceptive (n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; pretense; movement; pretense; (v.) to make a deceptive (v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a movement; to make a pretense of pretense of

9. fodder I filled the trough with fodder for the cattle. The horses ate so much that they did not need fodder for the next couple of days.

9. fodder (n.) food for horses or cattle; (n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a raw material for a designated purpose designated purpose