9th Hon Vocab #2

Our book club ________ at 8pm, but we'll return to our discussion on Tuesday.

• adjourned

• jeered

• proliferated

• compensated

Sometimes I use humor to __________ for when I feel awkward or uncomfortable in social situations.

• jeer

• compensate

• proliferate

• subjugate

The corrupt and ________ candidate did his best to smear the reputation of his opponent.

• feint

• illegible

• dissolute

• resolute

The rainfall in the low country is more _____ than on the plateau and in the mountains.

• erratic

• jeered

• fortified

• lucrative

The child's _____ involved pretending to be ill so he would not have to face his bullies at school.

• mediocre

• adjourn

• dissolute

• feint

Sandbags were placed around the base of the lighthouse, meant to ______ the structure against the rising tides.

• adjourn

• fortify

• subjugate

• compensate

The age of the parchment and lightness of the ink made the info in the record book _________ and hard to decipher.

• sullied

• terse

• corrupt

• illegible

The villagers began to _____ at Mrs. Hutchinson as they chased her and pelted her with rocks.

• mediocre

• subjugate

• jeer

• adjourn

When I saw how talented my mom was with woodworking, I encouraged her to turn her hobby into a ________ business on Etsy.

• mediocre

• lucrative

• proliferate

• sully

After paying hundreds of dollars for concert tickets, I was disappointed to experience a pretty _________ show by the legendary band.

• dissolute

• adjourned

• mediocre

• sullied