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6th Gr Vocab Unit-1
Term | Definition |
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apparel | clothing, that which serves as dress decoration; (v) to put clothes on, dress up synonyms: (n) attire, garments (v) deck out antonyms: (v) undress, unclothe, strip, denude |
besiege | (v) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble synonyms: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound |
compress | (v) to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury synonyms: (v) condense, shrink, shorten antonyms: (v) enlarge, swell |
denounce | (v) to condemn openly; to accuse formally synonyms: (v) criticize, censure antonyms: hail, acclaim |
dispatch | (v) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing synonyms (v) slay; (n) report, communication antonyms (v) recall, withhold |
douse | (v) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish synonyms: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse antonyms: dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite |
expressly | (adv) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose synonyms: pointedly, explicitly antonyms: implicitly, accidentally |
famished | (adj. part) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
forsake | (v) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
gainful | (adj) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
immense | (adj) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
inept | (adj) totally without skill or appropriateness |
ingenious | (adj) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
instantaneous | (adj) done in an instant; immediate |
irk | (v) to annoy, trouble, make weary |
libel | (n) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; (v) to write or publish such a statement |
misgiving | (n) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
oaf | (n) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
recede | (v) to go or move backward; to become more distant |
repast | (n) a meal, food |