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vocab unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| besiege | v. to attack by surrounding with military force. |
| compress | v. to press together to reduce in size or volume. |
| compress | n. a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury. |
| dispatch | v. to send off or out for a purpose ; to kill |
| dispatch | n.an official message; |
| douse | v.to plunge into liquid. |
| famished | adj.suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something. |
| gainful | adj.profitable; bringing in money. |
| ingenious | adj.showing remarkably, originality, inventiveness or resourcefulness; clever |
| irk | v.to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| oaf | n.a stupid person |
| recede | v.to go or move backward |
| apparel | n.clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; |
| apparel | v.to put clothes on to dress up. |
| denounce | v.to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| expressly | adv.plainly, in so many words ; for a particular purpose |
| forsake | v. to give up |
| immense | adj. very large or great |
| inept | adj.totally without skill or appropriateness |
| instantaneous | adj. done in instant |
| libel | n.a written statement that unfairly or false harms the reputation. |
| libel | v. to write or publish such a statement |
| misgiving | n. a feeling of fear, doubt or uncertainty. |
| repast | n. a meal food. |