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unit 1: 20 words
D. Fisher 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration (v.) To put clothes on, dress up | apparel |
| (v.)to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble | beseige |
| (v.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury | compress |
| (v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally | denounce |
| (v.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill (n.) an offical message; promptness, speed; the act of killing | dispatch |
| (v.) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish | douse |
| (adv.) plainly, in so many words, for a particular purpose | expressly |
| (adj.) suffering severly from hunger or from lack of something | famished |
| (v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon | forsake |
| (adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage | gainful |
| (adj.) very large or great, beyond ordinary means of measurement | immense |
| (adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness | inept |
| (adj.)showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever | ingenious |
| (adj.) done in an instant; immediate | instantaneous |
| (v.) to annoy, trouble, make wearly | irk |
| (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 | libel |
| (n.) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty | misgiving |
| (n.) a stupid person; a big clumsy slow individual | oaf |
| (v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant | recede |
| (n.) a meal, food | repast |