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Vocab 9/1
Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apparel | n. clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; v. to put clothes on, dress up |
| besiege | v. to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
| compress | v. to press together; to reduce in size or volume; n. a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| denounce | v. condemn openly; to accuse formerly |
| dispatch | v. to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; n. an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing |
| douse | v. to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extingguish |
| expressly | adv. plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| famished | adj. suffering severely from huger or from 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 felling 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 |
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