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U1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| denounce | to condemn openly to accuse formally. |
| famished | suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something. |
| inept | totally without skill or appropriateness. |
| libel | a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms |
| respast | (noun) a meal, food |
| besiege | (verb) to attack by surrounding with military forces (verb) to cause worry or trouble |
| compress | (verb) to press together; to reduce in size or volume (noun) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| douse | (verb) to plunge into a liquid, drench (verb) to put out quickly, extinguish |
| gainful | (adjective) profitable; bringing in money of some special advantage |
| oaf | (noun) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| apparel | (noun) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration (verb) to put clothes on, dress up |
| dispatch | (verb) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill (noun) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing |
| forsake | (verb) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
| ingenious | (adjective) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| misgiving | (noun) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| expressly | adverb) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| immense | (adjective) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| instantaneous | (adjective) done in an instant; immediate |
| irk | (verb) to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| recede | (verb) to go or move backward (verb) to become more distant |
| arid | (adjective) extremely dry; uninteresting, dull |
| confront | (verb) to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with. |
| depict | (verb) to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture. |
| hypocrite | (noun) a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person. |
| serene | (adjective) peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset; clear and free of storm; majestic, grand. |
| assailant | (noun) a person who attacks violently |
| billow | noun) a large wave OR (verb) to rise like a large wave |
| incomprehensible | (adjective) impossible to understand |
| maximum | (noun) the greatest possible amount OR (adjective) reaching the great possible amount |
| sheepish | (adjective) embarrassed, timid |
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