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U1 Vocab

TermDefinition
OBSTACLE something that impedes progress or achievement
obstacle Ghost encounters a serious _____ with his father and must escape with his mother to survive.
COURAGE mental and moral strength
courage It took _____ for Ghost to go back into the house where his father attacked him and his mother.
APPAREL clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration
apparel to put clothes on, dress up
DISPATCH an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing
dispatch to send off or out for a purpose; to kill
FORSAKE to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
forsake I will never forsake my children, no matter what they do or say.
INGENIOUS showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever
ingenious The students found an ingenious solution to the math problem.
MISGIVING a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
misgiving They had misgivings about joining the chorus because of its demanding schedule.
denounce To condemn openly; to accuse formally
famished suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something
inept totally without skill or appropriateness
libel a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation about whom it is made
repast a meal, food
BESIEGE to attack by surrounding with military forces
besiege to cause worry or trouble
compress to press together; to reduce in size or volume
DOUSE to plunge into a liquid, drench
douse to put out quickly, extinguish
gainful profitable; bringing in money of some special advantage
Willpower a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
expressly plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
immense very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
instantaneous done in an instant; immediate
irk to annoy, trouble, make weary
recede to go or move backward
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