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Unit 1A Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| besiege | to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
| compress | to press together; to reduce in size or volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| dispatch | to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; An official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing |
| douse | to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish |
| famished | suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
| gainful | profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
| ingenious | showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| irk | to annoy, trouble, to make weary |
| oaf | a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| recede | to go or move backward; to become more distant |