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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Sadlier Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| 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; to put out quickly, extinguish |
| Expressly | (adv) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| Famished | (adj.) suffering severely from hunger or from a 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 approprateness |
| 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 feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| Oaf | (n) a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| Recede | (v) to go or move backward; to become more distant |
| Repast | (n) a meal, food |