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Vocab Challenege S1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Besiege | To attack by surrounding with military forcesł to cause worry or trouble |
| Denounce | To criticize or accuse formally |
| Douse | To plunge into a liquid, to put out quickly, drench, extinguish |
| Famished | Suffering severely from hunger, or lack of something |
| Inept | Totally without skill or appropriateness |
| Arid | Extremely dry, uninteresting, dull |
| Assailant | A person who attacks violently |
| Encompass | To encircle, go or reach around, to enclose, |
| Hypocrite | A person who pretends to be what he or she is not |
| Incomprehensible | Impossible to understand |
| Adverse | Unfavorable, negative, working against |
| Designate | To indicate, point out, appoint |
| Enigma | Someone or something that is extremely puzzling |
| Slake | To satisfy, relieve, or bring to an end |
| Wither | To dry up, wilt, to cause someone to feel ashamed |
| Reverie | A daydream, the condition of being lost in thought |
| Strife | A bitter disagreement |
| Bungle | To act otherwise work clumsily or awkwardly |
| Refute | To prove incorrect |
| Ravenous | Greedy, very hungry, eager for satisfaction |