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English Vocabulary
Unit 1 words 11-18-2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does apparel mean? | (n.)clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration (v.)to put clothes on, dress up |
| What does desiege mean? | (v.)to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
| What does compress mean? | (v.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume (n.)a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| What does denounce mean? | (v.)to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| What does dispatch mean? | (v.)to send off or out for a purpose; to kill (n.)an offical message; promptness, speed; the act of killing |
| What does douse mean? | (v.)to plunge into liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish |
| What does expressly mean? | (adv.)plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| What does famished mean? | (adj.,part.)suffering severly from hunger or from lack of something |
| What does forsake mean? | (v.)to give up, renounce; to leave, adandon |
| What does gainful mean? | (adj.)profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
| What does immense mean? | (adj.)very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| What does inept mean? | (adj.)totally without skill or appropriateness |
| What does ingenious mean? | (adj.)showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| What does instantaneous mean? | (adj.)done in an instant; immediate |
| What does irk mean? | (v.)to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| What does libel mean? | (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 |
| What does misgiving mean? | (n.)a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| What does oaf mean? | (n.)a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| What does recede mean? | (v.)to go or move backward; to become more distant |
| What does repast mean? | (n.)a meal, food |
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