Unit 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| apparel | (n) clothing (v) to dress up | One must wear appropriate apparel for school
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| immense | very large; beyond ordinary means of measurement | The amount of homework I am given is immense.
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| libel | written statement which unfairly harms the reputation of another; to write or publish such statement | The reporters in Hollywood should be careful not to libel the actors when publishing reports.
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| besiege | to attack by surrounding with military forces to cause worry or trouble | My parents besiege me about making good grades.
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| expressly | plainly in so many words for a particular purpose | I expressly said that I didn't want lasagna for dinner.
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| inept | totally without skill or appropriateness | Many parents think their children are inept at making their own decisions.
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| misgiving | a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertaintly | I have had my misgivings about remaining friends with Bertha.
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| compress | to press together, reduce in size or volume a folded pad or cloth applied to an injury | When I am feeling ill, my mom likes to put a cold compress on my head.
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| famished | suffering severely from hunger or lack of something | By the time third period is over, I am famished.
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| ingenious | showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, op resourcefulness clever | The contestants on "American Inventor" create ingenious inventions.
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| oaf | a stupid person a big clumsy, slow individual | Although I call my brother an oaf, he is actually quite intelligent.
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| denounce | to condemn openly to accuse formally | Al Gore denounces the human race for causing gloabal warming.
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| forsake | to give up, renounce to leave or abandon | I would renounce eating meat if it didn't taste so delicious.
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| instantaneous | done in an instant immediate | As the doorbell rang, Timmy instantaneously opened the door.
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| recede | to go or move backward to become more distant | As the survivors watched the waters recede, they witnessed the devastation left behind.
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| dispatch | to send off or out for a purpose to kill an official message | My father dislikes being dispatched to traffic stops.
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| gainful | gainful | profitable
bringing in money or some special advantage
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| irk | to annoy, trouble to make weary | It really irks me when my brother enters my room without permission.
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| repast | a meal food | I always get to choose a special repast when it it my birthday.
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| douse | to plunge into a liquid; to extinguish | My mother douses her food with salt or ketsup when she doesn't want to eat anymore.
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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