unit 1 vocab

Question	Answer
apparel	n. clothing that which serves as dress or decoration. v. to put on dress up
besiege	v. to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
compress	n. a folded or pad applied to an injury. v. to press together or to reduce size and volume
denounce	v. to condemn openly; to accuse formally
dispatch	n. an official message; promptness speed; the act of killing
douse	n. to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
expressly	adv. plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
famished	adj. part. suffering from hunger or from 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 measurment
inept	adj. totally without skill or appropriateness
igneous	adj. showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourceful; 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 person about whom is made; v. to write or publish such a statement
misgiving	n. a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainly
OAF	a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
recede	v. to go or move backward; to become more distant
repast	n. a meal

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