9-10 Test Flashcards
1
Q
Besiege
A
To attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
2
Q
Compress
A
To press together; to reduce in size or volume
3
Q
Dispatch
A
To send off or out for a purpose
4
Q
Douse
A
To plunge into into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish 
5
Q
Famished
A
Suffering severely from hunger, or from a lack of something
6
Q
Gainful
A
Profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
7
Q
Ingenious
A
Showing remarkable originality; inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever
8
Q
Irk
A
To annoy, trouble, make weary
9
Q
Oaf
A
A big, clumsy, slow individual
10
Q
Recede
A
To go or move backward; to become more distant
