Chapter 1

Question 1

Besiege

Answer 1

Verb
To attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble

Question 2

Compress

Answer 2

Verb: to press together; to reduce size or volume
Noun: a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

Question 3

Dispatch

Answer 3

Verb: to send off or out for a purpose; to kill.
Noun: an official message; promptness speed; the act of killing

Question 4

Douse

Answer 4

Verb : to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish

Question 5

Famished

Answer 5

Adjective, participle: suffering, severely from hunger, or from a lack of something

Question 6

Gainful

Answer 6

Adjective: profitable; bringing in money for some special advantage

Question 7

Ingenious

Answer 7

Adjective: showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourceful; clever

The students found an ingenious solution to the math problem .

Question 8

Irk

Answer 8

Verb: to annoy trouble make weary

Questions that show a students lack of attention irked the teacher

Question 9

Oaf

Answer 9

Noun: a big, clumsy, slow individual

He generally moved like an oaf, so I was surprised to see how graceful he was on the dance floor .

Question 10

Recede

Answer 10

Verb: to go or move backward; to become more distant

The town residence must wait for the floodwaters to recede before they can deal with the terrible mess left behind .