Chapter 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
Apparel
(n.) Clothing
(v.) To cloth, dress
The boy had very stylish apparel.
Besiege
(v.) To attack; to cause worry or trouble
The invaders besieged the city to gain control.
Compress
(v.) To press together; to reduce in size or volume
(n.) A folded cloth or pad to reduce injury
Jimmy pressed the cold compress against his swollen ankle.
Denounce
(v.) To condemn openly; to accuse
The king denounced his successor of planning to assassinate him.
Dispatch
(v.)To send off for a purpose; to kill
(n.) an official message
The U.S. Postal Service dispatched a plane to deliver the packages.
Douse
(v.) To plunge into a liquid; drench
He doused the fire with a bucket of water to put it out.
Expressly
(adv.) plainly; for a particular purpose
My mother got mad at me because I did not clean my room after she expressly asked me to.
Famished
(adj.) Suffering from lack of food, water etc.
Joe was famished after being stranded for ten days in the wild.
Forsake
(v.) To give up
After Carly had been trying to figure out the crossword puzzle for an hour, she had to forsake it and do something productive.
Gainful
(adj.) profitable
Bob gets paid a lot for being an engineer, so his job is very gainful.
Immense
(adj.) Very large or great
The immense pain in her forehead was so great, that Emily had to stay home from school.
Inept
(adj.) Without any skill or talent
Even though he thought he was very good, Drew was inept at the sport of basketball.
Ingenious
(adj.) Showing remarkable originality; clever
The ingenious doctor found a treatment for cancer.
Instantaneously
(adj.) Immediate
The football player thought he could run the ball back for a touchdown, but an opposing player seemed to instantaneously appear out of nowhere and tackled him
Irk
(v.) To annoy or trouble
My older sister irks me when I am trying to do my homework but she loudly plays her trumpet.
