Unit 1: 1-10

Question 1

apparel

Answer 1

n
clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration
v
to put clothes on, dress up

Question 2

beseige

Answer 2

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

Question 3

compress

Answer 3

v
to press together; to reduce in size or volume
n
a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

Question 4

denounce

Answer 4

v
to condemn openly; to accuse formally

Question 5

dispatch

Answer 5

v
to send off or out for a purpose; to kill
n
an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing

Question 6

douse

Answer 6

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

Question 7

expressly

Answer 7

adv
plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose

Question 8

famished

Answer 8

adj, part
suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something

Question 9

forsake

Answer 9

v
to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon

Question 10

gainful

Answer 10

adj
profitable, bringing in money or some special advantage

Question 11

immense

Answer 11

adj
very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement

Question 12

inept

Answer 12

adj
totally without skill or appropriateness

Question 13

ingenious

Answer 13

adj
showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever

Question 14

instantaneous

Answer 14

adj
done in an instant; immediate

Question 15

irk

Answer 15

v
to annoy, trouble, make weary

Question 16

libel

Answer 16

n
a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made
v
to write or publish such a statement

Question 17

misgiving

Answer 17

n
a feeling or fear, doubt, or uncertainty

Question 18

oaf

Answer 18

n
a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual

Question 19

recede

Answer 19

v
to go or move backward; to become more distant

Question 20

repast

Answer 20

n
a meal, food