Unit 1 Flashcards
Apparel
(n) clothing
(v) to dress up
Synonyms: (n) attire, garments, (v) deck out
Antonyms: (v) undress, strip
Besiege
(v) to attack; to cause worry or trouble
Synonyms: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound
Compress
(v) to press together; to make smaller
(n) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
Synonyms:( v) condense, shrink, shorten
Antonyms (v) expand, enlarge
Denounce
(v) to condemn openly; to accuse formally
Synonyms: criticize, censure
Antonyms: hail, acclaim
Dispatch
(v) to send off; to kill
(n) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing
Synonyms: (v) slay; (n) report
Antonyms (v) recall, withhold
Douse
(v) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
Synonyms: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse
Antonyms: dry out, dehydrate, ignite
Expressly
(adv) plainly; for a particular purpose
Synonyms: clearly
Antonyms: accidentally
Famished
(adj, part.) suffering from severe hunger
Synonyms: hungry, starving, ravenous
Antonyms: well-fed, full, satisfied
Forsake
(v) to give up; to leave or abandon
Synonyms: desert, disown
Antonyms: keep, hold on to, stand by
Gainful
(adj) profitable; bringing in money
Synonyms: moneymaking, paying
Antonyms: unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying
Immense
(adj) very large
Synonyms: enormous, gigantic
Antonms: small, tiny
Inept
(adj) totally without skill
Synonyms: clumsy, unskilled
Antonyms: skillful, accomplished
Ingenious
(adj) clever; very original or creative
Synonyms: imaginative, inventive, resourceful
Antonyms: unoriginal, unimaginative
Instantaneous
(adj) done in an instant
Synonyms: prompt, quickly, speedy
Antonyms: delayed, slow, gradual
Irk
(v) to annoy, trouble
Synonyms: bother, irritate
Antonyms: please, delight, cheer, gladden
