Vocab Unit 1

Question 1

Apparel

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Besiege

Answer 2

to attack by surrounding with military forces, to cause worry or trouble

Question 3

Compress

Answer 3

to press together, to reduce in size or volume, a folded cloth or pad pressed together

Question 4

Denounce

Answer 4

to accuse formally.

Question 5

Douse

Answer 5

to plunge into a liquid, drench, to put out quickly

Question 6

Expressly

Answer 6

plainly, in so many words, for a particular reason

Question 7

Famished

Answer 7

suffering severly from hunger or from lack of something

Question 8

Forsake

Answer 8

to give up, renounce, leave, abandon friends.

Question 9

Gainful

Answer 9

bringing in money or a special advantage

Question 10

Immense

Answer 10

very large or great, beyond the ordinary mean of measurement

Question 11

Inept

Answer 11

totally without skill

Question 12

Ingenious

Answer 12

show originality or resourcefulness

Question 13

Instantaneous

Answer 13

done in an instant

Question 14

Irk

Answer 14

to annoy, trouble, make weary

Question 15

Libel

Answer 15

a statement that unfairly or falsely harms someone or something’s reputation

Question 16

Oaf

Answer 16

a stupid person, a big clumsy person

Question 17

Misgiving

Answer 17

a feeling of fear

Question 18

Recede

Answer 18

to go or move backwards

Question 19

Repast

Answer 19

a meal or food