Vocab Unit 1- Set A

Question 1

Besiege

Answer 1

(V.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble

Question 2

Compress

Answer 2

(V.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume

(N.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

Question 3

Dispatch

Answer 3

(V.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill

(N.) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing

Question 4

Douse

Answer 4

(V.) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish

Question 5

Famished

Answer 5

(Adj.) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something

Question 6

Gainful

Answer 6

(Adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage

Question 7

Ingenious

Answer 7

(Adj.) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever

Question 8

Irk

Answer 8

(V.) to annoy, trouble, make weary

Question 9

Oaf

Answer 9

(N.) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual

Question 10

Recede

Answer 10

(V.) to go or move backward; to become more distant