Vocab unit 1 set a Flashcards

1
Q

Besiege

A

To attack by surrounding with military forses

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2
Q

Compress

A

To press together, to reduce size or volume

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3
Q

Dispatch

A

To send off or out for a purpose: to kill

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4
Q

Douse

A

To plunge into or drench with water

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5
Q

Famished

A

Suffering severely from hunger or thirst

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6
Q

Gainful

A

Profitable

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7
Q

Ingenious

A

Showing remarkable originality

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8
Q

Irk

A

To annoy

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9
Q

Oaf

A

A stupid person

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10
Q

Recede

A

To go or move backward

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