Vocab Unit 1 Set A

Question 1

To attack by surrounding military forces; to cause worry or trouble

Answer 1

Besiege

Question 2

To press together; to reduce volume

Answer 2

Compress

Question 3

To send off or out for a purpose; to kill

Answer 3

Dispatch

Question 4

To plunge into a liquid; to drench

Answer 4

Douse

Question 5

Suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something

Answer 5

Famished

Question 6

Providable; bringing in money or some special advantage

Answer 6

Gainful

Question 7

Showing remarkable originality, inventiveness; or resourcefulness

Answer 7

Ingenious

Question 8

To annoy, trouble, or make weary

Answer 8

Irk

Question 9

A stupid person, a big and clumsy person

Answer 9

Oaf

Question 10

To go or move backward; to become more distant

Answer 10

Recede