Vocab unit one set a Flashcards

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Besiege

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To attack by surrounding with military Forces; to cause worry or trouble

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Compress

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To press together( reduce size or volume)

Or a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

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Dispatch

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To send off or out for a purpose; to kill

An official message; promptness, speed, ; the act of killing

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Douse

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

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Famished

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Suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something

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Gainful

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Profitable; bringing in money or something special advantage

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Ingenious

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Showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourceful; clever

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Irk

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To annoy, trouble, make weary

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Oaf

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A stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual

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Recede

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To go or move backwards; to become more distant

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