Vocab Words Chp 1

Question 0

Besiege

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Apparel

Answer 1

clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration(n.)

Question 2

Compress

Answer 2

to press together; to reduce in size or volume(v.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury(n.)

Question 3

Denounce

Answer 3

to condemn openly; to accuse formally(v.)

Question 4

Dispatch

Answer 4

to send off or out for a purpose; to kill(v.) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing(n.)

Question 5

Douse

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Expressly

Answer 6

plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose(adv.)

Question 7

Famished

Answer 7

suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something(adj., part.)

Question 8

Forsake

Answer 8

to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon(v.)

Question 9

Gainful

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Immense

Answer 10

very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurment(adj.)

Question 11

Inept

Answer 11

totally without skill or appropriateness(adj.)

Question 12

Ingenious

Answer 12

showing remarkable originality, inventinveness, or resourcefulness; clever(adj.)

Question 13

Instantaneous

Answer 13

done in an instant; immediate(adj.)

Question 14

Irk

Answer 14

to annoy, trouble, make weary(v.)

Question 15

Libel

Answer 15

a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made(n.); to write or publish such a statement(v.)

Question 16

Misgiving

Answer 16

a feeling of gear, doubt, or uncertainty(n.)

Question 17

Oaf

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Recede

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Repast

Answer 19

a meal, food(n.)