Vocabulary 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 liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish

Question 5

Famished

Answer 5

[adj, part] 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; big clumsy, slow individual

Question 10

Recede

Answer 10

[v] to go or move backward; to become more distant