Vocabulary 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

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Dispatch

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To send off or out for a purpose to kill

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Douse

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To plunge into a liquid

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Famished

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Suffering severely from hunger or for lack of something

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Gainful

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Bringing in money or some special special advantage

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Irk

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To annoy

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Oaf

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A stupid big person

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Recede

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To go or move backwards

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10
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Gainful

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Bringing in money or some special advantage

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Ingenious

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Showing remarkable originality

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12
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Irk

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To annoy

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13
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Oaf

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A Big stupid person

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14
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Recede

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To go or move backwards

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