Vocabulary Unit One Set A Flashcards

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1
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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; to reduce in size or volume.

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3
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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, drench; to put out quickly

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5
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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 some special advantage

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Ingenious

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Showing remarkable originality,inventiveness, or resourcefulness

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Irk

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To annoy, trouble, make weary questions that show a students lack of attention.

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Apparel

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Clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration;

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Denounce

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To condemn openly;

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Expressly

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Plainly, in so many words;

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Forsake

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To give up, renounce;

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Immense

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Very large or great;

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Inept

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Totally without skill or appropriateness;

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Instantaneous

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Done in an instant;

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16
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Libel

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A written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made;

17
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Misgiving

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A feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty.

18
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Repast

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A meal, food;