Vocab Quiz Unit 1

(n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on, dress up

apparel

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

to besiege

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

compress

to condemn openly; to accuse formally

to denounce

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

dispatch

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

douse

plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose

expressly

suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something

famished

to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon

forsake

profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage

gainful

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

immense

totally without skill or appropriateness

inept

showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever

ingenious

done in an instant; immediate

instantaneous

to annoy, trouble, make weary

irk

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

libel

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

misgiving

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

oaf

to go or move backward; to become more distant

recede

meal, food

repast