apparel
(n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on, dress up, S: (n) attire, garments (v) deck out
A: (v) undress, unclothe, strip, denude
besiege
(v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
S: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound
compress
(v.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury
S: (v) condense, shrink, shorten
A: (v) enlarge, swell
dispatch
(v.) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n.) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing
S: (v) slay, (n) report, communication
A:(v) recall, withhold
douse
(v.) to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
S: s(v) submerge, soak, dunk, immerse
A: (v) dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite
expressly (adv)
plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
S: pointedly, explicitly
A: Implicity, accidentally
famished (adj., part)
suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something
S: hungry, starving, ravenous
A: well fed, full, satisfied, satiated
forsake
(v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
S: desert, disown
A: keep, hold on to, stand by
gainful
(adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
S: money making, paying
A: unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying
immense
(adj.) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
S: vast, immeasurable, gigantic
A: small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal
inept
(adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness
S: clumsy, unskilled, incompetent
A: skillfull, accomplished, adroit
recede
(v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant
S: retreat, go back, back up
A: advance, come closer
instantaneous
done in an instant; immediate
S: prompt, quick, speedy
A: delayed, slow, gradual
irk
(v.) to annoy, trouble, make weary
S:bother, irritate, vex
A: please, delight, cheer
Libel
(n.) 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
S: slur, smear, defame
misgiving
(n.) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
S: worry, qualm, hesitation
A: feeling of confidence, assurance
oaf
(n.) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
S: bonehead, dunce, clod, lout
recede
(v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant
S: retreat, go back, back up
A: advance, come closer
repast
meal, food
S: victuals
denounce
(v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally
S: criticize, censure
A: hail, acclaim