Unit 1 Word/Definition

Question 1

apparel

Answer 1

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

Question 2

besiege

Answer 2

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

Question 3

compress

Answer 3

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

Question 4

denounce

Answer 4

(v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally

Question 5

dispatch

Answer 5

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

Question 6

douse

Answer 6

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

Question 7

expressly

Answer 7

(adv.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose

Question 8

famished

Answer 8

(adj., part.) suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something

Question 9

forsake

Answer 9

(v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon

Question 10

gainful

Answer 10

(adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage

Question 11

immense

Answer 11

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

Question 12

inept

Answer 12

(adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness

Question 13

ingenious

Answer 13

(adj.) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever

Question 14

instantaneous

Answer 14

(adj.) done in an instant; immediate

Question 15

irk

Answer 15

(v.) to annoy, trouble, make weary

Question 16

libel

Answer 16

(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

Question 17

misgiving

Answer 17

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

Question 18

oaf

Answer 18

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

Question 19

recede

Answer 19

(v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant

Question 20

repast

Answer 20

(n.) a meal, food