Vocabulary Unit - 1 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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Apparel

A

Clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration or to dress up

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2
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Besiege

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To attack by surrounding with military forces or to cause worry and trouble

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3
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Compress

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To press together or to reduce in size or a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

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4
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Denounce

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To condemn openly or to accuse formally

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5
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Dispatch

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To send off or out for a purpose or an official message or promptness, and speed or the act of killing

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6
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Douse

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To plunge into a liquid, drench or to put out quickly or extinguish

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7
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Expressly

A

Plainly or for a particular response

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8
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Famished

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Suffering severely from hungry or form a lack of something

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9
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Forsake

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To give up or renounce or to abandon

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10
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Gainful

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Profitable or bringing in some special advantage

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11
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Immense

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Very large or great

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12
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Inept

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Totally without skill or appropriateness

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13
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Ingenious

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Showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, resourcefulness, or cleverness

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14
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Instantaneous

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Done in an instant or immediately

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15
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Irk

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To annoy, trouble, or make weary

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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 a person about whom it is made or to write or publish such a statement

17
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Misgiving

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A feeling of doubt and uncertainty often mixed with fear

18
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Oaf

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A big, clumsy, stupid, and slow person

19
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Recede

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To go or move backwards or to become more distant

20
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Repast

A

A meal or food