Flashcards
unit 1 vocab
Cards in this deck (20)
- 1appareln. clothing that which serves as dress or decoration. v. to put on dress up
- 2besiegev. to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
- 3compressn. a folded or pad applied to an injury.
v. to press together or to reduce size and volume - 4denouncev. to condemn openly; to accuse formally
- 5dispatchn. an official message; promptness speed; the act of killing
- 6dousen. to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
- 7expresslyadv. plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
- 8famishedadj. part. suffering from hunger or from lack of something
- 9forsakev. to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
- 10gainfuladj. profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
- 11immenseadj. very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurment
- 12ineptadj. totally without skill or appropriateness
- 13igneousadj. showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourceful; clever
- 14instantaneousadj. done in an instant; immediate
- 15irkv. to annoy, trouble, make weary
- 16libeln. a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the person about whom is made; v. to write or publish such a statement
- 17misgivingn. a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainly
- 18OAFa stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
- 19recedev. to go or move backward; to become more distant
- 20repastn. a meal