Unit 1 Vocabulary - Sets A and B

Vocabulary practice cards featuring terms, parts of speech, and definitions for Unit 1 (Set A and Set B).

besiege

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

compress

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

dispatch

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

douse

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

famished

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

gainful

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

ingenious

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

irk

(v.) to annoy, trouble, make weary

oaf

(n.) a big, clumsy, slow individual

recede

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

apparel

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

denounce

(v.) to condemn openly; to accuse formally

expressly

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

forsake

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

immense

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

inept

(adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness

instantaneous

(adj.) done in an instant; immediate

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

misgiving

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

repast

(n.) a meal, food