| A | B |
| apparel | (n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on, dress up |
| 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 |
| denounce | (v.)to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| 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 |
| expressly | (adv.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| famished | (adj., part.) suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something |
| forsake | (v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
| gainful | (adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |