| A | B |
|---|
| apparel | clothing,that which serves as dress or decoration |
| besiege | to attack by surrounding with military forces |
| compress | to reduce in size or volume |
| denounce | to accuse formally |
| dispatch | to send off or out for a purpose |
| douse | to plunge into a liquid,drench |
| expressly | plainly, in so many words |
| famished | starving, ravenous |
| forsake | to give up, renounce |
| gainful | profitable |
| immense | beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| inept | totally without skill or appropriateness |
| ingenious | clever |
| instantaneous | done in an instant |
| irk | to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| libel | to write or publish such a statement that falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made |
| misgiving | a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| oaf | a stupid person |
| recede | to become more distant |
| repast | a meal, food |
