| A | B |
| apparel | clothing, or dress and decoration |
| besiege | to cause trouble or worry; to attack by surrounding with military force |
| compress | 1) to press together, reduce in size or volume; 2) folded pad used for an injury (i.e. hot or cold compress) |
| denounce | to accuse formally, condemn openly |
| dispatch | 1) an official message, to send out speedily for a purpose; 2) to kill |
| douse | to drench, to plunge into a liquid, to extinguish or put out quickly |
| expressly | plainly and clearly in so many chosen words - for a particular purpose |
| famished | severe suffering from hunger or lack of something |
| forsake | to give up, leave, abandon, renounce |
| gainful | profitable, bringing in money or special advantage |
| immense | very large or great, beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| inept | incapable, totally without skill, totally inappropriate |
| ingenious | clever, shows inventiveness, remarkably original, resourcefulness shown |
| instantaneous | immediate, done in an instant |
| irk | to annoy, bother, trouble, make weary |
| libel | any false, harsh statement that unfairly harms the reputation of another personof another person |
| misgiving | a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty about something |
| oaf | a big, clumsy, slow, stupid individual |
| recede | to move backwards, become more distant |
| repast | a meal, food |