| 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 |
| expressly | (adv) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| famished | (adj) 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 |
| immense | (adj) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| inept | (adj) totally without skill or appropriateness |
| ingenious | (adj) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| instantaneous | (adj) done in an instant; immediate |
| irk | (v) to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| libel | (n) a 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 |
| oaf | (n) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| recede | (v) to go or move backward; to become more distant |
| repast | (n) a meal, food |
