| A | B |
|---|
| apparel | clothing |
| besiege | to attack by surrounding with military forces |
| compress | to press together; a folded cloth applied to an injury |
| denounce | condemn or accuse |
| dispatch | send off for a purpose; offical message |
| douse | plunge into liquid; drench; extinguish |
| expressly | plainly; for a particular purpose |
| famished | suffering from hunger |
| forsake | give up; abandon |
| gainful | profitable; bring in money |
| immense | very large |
| inept | without skill |
| ingenious | showing originality; showing inventiveness; clever |
| instantaneous | done in an instant; immediate |
| irk | annoy |
| libel | written statement that is false |
| misgiving | feeling of fear or doubt |
| oaf | big, clumsy, unintelligent person |
| recede | go back; move backward |
| repast | meal |
