| A | B |
| apparel | clothing; that which serves as dress or decoration |
| besiege | to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
| compress | to press together; to reduce in size or volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| denounce | to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| gainful | profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
| douse | to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish |
| expressly | plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| famished | suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something |
| forsake | to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
| dispatch | to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; an official message |