| A | B |
|---|
| apparel | n. clothing; that which serves as dress or decoration |
| 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; extinguish |
| 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; leave; abandon |
| gainful | adj. profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
| immense | adj. very large or great; beyond ordinary means or 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 or the person about whom it is made |
| 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 |
