| 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 |
| denounce | to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| dispatch | to send off or out for a purpose |
| 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 lack of something |
| forsake | to give up, renounce, to leave, abandon |
| gainful | profitable, bringing in money or some special advantage |
| immense | very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| inept | totally without skill or appropriateness |
| ingenious | showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| instantaneous | done in an instant, immediate |
| irk | to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| libel | a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made |
| misgiving | a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| oaf | a stupid person, a big clumsy, slow individual |
| recede | to go or move backward; to become more distant |
| repast | a meal, food |
