vocab lessen 1

20 cards·by kburton.2017

apparel

clothing, which serves as dress or decoration

besiege

to attack by surrounding with military forces

compress

to press together to reduce in size or volume

denounce

to condemn openly

dispatch

to send off or out for a purpose

douse

to plunge into a liquid

expressly

plainly,in so many words

famished

suffering severely from hunger or lack of something

forsake

to give up or abandon

gainful

profitable bringing in money

immense

very large or great

inept

totally without skill

ingenious

showing remarkable originality

instantaneous

done in instant

irk

to annoy

libel

a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms a reputation

misgiving

a feeling of fear or doubt

oaf

a stupid person a big clumsy slow individual

recede

to go or move backward

repast

a meal or food