Vocabulary Workshop Lesson 1

to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble

to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

to condemn openly; to accuse formally

to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n.) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing

to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish

plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose

suffering severely from hunger or lack of something

to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon

profitable; bringing money or some special advantage

very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement

totally without skill or appropriateness

showing remarkable originality,inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever

done in an instant; immediate

to annoy, trouble, make weary

a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; (v.) to write or publish such a state

a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual

to go or move backward; to become more distant

a meal, food