Vocabulary Workshop, Level A > Unit 1: Practice Quiz
Word List
apparel |
(n.) clothing, that which
serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to |
besiege |
(v.) to attack by
surrounding with military forces; to cause |
compress |
(v.) to press together; to
reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded |
denounce |
(v.) to condemn openly; to
accuse formally |
dispatch |
(v.) to send off or out for
a purpose; to kill; (n.) an official |
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., part.) suffering severely
from hunger or from a lack |
forsake |
(v.) to give up, renounce;
to leave, abandon |
gainful |
(adj.) profitable; bringing
in money or some special advantage |
immense |
(adj.) very large or great;
beyond ordinary means of |
inept |
(adj.) totally without skill
or appropriateness |
ingenious |
(adj.) showing remarkable
originality, inventiveness, or |
instantaneous |
(adj.) done in an instant;
immediate |
irk |
(v.) to annoy, trouble,
make weary |
libel |
(n.) a written statement
that unfairly or falsely harms the |
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 |