Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 8 Answers

Vocabulary Workshop, Level A > Unit 1: Practice Quiz

Word List

apparel	(n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on, dress up
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., part.) suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something
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 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 written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; (v.) to write or publish such a statement
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