Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1

Front 1

apparel

Back 1

clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration
verb - to put clothes on, dress up

Front 2

beseige

Back 2

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

Front 3

compress

Back 3

to press together; to reduce in size or volume
noun - a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

Front 4

denounce

Back 4

to condemn openly; to accuse formally

Hint 4

I denounce u of petting my doggy named fluffles

Front 5

dispatch

Back 5

to send off or out fro a purpose; to kill
noun - an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing

Front 6

douse

Back 6

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

Front 7

expressly

Back 7

plainly in so many words; for a particular purpose

Front 8

famished

Back 8

suffering severly from hunger or from lack of something

Front 9

forsake

Back 9

to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon

Hint 9

i was giong to _______ the pres.
A.)ditch
B.)forsake
c.)give money

Front 10

gainful

Back 10

profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage

Front 11

immense

Back 11

very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement

Front 12

inept

Back 12

totally without skill or appropriateness

Front 13

ingenious

Back 13

showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever

Front 14

instantaneous

Back 14

done in an instant; immediate

Front 15

irk

Back 15

to annoy, trouble, make weary

Front 16

libel

Back 16

a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made;
verb - to write or publish such a statement

Hint 16

a______ is a written statment of hatred that has false information.
a.)libel
b.)chicken
c.)the declaration of independence
d.)a queue

Front 17

misgiving

Back 17

a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

Front 18

oaf

Back 18

a stupid person; a big clumsy, slow individual

Front 19

recede

Back 19

to go or move backward; to become more distant

Front 20

repast

Back 20

a meal, food

Hint 20

im really repast to go to Ruby tuesday