Unit 1 The City Of Gold

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apparel

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[n.] clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; [v.] to put clothes on, dress up

Winter apparel should be warm and cozy.

Let's apparel our cats for the party.

Synonym:[n.] garments; [v] deck out

Front 2

besiege

Back 2

Synonyms: Blockade

If troops besiege their stronghold, the rebel forces may be forced to surrender

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compress

Back 3

synonyms: [v]shrink [n]swell

The editor helped compress my rambling 25-page mystery into an 8-page thriller.

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denounce

Back 4

synonym: censure

The united Nations decided to publicly denounce the tyrant's crimes.

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dispatch

Back 5

synonyms: [v]slay; [n]communication

We'll dispatch a repair crew right away.

He approved the request with dispatch.

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douse

Back 6

synonym: soak

I'll douse the flames with hose.

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expressly

Back 7

synonym: explicitly

At the meeting, parents expressly stated their approval of students wearing school uniforms.

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famished

Back 8

synonym: ravenous

The Vientnamessd immigrants, new to strange American city, were famished for new of home.

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Forsake

Back 9

synonym: abandon, disown

I will never forsake my children, no matter what they say or do.

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gainful

Back 10

synonym: moneymaking

I hope i find gainful employment that is pleasing to me.

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immense

Back 11

synonym: immeasurable

Alaska enjoys immense natural resources, but its severe climate makes those resources difficult to use.

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inept

Back 12

synonym: incompetent

The scientist is brilliant in the research laboratory but is inept at dealing with people.

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ingenious

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synonym: Imaginative

The students found an ingenious solution to the math problem.