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apparel
(n)clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration (v) to put clothes on to 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
(adj) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
famished
(adj part) suffering severely from hunger or from 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 taht 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 or fear, doubt, or uncertainty
oaf
(n) a studpid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
recede
(v) to go or move backward; to become more distant
repast
(n) a meal, food