Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1

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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

denouce

(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