Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1

The soldiers' arrival seemed _________________, as they arrived almost as soon as the conflict began. 

• Inept
• Apparel
• Instantaneous
• Libel

The army _________________________ the enemy castle in hopes of forcing the enemy to surrender.

• Besieged 
• Doused
• Receded 
• Oafed

When his house payment increased, the professional napper was forced to seek more ______________________ employment.

• Expressly
• Denounce
• Inpet
• Gainful

The warning sign ________________________ stated that no one was permitted in the area.

• Gainfully
• Expressly
• Immensely 
• Ingeniously

The design of the spacecraft was __________________, as reduced friction by 100% and reduced fuel cost by more than half.

• Repast
• Dispatch
• Ingenious 
• Expressly 

The _______________________ was so large that no one could possibly eat it all. 

• immense
• Repast
• Famished
• Oaf

The ______________________ repair man not only failed to fix the broken pipe, but damaged the home's foundation in the process

• Inept
• Denounce
• Famished
• Compress

The dog was so ________________________ for attention that he began destroying the house in order to be noticed.

• Misgiving
• Besieged
• Famished
• Forsaken

The tourists felt _______________________ when their tour guide asked them to step off of the bus, then laughed as he sped away.

• Doused
• Oafed
• Denounced
• Fosaken

When the tide waters ______________________, we will be able to go further out to look for shells. 

• Compress
• Dispatch
• Douse
• Recede