Vocabulary Workshop Review

What does the word "besiege" mean?

• To press together

• To surround; to cause worry or trouble

• To send

• To become more distant

Which word means "to press together; to reduce in size"?

• Recede

• Compress

• Douse

• Ingenious

What is the meaning of "dispatch"?

• To plunge into a liquid

• To send

• To annoy

• To surround

Which word describes the action "to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out"?

• Famished

• Ingenious

• Douse

• Gainful

What does "famished" mean?

• Extremely hungry

• Profitable

• Clever

• To move backward

Which word means "profitable, bringing in money"?

• Misgiving

• Gainful

• Irk

• Recede

What is the meaning of "ingenious"?

• To annoy

• To send

• Clever; resourceful

• To surround

Which word means "to annoy, trouble"?

• Irk

• Compress

• Douse

• Famished

What does "misgiving" refer to?

• A feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

• To become more distant

• To press together

• To send

Which word means "to go or move backward; to become more distant"?

• Ingenious

• Recede

• Gainful

• Besiege