3rd Quarter Vocabulary Test Prep

What is the definition of 'besiege'?

• to press together; to reduce in size

• to surround; to cause worry or trouble

• to send

• to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out

What is the definition of 'compress'?

• to send

• to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out

• to press together; to reduce in size

• extremely hungry

What is the definition of 'dispatch'?

• to send

• to surround; to cause worry or trouble

• extremely hungry

• profitable, bringing in money

What is the definition of 'douse'?

• extremely hungry

• to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out

• clever; resourceful

• to annoy, trouble

What is the definition of 'famished'?

• extremely hungry

• profitable, bringing in money

• clever; resourceful

• to annoy, trouble

What is the definition of 'gainful'?

• a) clever; resourceful

• b) to annoy, trouble

• c) profitable, bringing in money

• d) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

What is the definition of 'ingenious'?

• a) clever; resourceful

• b) to annoy, trouble

• c) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

• d) to go or move backward; to become more distant

What is the definition of 'irk'?

• a) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

• b) to annoy, trouble

• c) to go or move backward; to become more distant

• d) good enough, sufficient

What is the definition of 'misgiving'?

• to go or move backward; to become more distant

• good enough, sufficient

• a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

• paying close attention to something

What is the definition of 'recede'?

• good enough, sufficient

• to go or move backward; to become more distant

• paying close attention to something

• covering or including everything