compress - to condense, shorten, shrink

irk - to bother, annoy, irritate, vex

ingenious - imaginative, inventive, resourceful, clever

dispatch - to slay, a report, communication

douse - to submerge, soak, dunk, immerse

oaf - a bonehead, dunce, a clod, lout

gainful - moneymaking, paying, profitable

famished - hungry, starving, ravenous

recede - to retreat, go back, back up, ebb

famished - well fed, full, satisfied

recede - come closer, advance

irk - please, delight, cheer

ingenious - stupid, ignorant

gainful - unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying

douse - dry out, dehydrate, ignite

compress - expand, enlarge, swell

dispatch - recall, withhold

repast - a meal, food, victuals

expressly - clearly, pointedly, explicitly

misgiving - a doubt, worry, qualm, hesitation

denounce - condemn, criticize, censure

instantaneous - prompt, quick, speedy

apparel - clothing, attire, garments, to deck out

immense - vast, enormous, immeasurable, gigantic

forsake - to desert, abandon, give up, drown

inept - clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent

libel - a slander, slur, to smear, bad mouth

immense - small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal

inept - skillful, accomplished

expressly - implicitly, accidently

misgiving - feeling of confidence, assurance

denounce - honor, applaud, hail, compliment

instantaneous - delayed, slow, gradual

apparel - undress, unclothe, strip, denude

forsake – keep, hold on to, stand by