Sadlier Connect Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary Study Notes

• Apparel

  • Refers to clothing as both a dress and a decoration.
  • Can also mean the action of dressing up or putting on clothes.

• Besiege

  • Means to surround with military forces for an attack.
  • Also describes causing worry or trouble.

• Compress

  • Involves pressing together to reduce size or volume.
  • Can refer to a folded cloth or pad used for injuries.

• Denounce

  • Means to openly condemn or formally accuse someone.

• Dispatch

  • Refers to sending something off for a specific purpose.
  • Can also mean to kill or an official message; denotes speed and promptness.

• Douse

  • Means to plunge into a liquid or drench.
  • Also relates to extinguishing something quickly.

• Expressly

  • Indicates clarity, stating something plainly for a particular purpose.

• Famished

  • Describes severe suffering from hunger or deprivation.

• Forsake

  • Means to give up, renounce, or abandon something or someone.

• Gainful

  • Refers to something that is profitable or offers a financial advantage.

• Immense

  • Denotes something very large or great, beyond ordinary measurement.

• Inept

  • Describes a total lack of skill or appropriateness in a given context.

• Ingenious

  • Indicates remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness.

• Instantaneous

  • Means occurring at once; immediate action or response.

• Irk

  • Refers to the act of annoying, troubling, or causing weariness.

• Libel

  • A written statement that unfairly harms a person’s reputation; can also mean to publish such a statement.

• Misgiving

  • Represents a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty about something.

• Oaf

  • Describes a stupid or clumsy person; often implies a big, slow individual.

• Recede

  • Means to move or go backward; becoming more distant in space or time.

• Repast

  • Refers to a meal or food in general.