an official message, promptness, speed; the act of killing
attire, garments
apparel
advance, come closer
recede
to attack by surrounding with military forces
besiege
profitable; bringing in money
gainful
vast, immeasurable. gigantic
immense
enlarge, swell
to condemn openly; to accuse formally
plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
expressly
hungry, starving, ravenous
famished
keep, hold on to, stand by
forsake
a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made
libel
a feeling of fear or doubt
misgiving
submerge, soak, dunk, immerse
douse
skillful, accomplished, adroit
inept
done in an instant; immediate
instantaneous
a meal, food
repast
clod, lout
oaf
unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive
ingenious
to annoy, trouble, or make weary
irk