Crossword Vocab choice board

clothing, that which serves as a dress or decoration; to put clothes on, dress up
to condemn openly; to accuse formally
totally without skill or appropriateness
to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
to press together; to reduce in size or volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to injury
to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing
to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
suffering severely from hunger or from a lack of something
to give up renounce; to leave, abandon
profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever
done in an instant; immediate
to annoy, trouble, make weary
a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; to write or publish such a statement
a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual
to go or move backward; to become more distant
a meal, food