withhold
famished
famished
Abnegate might help you, possible renounce or maybe withhold
courtesy
exercise
commence
thespian
"AMERICAN"
Famished? no! A, anorexic
Possibilities are W and E.The possible words are "withhold" (to starve as in starving a fire of oxygen) and "emaciate" (to make thin), which is rarely used as a transitive verb except when some condition causes someone to lose weight.*note that this may be a miscopied version of"What is the first letter of an eight letter word meaning starved" (famished, ravenous, esurient).f for famished
crescent or spectrum
Eyeglass