UNIT 6 VOCABULARY 2
Terms
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- accede
- to yield to; to an office or dignity
- brandish
- to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion
- comprise
- to include or contain
- deft
- skillful, nimble
- destitute
- deprived of the necessities of life
- explicit
- definite, clearly stated
- extirpate
- to tear up by the roots
- inopportune
- coming at a bad tim; not appropriate
- ironic
- suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
- musty
- stale, moldy, out of date
- officious
- meddling; excessively forward in offecing services or assuming authority
- ominous
- unfavorable, threatning, of bad omen
- pinnacle
- a high peak or point
- premeditated
- considered beforehand
- rampant
- growing without chech, running wild
- solace
- comfort, relief
- statley
- dignified, majestic
- supple
- bending easily
- suppress
- to stop by force, put down
- venal
- open to or marked by bribery or corruption