Unit 6
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
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accede
(v)
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to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
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brandish
(v)
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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
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comprise
(v)
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to include or contain; to be made up of
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deft
(adj)
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skillful, nimble
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destitute
(adj)
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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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explicit
(adj)
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definite, clearly stated
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extipertate
(v)
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to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
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inopportune
(adj)
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coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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ironic
(adj)
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suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
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musty
(adj)
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stale, moldy; out of date
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officious
(adj)
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meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
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ominous
(adj)
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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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pinnacle
(n)
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a high peak or point
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premeditated
(adj, part)
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considered beforehand, deliberately planned
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rampant
(adj)
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growing without check, running wild
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solace
(n) (v)
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comfort, relief;
to comfort, console
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stately
(adj)
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dignified, majestic
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supple
(adj)
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bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
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suppress
(v)
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to stop by force, put down
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venal
(adj)
- open to or marked by corruption