Vocabulary Level E Unit 6
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- accede
- to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
- brandish
- to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
- comprise
- to include or contain; to be made up of
- deft
- skillful,nimble
- destitute
- deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
- explicit
- definite, clearly stated
- extirpate
- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
- inopportune
- coming at a bad time; 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- stale, moldy; out-of-date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 offering services or assuming authority
- ominous
- unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
- pinnacle
- a high peak or point
- premeditated
- considered beforehand, deliberately planned
- rampant
- growing without check, running wild
- solace
- comfort, relief
- stately
- dignified, majestic
- supple
- bending easily, bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
- suppress
- to stop by force, put down
- venal
- open to or marked by bribery or corruption