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| stale, moldy; out-of-date | musty |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