| 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| stale, moldy; out-of-date |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 |