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Vocabulary 6.1
Vocabulary 6 #1-10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accede | (v) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity S- I accede to the king of England. |
| Brandish | (v) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion S- I brandish to the king and a half-five. |
| Comprise | (v) to include or contain; to be made up of S- I comprised of my treasures and put the min a safe. |
| Deft | (adj) skillful, nimble S- My deft moves will stop the villian. |
| Destitute | (adj) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in S- The destitute zombies wanted to eat their brains. |
| Explicit | (adj) definite, clearly stated S- The explicit remark he said was terrible. |
| Extirpate | (v) to tear up by the roots; to destory totally S- The villian wanted to extirpate the world. |
| Inopportune | (adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate S- The man said something inopportune at the school. |
| Ironic | (adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic S- The ironic comment was very weird. |
| Musty | (adj) stale, moldy; out-of-date S- The musty apple was very bad. |