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Vocabulary Unit 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accede | to yield to, to assume an office or dignity |
| Brandish | to wave or flourish in a meaning 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 | define, 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, given to irony, sarcastic |
| Musty | stale, moldy, out of date |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, to comofort or console |
| Stately | dignified, majestic |
| Supple | bending easily, bending with agility |
| Suppress | to stop by force, put down |
| Venal | open to or marked by bribery or corruption |