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level e unit 6
Question | Answer |
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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stale, moldy; out-of-date | musty |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 |