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Vocab Unit 6
ENGLISH
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accede | v to yield to or to assume an office or dignity |
| brandish | v to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion |
| comprise | v to include or contain or to be made up of |
| deft | adj skillful or nimble |
| destitute | adj deprived of the necessities of life or lacking in |
| explicit | adj definite or clearly stated |
| extirpate | v to tear up by the roots or to destroy totally |
| imopportune | adj coming at a bad time or not appropriate |
| ironic | adj suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens, given to irony, or sarcastic |
| musty | adj stale, moldy, or out of date |
| officious | adj meddling or excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
| ominous | adj unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
| pinnacle | n a high peak or point |
| premeditated | adj or part considered beforehand or deliberately planned |
| rampant | adj growing without check or running wild |
| solace | n comfort or relief |
| solace | v to comfort or console |
| stately | adj dignified or majestic |
| supple | adj bending easily, bending with agility, readily adaptable, or servile |
| suppress | v to stop by force or to put down |
| venal | adj open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
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