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Vocab unit 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accede | to yield to; to assume an office or dignity (verb) |
| Brandish | to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion (verb) |
| Comprise | to include or contain; to be made up of (verb) |
| Deft | skillful; nimble (adj) |
| Destitute | deprived of necessities of life; lacking in (adj) |
| Explicit | definite, clearly stated (adj) |
| Extirpate | to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally (verb) |
| Inopportune | coming at a bad time; not appropriate (adj) |
| Ironic | suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic (adj) |
| Musty | stale, moldy; out-of-date (adj) |
| Officious | meddling; excessively forward in offering services of assuming authority (adj) |
| Ominous | unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen (adj) |
| Pinnacle | a high peak or point (noun) |
| Premeditated | considered beforehand, deliberately planned (adj) |
| Rampant | growing without check, running wild (adj) |
| Solace | comfort, relief (noun) to comfort, console (verb) |
| Stately | dignified, majestic (adj) |
| Supple | bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable servile (adj) |
| Suppress | to stop by force, put down (verb) |
| Venal | open to or marked by bribery or corruption (adj) |