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 stale, moldy; out-of-date |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