#6 Definitions Flashcards

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to yield; to assume an office or dignity

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acceded

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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashiion

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brandish

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to include or contain; to be made up of

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comprise

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skillful, nimble

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deft

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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

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destitute

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definite. clearly stated

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explicit

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to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

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extirpate

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coming at a bad time; not appropriate

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inopportune

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suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony; sarccastic

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ironic

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stale, moldy; out-of-date

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musty

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meddling; excessively froward in offering services or assuming authority

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officious

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unfavorable, threatening. of bad omen

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ominous

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a high peak or point

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pinnacle

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considered beforehand, deliberately planned

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premeditated

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growing without check, running wild

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rampant

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(n) comfort relief

(v) to comfort, console

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solace

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dignified, majestic

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stately

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bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

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supple

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to stop by force, put down

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suppress

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open to or marked bribery or corruption

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venal