English 9 Unit 6 Vocabulary

Question 1

accede

Answer 1

v

to yield to, to assume an office or dignity

Question 2

brandish

Answer 2

v

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Question 3

comprise

Answer 3

v

to include or contain; to be made up of

Question 4

deft

Answer 4

adj

skillful, nimble

Question 5

destitute

Answer 5

adj

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Question 6

explicit

Answer 6

adj

definite, clearly stated

Question 7

extirpate

Answer 7

v
to tear up by the roots;
to destroy totally

Question 8

inopportune

Answer 8

adj

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Question 9

ironic

Answer 9

adj
suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; give to irony
sarcastic

Question 10

musty

Answer 10

adj

stale, moldy; out-of-date

Question 11

officious

Answer 11

adj

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

Question 12

ominous

Answer 12

adj

unfavorable, threatening; of bad omen

Question 13

pinnacle

Answer 13

n

a high peak or point

Question 14

premeditated

Answer 14

adj

considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Question 15

rampant

Answer 15

adj

growing without check, running wild

Question 16

solace

Answer 16

n
comfort, relief
v
to seek comfort, console

Question 17

stately

Answer 17

adj

dignified, majestic

Question 18

supple

Answer 18

adj

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Question 19

suppress

Answer 19

v

to stop by force, put down

Question 20

venal

Answer 20

adj

open to or marked by bribery or corruption