English U6

Question 1

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Answer 1

Brandish

Question 2

To include or contain; to be made up of

Answer 2

Comprise

Question 3

Skillful, nimble

Answer 3

Deft

Question 4

Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Answer 4

Destitute

Question 5

Definite, clearly stated

Answer 5

Explicit

Question 6

To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Answer 6

Extirpate

Question 7

Coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Answer 7

Inopportune

Question 8

Suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

Answer 8

Ironic

Question 9

Stale, moldy; out-of-date

Answer 9

Musty

Question 10

Meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

Answer 10

Officious

Question 11

Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Answer 11

Ominous

Question 12

A high peak or point

Answer 12

Pinnacle

Question 13

Considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Answer 13

Premeditated

Question 14

Growing without check, running wild

Answer 14

Rampant

Question 15

Comfort, relief; to comfort, console

Answer 15

Solace

Question 16

Dignified, majestic

Answer 16

Stately

Question 17

Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Answer 17

Supple

Question 18

To stop by force, put down

Answer 18

Suppress

Question 19

Open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Answer 19

Venal

Question 20

To yeild to; to assume an office or dignity

Answer 20

Accede