unit 6

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; given 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(adj) stale, moldy; out-of-date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 of 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, part) 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 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