Unit 6 vocab

Question 1

acede

Answer 1

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
v

Question 2

brandish

Answer 2

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
v

Question 3

comprise

Answer 3

to include or contain; to be made up of
v

Question 4

deft

Answer 4

skillful, nimble
adj

Question 5

destitute

Answer 5

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
adj

Question 6

explicit

Answer 6

definite, clearly stated
adj

Question 7

extirpate

Answer 7

to tear up by the roots, to destroy totally
v

Question 8

inopportune

Answer 8

coming at a bad time; not appropriate
adj

Question 9

ironic

Answer 9

suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happened; given to irony; sarcastic
adj

Question 10

musty

Answer 10

stale, moldy; out-of-date
adj

Question 11

officious

Answer 11

meddling, excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
adj

Question 12

ominous

Answer 12

unfavorable; threatening; of bad omen
adj

Question 13

pinnacle

Answer 13

a high peak or point
n

Question 14

premeditated

Answer 14

considers beforehand; deliberately planned
adj

Question 15

rampant

Answer 15

growing without check; running wild
adj

Question 16

solace

Answer 16

comfort, relief (n)
to comfort, console (v)

Question 17

stately

Answer 17

dignified, majestic
adj

Question 18

supple

Answer 18

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable
adj

Question 19

suppress

Answer 19

to stop by force, put down
v

Question 20

venal

Answer 20

open to or marked by bribery or corruption
adj