Unit 6 Vocab

Question 0

To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Answer 0

Brandish

Question 1

To yield to; to assume an office or dignity

Answer 1

Accede

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; 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Stale; moldy; out of date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

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