Unit 6 Vocabulary: First Semester Flashcards

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Accede

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V. To yield on, to assume an office or dignity

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Brandish

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V. To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

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Comprise

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V. To include or contain, to be made up of

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Deft

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Adj. skillful, nimble

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Destitute

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Adj. deprived of the necessities of life, lacking in

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Explicit

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Adj. definite, clearly stated

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Extirpate

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V. To tear up by roots, destroy totally

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Inopportune

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Adj. coming at a bad time, not appropriate

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Ironic

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Adj. suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens, given to irony, sarcastic

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Musty

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Adj. stale, moldy, out of date

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Officious

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Adj. Meddling, excessively forwarding in offering services or assuming authority

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Ominous

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Adj. unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

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Pinnacle

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N. A high peak or point

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Premeditated

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Adj. part. Considered beforehand, deliberately planned

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Rampant

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Adj. growing without check, running wild

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Solace

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N. Comfort, relief

V. To comfort, console

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Stately

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Adj. dignified, majestic

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Supple

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Adj. bending easily, bending with agility, readily adaptable, servile

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Suppress

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V. To stop by force, put down

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Venal

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Adj. open to or marked by bribery or corruption