Vocab 6

Question 1

Accede

Answer 1

To yield to; to assume an office or dignity

Question 2

Brandish

Answer 2

To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Question 3

Comprise

Answer 3

To include or contain; to be made up of

Question 4

Deft

Answer 4

Skillful, nimble

Question 5

Destitute

Answer 5

Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Question 6

Explicit

Answer 6

Definite, clearly stated

Question 7

Extirpate

Answer 7

To tear up by the roots; not appropriate

Question 8

Inopportune

Answer 8

Coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Question 9

Ironic

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Musty

Answer 10

Stale, moldy; out of date

Question 11

Officious

Answer 11

Meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

Question 12

Ominous

Answer 12

Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Question 13

Pinnacle

Answer 13

A high peak or point

Question 14

Premeditated

Answer 14

Considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Question 15

Rampant

Answer 15

Growing without check, running wild

Question 16

Solace

Answer 16

Comfort, relief; (v) to comfort, console

Question 17

Stately

Answer 17

Dignified, majestic

Question 18

Supple

Answer 18

Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable, servile

Question 19

Suppress

Answer 19

To stop by force, put down

Question 20

Venal

Answer 20

Open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Question 21

To yield to; to assume an office or dignity

Answer 21

Accede

Question 22

To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Answer 22

Brandish

Question 23

To include or contain; to be made up of

Answer 23

Comprise

Question 24

Skillful, nimble

Answer 24

Deft

Question 25

Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Answer 25

Destitute

Question 26

Definite, clearly stated

Answer 26

Explicit

Question 27

To tear up by the roots; not appropriate

Answer 27

Extirpate

Question 28

Stale, moldy; out of date

Answer 28

Musty

Question 29

Coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Answer 29

Inopportune

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Ironic

Question 30

Meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

Answer 30

Officious

Question 30

Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Answer 30

Ominous

Question 31

Considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Answer 31

Premeditated

Question 31

A high peak or point

Answer 31

Pinnacle

Question 32

Growing without check, running wild

Answer 32

Rampant

Question 33

Comfort, relief; (v) to comfort, console

Answer 33

Solace

Question 34

Dignified, majestic

Answer 34

Stately

Question 35

Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable, servile

Answer 35

Supple

Question 36

To stop by force, put down

Answer 36

Suppress

Question 37

Open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Answer 37

Venal