Vocab 6 Flashcards

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accede

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to yield to, to assume an office or dignify

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brandish

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to wave or flourish in a menacing of vigorous fashion

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comprise

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to include or contain

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deft

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skillful, nimble

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destitute

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deprived of the necessities of life, lacking in

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explicit

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defined, clearly stated

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exterpate

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to tear up by the roots, to destroy totally

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inoprotune

A

coming at a bad time; not appropiate

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ironic

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suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens

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musty

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stale; moldy; out of state

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officious

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melding; accessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

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ominous

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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

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premediated

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considered before hand; deliberately planned

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rampant

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growing without check; running wild

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15
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solace

A

comfort; relief

to comfort or console someone

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stately

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dignified or majestic

17
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supple

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bending with ease; readily adaptable

18
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suppress

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to stop by force

19
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venal

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open to or marked by bribery or corruption