Vocab U6 Flashcards
to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
brandish
verb
bran’
to include or contain; to be made up of
comprise
verb
prise’
skillful, nimble
deft
adj
deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
destitute
adj
des’
definite, clearly stated
explicit
adj
plic’
to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
extirpate
verb
ex’
coming at a bad tjme; not appropriate
inopportune
adj
tune’
suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
ironic
adj
ron’
stale, moldy; out-of-date
musty
adj
mus’
meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
officious
adj
ffic’
unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
ominous
adj
om’
a high peak or point
pinnacle
noun
pinn’
considered beforehand, deliberately planned
premeditated
med’
growing without check, running wild
rampant
adj
ram’
comfort, relief; to comfort, console
solace
sol’
