Vocab Unit 6

Question 1

(v) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

Answer 1

accede

Question 2

(v) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Answer 2

brandish

Question 3

(v) to include or contain; to be made up of

Answer 3

comprise

Question 4

(adj) skillful, nimble

Answer 4

deft

Question 5

(adj) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Answer 5

destitute

Question 6

(adj) definite, clearly stated

Answer 6

explicit

Question 7

(v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Answer 7

extirpate

Question 8

(adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Answer 8

inopportune

Question 9

(adj) suggesting a incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

Answer 9

ironic

Question 10

(adj) stale, moldy; out-of-date

Answer 10

musty

Question 11

(adj) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

Answer 11

officious

Question 12

(adj) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Answer 12

ominous

Question 13

(n) a high peak or point

Answer 13

pinnacle

Question 14

(adj, part) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Answer 14

premeditated

Question 15

(adj) growing without check, running wild

Answer 15

rampant

Question 16

(n) comfort, relief
(v) to comfort, console

Answer 16

solace

Question 17

(adj) dignified, majestic

Answer 17

stately

Question 18

(adj) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Answer 18

supple

Question 19

(v) to stop by force, put down

Answer 19

suppress

Question 20

(adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Answer 20

venal