Vocab- Unit 6 Flashcards
brandish
v. to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
accede
v. to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
comprise
v. to include or contain; to be made up of
deft
adj. skillful, nimble
destitute
adj. deprived of the necessities in life; lacking in
explicit
adj. definite, clearly stated
extirpate
v. to tear up by roots; destroy totally
inopportune
adj. coming at a bad time; not appropriate
ironic
adj. suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
musty
adj. stale, moldy; out-of-date
officious
adj. meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
ominous
adj. unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
pinnacle
n. a high peak or point
premeditated
adj. considered beforehand, deliberately planned
rampant
adj. growing without check, running wild