Vocab Unit 6

Question 1

To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Answer 1

Brandish

Question 2

To include or contain; to be made up of

Answer 2

Comprise

Question 3

Skillful

Nimble

Answer 3

Deft

Question 4

Deprived of the necessities of life

Answer 4

Destitute

Question 5

Definite

Clearly stated

Answer 5

Explicit

Question 6

To tear up by the roots

To destroy totally

Answer 6

Extirpate

Question 7

Coming at a bad time

Not appropriate

Answer 7

Inopportune

Question 8

Suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
Sarcastic

Answer 8

Ironic

Question 9

Stale
Moldy
Out of date

Answer 9

Musty

Question 10

Meddling

Prying

Answer 10

Officious

Question 11

Unfavorable

Threatening

Answer 11

Ominous

Question 12

A high peak or point

Answer 12

Pinnacle

Question 13

Considered beforehand

Deliberately planned

Answer 13

Premeditated

Question 14

Growing without check
Running wild
Unrestrained

Answer 14

Rampant

Question 15

Comfort
Relief
Console

Answer 15

Solace

Question 16

Dignified

Majestic

Answer 16

Stately

Question 17

Bending easily
Bending with agility
Flexible

Answer 17

Supple

Question 18

To stop by force

Crush

Answer 18

Suppress

Question 19

Open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Answer 19

Venal

Question 20

To yield to; concur

Answer 20

Accede