Vocabulario 2

Question 1

accede

Answer 1

To yield to; to assume an office or dignity (v)
consent/balk at

Question 2

brandish

Answer 2

to wave or flourish menacingly (v)
swing

Question 3

comprise

Answer 3

to include or contain (v)
compose/exclude

Question 4

deft

Answer 4

skillful (adj.)
adroit/inept

Question 5

destitute

Answer 5

deprived of the necessities of life (adj)
devoid/rich

Question 6

explicit

Answer 6

definite, clearly stated (adj)
clear/vague

Question 7

extirpate

Answer 7

to tear up by the roots (v)
uproot/implant

Question 8

innoportune

Answer 8

coming at bad times (adj)
ill-timed/timely

Question 9

ironic

Answer 9

suggesting and incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens (adj)
sardonic/straightforward

Question 10

musty

Answer 10

stale, moldy (adj)
antiqued

Question 11

officious

Answer 11

meddling; excessively forward (adj)
meddlesome/timid

Question 12

ominous

Answer 12

unfavorable (adj)
inauspicious/auspicious

Question 13

pinnacle

Answer 13

high peak or point (n)
apex/low point

Question 14

premeditated

Answer 14

considered beforehand (adj.)
calculated/spontaneous

Question 15

rampant

Answer 15

growing without check (adj)
unrestrained/restrained

Question 16

solace

Answer 16

comfort/to comfort (n/v)
soothe/upset

Question 17

stately

Answer 17

dignified (adj.)
grand/humble

Question 18

supple

Answer 18

bending easily (adj.)
flexible/stiff

Question 19

suppress

Answer 19

to stop by force (v)
subdue/provoke

Question 20

venal

Answer 20

open to or marked by bribery (adj.)
dishonest/honest