Vocabulary Unit 6

Question 0

brandish

Answer 0

to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion

Question 1

accede

Answer 1

to yield to

Question 2

comprise

Answer 2

to include or contain

Question 3

deft

Answer 3

skillful, nimble

Question 4

destitute

Answer 4

deprived of the necessities of life

Question 5

explicit

Answer 5

definite, clearly stated

Question 6

extirpate

Answer 6

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Question 7

inopportune

Answer 7

coming at a bad time

Question 8

ironic

Answer 8

suggesting incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens

Question 9

musty

Answer 9

stale, moldy; out of date

Question 10

officious

Answer 10

meddling, excessively forward in offering services

Question 11

ominous

Answer 11

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Question 12

pinnacle

Answer 12

a high peak or point

Question 13

premeditated

Answer 13

considered beforehand, planned

Question 14

rampant

Answer 14

growing without check, running wild

Question 15

solace

Answer 15

comfort, relief

Question 16

stately

Answer 16

dignified, majestic

Question 17

supple

Answer 17

bending easily

Question 18

suppress

Answer 18

to stop by force, put down

Question 19

venal

Answer 19

open to or marked by bribery or corruption