Vocabulary Unit 6

Question 1

Deft

Answer 1

Skillful, nimble

Question 2

Inopportune

Answer 2

Coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Question 3

Venal

Answer 3

Open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Question 4

Supple

Answer 4

Bending easily

Question 5

Musty

Answer 5

Stale, moldy; out-of-date

Question 6

Stately

Answer 6

Dignified, magestic

Question 7

Destitute

Answer 7

Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Question 8

Premeditated

Answer 8

Considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Question 9

Ominous

Answer 9

Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Question 10

Explicit

Answer 10

Definite, clearly stated

Question 11

Ironic

Answer 11

The difference between what is expected and what actually happens

Question 12

Officious

Answer 12

Meddling; excessively forward; assuming authority

Question 13

Accede

Answer 13

To yield to; to assume an office or dignity

Question 14

Suppress

Answer 14

To stop by force; put down

Question 15

Extirpate

Answer 15

To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Question 16

Comprise

Answer 16

To include or contain

Question 17

Brandish

Answer 17

To wave or flourish in a menacing fashion

Question 18

Pinnacle

Answer 18

A high peak or point

Question 19

Solace

Answer 19

Comfort, relief; to comfort, console

Question 20

Rampant

Answer 20

Growing without check, running wild