#6 Definitions

Question 1

to yield; to assume an office or dignity

Answer 1

acceded

Question 2

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashiion

Answer 2

brandish

Question 3

to include or contain; to be made up of

Answer 3

comprise

Question 4

skillful, nimble

Answer 4

deft

Question 5

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Answer 5

destitute

Question 6

definite. clearly stated

Answer 6

explicit

Question 7

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Answer 7

extirpate

Question 8

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Answer 8

inopportune

Question 9

suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony; sarccastic

Answer 9

ironic

Question 10

stale, moldy; out-of-date

Answer 10

musty

Question 11

meddling; excessively froward in offering services or assuming authority

Answer 11

officious

Question 12

unfavorable, threatening. of bad omen

Answer 12

ominous

Question 13

a high peak or point

Answer 13

pinnacle

Question 14

considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Answer 14

premeditated

Question 15

growing without check, running wild

Answer 15

rampant

Question 16

(n) comfort relief

(v) to comfort, console

Answer 16

solace

Question 17

dignified, majestic

Answer 17

stately

Question 18

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Answer 18

supple

Question 19

to stop by force, put down

Answer 19

suppress

Question 20

open to or marked bribery or corruption

Answer 20

venal