Unit 6

Question 1

Accede

Answer 1

(v) to yield to

Question 2

brandish

Answer 2

(v) to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion

Question 3

comprise

Answer 3

(v) to include or contain; to be made up of

Question 4

deft

Answer 4

(adj) skillful, nimble

Question 5

destitute

Answer 5

(adj) deprived of the necesities of life

Question 6

explicit

Answer 6

(adj) clearly stated

Question 7

extirpate

Answer 7

(v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Question 8

inopportune

Answer 8

(adj) coming at a bad time

Question 9

ironic

Answer 9

(adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens

Question 10

musty

Answer 10

(adj) stale, moldy

Question 11

officious

Answer 11

(adj) meddling; exessively forward in offering services

Question 12

ominous

Answer 12

(adj) unfavorable, of bad omen

Question 13

pinnacle

Answer 13

(n) a high point or peak

Question 14

premeditated

Answer 14

(adj) delibratley planned

Question 15

rampant

Answer 15

(adj) growing without check

Question 16

solace

Answer 16

(n) comfort, relief

Question 17

stately

Answer 17

(adj) majestic

Question 18

supple

Answer 18

(adj) bending easily

Question 19

suppress

Answer 19

(v) to stop by force, put down

Question 20

venal

Answer 20

(adj) open to or marked by corruption or bribery