Unit 6

Question 1

Brandish

Answer 1

v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Question 2

Comprise

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Deft

Answer 3

adj.) skillful, nimble

Question 4

Destitute

Answer 4

adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Question 5

Explicit

Answer 5

adj.) definite, clearly stated

Question 6

Extirpate

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Inopportune

Answer 7

adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Question 8

Ironic

Answer 8

adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

Question 9

Musty

Answer 9

adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date

Question 10

Officious

Answer 10

adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

Question 11

Ominous

Answer 11

adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Question 12

Pinnacle

Answer 12

n.) a high peak or point

Question 13

Premeditated

Answer 13

adj.,part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Question 14

Rampant

Answer 14

adj.) growing without check, running wild

Question 15

Solace

Answer 15

n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console

Question 16

Stately

Answer 16

adj.) dignified, majestic

Question 17

Supple

Answer 17

adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Question 18

Suppress

Answer 18

v.) to stop by force, put down

Question 19

Venal

Answer 19

adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Question 20

Accede

Answer 20

v.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity