Unit 6

Question 1

Accede

Answer 1

To yield to ; to assume an office or dignity

Question 2

Brandish

Answer 2

To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Question 3

Comprise

Answer 3

To include or contain; to be made up of

Question 4

Deft

Answer 4

Skillful, nimble

Question 5

Destitute

Answer 5

Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Question 6

Explicit

Answer 6

Definite, clearly stated

Question 7

Extirpate

Answer 7

To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Question 8

Inopportune

Answer 8

Coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Question 9

Ironic

Answer 9

Suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

Question 10

Musty

Answer 10

Stale, moldy; out-of-date

Question 11

Officious

Answer 11

Meddling; excessively forward in offering or assuming authority

Question 12

Ominous

Answer 12

Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Question 13

Pinnacle

Answer 13

A high peak or point

Question 14

Premeditated

Answer 14

Considered before hand, deliberately planned

Question 15

Rampant

Answer 15

Growing without check, running wild

Question 16

Solace

Answer 16

Comfort, relief; to comfort, console

Question 17

Stately

Answer 17

Dignified, majestic

Question 18

Supple

Answer 18

Bending easily;bending with agility; readily adaptable

Question 19

Suppress

Answer 19

To stop by force, put down

Question 20

Venal

Answer 20

Open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Question 21

To yield to ; to assume an office or dignity

Answer 21

Accede

Question 22

To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Answer 22

Brandish

Question 23

To include or contain; to be made up of

Answer 23

Comprise

Question 24

Skillful, nimble

Answer 24

Deft

Question 25

Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Answer 25

Destitute

Question 26

Definite, clearly stated

Answer 26

Explicit

Question 27

To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Answer 27

Extirpate

Question 28

Coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Answer 28

Inopportune

Question 29

Suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

Answer 29

Ironic

Question 30

Stale, moldy; out-of-date

Answer 30

Musty

Question 31

Meddling; excessively forward in offering or assuming authority

Answer 31

Officious

Question 32

Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Answer 32

Ominous

Question 33

A high peak or point

Answer 33

Pinnacle

Question 34

Considered before hand, deliberately planned

Answer 34

Premeditated

Question 35

Growing without check, running wild

Answer 35

Rampant

Question 36

Comfort, relief; to comfort, console

Answer 36

Solace

Question 37

Dignified, majestic

Answer 37

Stately

Question 38

Bending easily;bending with agility; readily adaptable

Answer 38

Supple

Question 39

To stop by force, put down

Answer 39

Suppress

Question 40

Open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Answer 40

Venal