Vocab- Unit 6 Flashcards
(20 cards)
brandish
v. to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
accede
v. to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
comprise
v. to include or contain; to be made up of
deft
adj. skillful, nimble
destitute
adj. deprived of the necessities in life; lacking in
explicit
adj. definite, clearly stated
extirpate
v. to tear up by roots; destroy totally
inopportune
adj. coming at a bad time; not appropriate
ironic
adj. suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
musty
adj. stale, moldy; out-of-date
officious
adj. meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
ominous
adj. unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
pinnacle
n. a high peak or point
premeditated
adj. considered beforehand, deliberately planned
rampant
adj. growing without check, running wild
solace
n. comfort, relief
v. to comfort, console
stately
adj. dignified, majestic
supple
adj. bending easily;
suppress
v. to stop by force, put down
venal
adj. opened to or marked by bribery or corruption