Group: 6 A
Accede: (v) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
Ex: accede to their reasonable request.
Brandish: (v) to wave or flourish in a menacing
fashion
Ex: brandish his cane threateningly
Comprise: (v) to include or contain; to be made up
of
Ex: a book comprised entirely of essays
Deft: (adj) skillful, nimble
Ex: sew with deft fingers
Destitute: (adj) deprived of the necessities of life;
lacking in
Ex: aid to destitute families
Explicit: (adj) definite, clearly stated
Ex: greatly in nee of explicit directions
Extirpate: (v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy
totally
Ex: extirpate all forms of racism
Inopportune: (adj) coming at a bad time; not
appropriate
Ex: arrive at an inopportune time for me
Ironic: (adj) suggesting an incongruity between
what might be expected and what actually
happens; given to irony, sarcastic
Ex: an ironic twist of fate
Musty: (adj) stale, moldy; out-of-date
Ex: a musty smell in the closet
Accede
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Brandish
Comprise
Deft
Destitute
Dexterous, adroit, proficient
To swing, shake, flourish
To consent, concur, comply, assent
Wanting, devoid, impoverished
To compose, constitute, encompass
Define: Explicit, Extirpate, Inopportune, Ironic
Musty
Explicit
Extirpate
Ironic
Inopportune
Musty
1. distinct, forthright, unambiguous
2. Ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate
3. Stale, hackneyed, antiquated
4. To uproot, eradicate, wipe out
5. incongruous; poignant; satiric, sardonic, wry,
tongue-in-cheek
• Define: Officious, Ominous, Pinnacle,
Premeditated, Rampant
Officious
Ominous
Pinnacle
Premeditated
Rampant
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
preplanned, rehearsed, calculated
Widespread, unrestrained, extravagant
Meddlesome, prying, impertinent
unpropitious, inauspicious, portentous
An apex, acme, summit, apogee
• Define: Solace, Stately, Supple, Suppress, Venal
Solace Stately Supple
Suppress
Venal
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
To soothe, reassure, console, comfort
Flexible, limber, pliable
bribable, corruptible; mercenary
To subdue, crush, stifle, squelch, squash
grand, magnificent, imposing
Synonyms: 6A
1. distinct, forthright, unambiguous
2. Dexterous, adroit, proficient
3. Ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate
4. Stale, hackneyed, antiquated
5. To swing, shake, flourish
6. To uproot, eradicate, wipe out
7. incongruous; poignant; satiric, sardonic, wry,
tongue-in-cheek
8. To consent, concur, comply, assent
9. wanting, devoid, impoverished
10. To compose, constitute, encompass
1. Explicit
2. Deft
3. Inopportune
4. Musty
5. Brandish
6. Extirpate
7. Ironic
8. Accede
9. Destitute
10. Comprise
Group 6B
Officious: (adj) meddling; excessively forward in
offering services or assuming authority
Ex: annoyed by the officious usher
Ominous: (adj) unfavorable, threatening, of bad
omen
Ex: an ominous report from the doctor
Pinnacle: (n) a high peak or point
Ex: reach the pinnacle of success
Premeditated: (part.) considered beforehand,
deliberately planned
Ex: guilty of a premeditated act of violence
Rampant: (adj) growing without check, running wild
Ex: rampant rumors
Solace: (n) comfort, relief
(v) to comfort, console
Ex: find solace in music
Stately: (adj) dignified, majestic
Ex: impressed by the stately procession
Supple: (adj) bending easily; bending with agility;
readily adaptable; servile
Ex: the sapling’s supple branches
Suppress: (v) to stop by force, put down
Ex: use force to suppress a rebellion
Venal: (adj) open to or marked by bribery or
corruption
Ex: a venal official
Synonyms: All
1. distinct, forthright, unambiguous
2. Preplanned, rehearsed, calculated
3. Widespread, unrestrained, extravagant
4. Meddlesome, prying, impertinent
5. Dexterous, adroit, proficient
6. Ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate
7. To soothe, reassure, console, comfort
8. Stale, hackneyed, antiquated
9. To swing, shake, flourish
10.Flexible, limber, pliable
1. Explicit
2. Premeditated
3. Rampant
4. Officious
5. Deft
6. Inopportune
7. Solace
8. Musty
9. Brandish
10.supple
11. unpropitious, inauspicious, portentous
12. bribable, corruptible; mercenary
13. An apex, acme, summit, apogee
14. To uproot, eradicate, wipe out
15. incongruous; poignant; satiric, sardonic, wry,
tongue-in-cheek
16. To subdue, crush, stifle, squelch, quash
17. To consent, concur, comply, assent
18. grand, magnificent, imposing
19. wanting, devoid, impoverished
20. To compose, constitute, encompass
11. Ominous
12. Venal
13. Pinnacle
14. Extirpate
15. Ironic
16. Suppress
17. Accede
18. Stately
19. Destitute
20. comprise