Vocabulary Unit 6 Words
1. accede (v) - to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
*assent, consent
2. brandish (v) - to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
* shake
3. comprise (v) - to include or contain; to be made of
*compose
4. deft (adj.) - skillful, nimble
* clever
5. destitute (adj.) - deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
*wanting
6. explicit (adj.) - definite, clearly stated
*distinct
7. extirpate (v) - to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
*wipe out
8. inopportune (adj.) - coming at a bad time; not appropriate
*inconvenient, inappropriate
9. ironic (adj.) - suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what
actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
10. musty (adj.) - stale, moldy; out-of-date
11. officious (adj.) - meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming
authority
*prying
12. ominous (adj.) - unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
13. pinnacle (n.) - a high peak or point
*summit
14. premeditated (adj., part) - considered beforehand, deliberately planned
*preplanned
15. rampant (adj.) - growing without check, running wild
*unrestrained
16. solace (n.) - comfort, relief
(v.) to comfort, console
*soothe
17. stately (adj.) - dignified, majestic
*grand, magnificent
18. supple (adj.) - bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
*flexible
19. suppress (v.) - to stop by force, put down
*crush, silence
20. venal (adj.) - open to or marked by bribery or corruption
*dishonest
Prefixes
pre"before"
Examples: premeditated, preview, preheat, prehistoric
in"not"
Examples: inopportune, inadequate, incapable