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stale, moldy; out-of-date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