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accede

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

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comprise

to include or contain; to be made up of

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deft

skillful, nimble

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inopportune

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

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musty

stale, moldy; out-of-date

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officious

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming aouthority

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pinnacle

a high peak or point

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solace

comfort, relief

to comfort, console

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stately

dignified, majestic

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supple

bending easily; bending with agility; greedily adaptable; servile

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brandish

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

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destitute

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

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explicit

define, clearly stated

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extirpate

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

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ironic

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

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ominous

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

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premeditated

considered beforehand, deliberately planned

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rampant

growing without check, running wild

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suppress

to stop by force, put down

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venal

open to or marked by bribery or corruption