vocab

accede

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stale, moldy; out-of-date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