Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 6

accede

(v.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

brandish

(v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

comprise

(v.) to include or contain; to be made up of

deft

(adj.) skillful, nimble

destitute

(adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

explicit

(adj.) definite, clearly stated

extirpate

(v.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

inopportune

(adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate

ironic

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

musty

(adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date

officious

(adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

ominous

(adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

pinnacle

(n.) a high peak or point

premeditated

(adj., part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

rampant

(adj.) growing without check, running wild

solace

(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console

stately

(adj.) dignified, majestic

supple

(adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

suppress

(v.) to stop by force, put down

venal

(adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption