Vocab E6

accede

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

brandish

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

compromise

to include or contain; to be made up of

deft

skillful, nimble

destitute

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in 

explicit

definite, clearly stated

extirpate

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

inopportune

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

ironic

suggesting an incongruity between what might be

musty

 stale, moldy; out-of-date

**officious**

meddling; excessively forward in offering services

**ominous**

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

**pinnacle**

a high peak or point 

**premeditated**

considered beforehand, deliberately planned 

**rampant**

growing without check, running wild 

**solace**

comfort, relief; to comfort, console 

**stately**

dignified, majestic 

**supple**

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile 

**suppress**

to stop by force, put down

**venal**

open to or marked by bribery or corruption