English Vocab Units 6&8

Accede

Accede

(V) To yield to; so assume an office or dignity

Brandish

(V) too 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 tune; no 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(Adj) Stale, moldy; out of date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

Animosity

(N) A strong dislike; bitter hostility

Apathy

(N) A lack or feeling, emotion, or intrest

Apprehensive

(Adj) Fearful or anxious, especially about the future

Commend

(V) To praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of

Compatible

(Adj) Able to get along or work well together; capable of us with some other model or system

Condolence

(N) An expression of sympathy

Consecrate

(V) To make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

Decrepit

(Adj) Old and feeble; worn out, ruined

Deride

(V) To ridicule, laugh at with contempt

Ingenuous

(Adj) innocent, simple; frank, sincere

Multifarious

(Adj) Having great variety; numerous and diverse

Obsolete

(Adj) Out-of-date, no longer in use

Omnivorous

(Adj) Eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

Parsimonious

(Adj) Stingy, miserly; meager, poor small

Quandary

(N) A state of perplexity or doubt

Recalcitrant

(Adj) Stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

Reprisal

(N) An injury done in return for injury

Revel

(V) To take great pleasure in (N) a wild celebration

Stultify

(V) Too make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

Suave

(Adj) Smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses