Vocabulary 6

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Comprise

To include or contain; to be made up of

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Extirpate

To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally.

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Accede

To yield to; assume an office or dignity.

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Officious

Meddling; excessively forward in offering services or authority.

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Destitute

Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in.

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Brandish

To wave or flourish in menacing or vigorous fashion.

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Pinnacle

A high peak or point.

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Venal

Open to or marked by bribery or corruption.

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Ironic

Suggesting an incongruity between the expected and real.

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Inopportune

________- Coming at a bad time.

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Deft

Skillful, nimble

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Explicit

Definite, clearly stated

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Inopportune

Coming at a bad time

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14

Musty

Stale, moldy; out-of-state

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Ominous

Unfavorable, threatening, a 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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Solace

Comfort, relief

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Stately

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Supple

Bending easily

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Suppress

To stop by force, put down

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