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Vocab List (Units 6–9) — Definitions Only

  1. Accede — to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

  2. Brandish — to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

  3. Comprise — to include or contain; to be made up of

  4. Deft — skillful; nimble

  5. Destitute — deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

  6. Explicit — definite; clearly stated

  7. Extirpate — to tear up by the roots; destroy totally

  8. Inopportune — coming at a bad time; not appropriate

  9. Ironic — incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens; sarcastic

  10. Musty — stale; moldy; out-of-date

  11. Officious — meddling; excessively forward in offering services or authority

  12. Ominous — unfavorable; threatening; of bad omen

  13. Pinnacle — a high peak or point

  14. Premeditated — considered beforehand; deliberately planned

  15. Rampant — growing without check; running wild

  16. Solace — comfort or relief; to comfort or console

  17. Stately — dignified; majestic

  18. Supple — bending easily; adaptable

  19. Suppress — to stop by force; put down

  20. Venal — open to bribery or corruption

  21. Abhor — to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

  22. Amend — to change in a formal way; to improve

  23. Buffet — to strike repeatedly; to force with blows; (n) a blow or slap

  24. Chaos — great confusion; disorder

  25. Commodious — roomy; spacious

  26. Corrosive — eating away gradually; bitterly sarcastic

  27. Discern — to see clearly; recognize

  28. Extant — still existing; not destroyed

  29. Implicate — to involve in; to connect with

  30. Inter — to bury; to commit to the earth

  31. Martinet — a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for rules

  32. Obviate — to prevent; to remove

  33. Renegade — a deserter; traitor; unconventional person

  34. Reprehensible — deserving blame or punishment

  35. Somber — dark; gloomy; depressed

  36. Squalid — filthy; wretched

  37. Turbulent — disorderly; violent; stormy

  38. Vociferous — loud and noisy

  39. Voluminous — very large; extensive; written at great length

  40. Waive — to give up voluntarily; to defer

  41. Animosity — strong dislike; bitter hostility

  42. Apathy — lack of feeling or interest

  43. Apprehensive — fearful or anxious about the future

  44. Commend — to praise; to recommend; to entrust

  45. Compatible — able to work or get along well together

  46. Condolence — expression of sympathy

  47. Consecrate — to make sacred; to set apart

  48. Decrepit — old and feeble

  49. Deride — to ridicule

  50. Ingenuous — innocent; sincere

  51. Multifarious — having great variety

  52. Obsolete — no longer in use

  53. Omnivorous — eating all kinds; having wide tastes

  54. Parsimonious — stingy; miserly

  55. Quandary — a state of doubt or confusion

  56. Recalcitrant — stubbornly disobedient

  57. Reprisal — retaliation

  58. Revel — to take great pleasure; a wild celebration

  59. Stultify — to make ineffective; to dull

  60. Suave — smoothly polite

  61. Allocate — to assign or distribute

  62. Ardent — very enthusiastic; passionate

  63. Assiduous — diligent; persistent

  64. Brash — rude; hasty; impudent

  65. Capricious — unpredictable; impulsive

  66. Chastise — to scold or punish

  67. Copious — abundant; plentiful

  68. Deviate — to stray from a norm

  69. Emaciated — unnaturally thin

  70. Exult — to rejoice greatly

  71. Gnarled — knotted; twisted

  72. Indemnity — payment for loss or damage

  73. Inkling — a hint; a vague idea

  74. Limpid — clear; transparent

  75. Omnipotent — all-powerful

  76. Palatable — agreeable; pleasant

  77. Poignant — deeply affecting; emotional

  78. Rancor — bitter resentment

  79. Sophomoric — immature; overconfident

  80. Spontaneous — unplanned; natural