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Unit 6
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 6
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Language - English
10th Grade
12/15/2011

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Term
accede
(v)
Definition
to yield to; to assume an office of dignity
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brandish
(v)
Definition
to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
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comprise
(v)
Definition
to include or contain; to be made up of
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deft
(adj)
Definition
skillful, nimble
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destitute
(adj)
Definition
deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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explicit
(adj)
Definition
definite, clearly stated
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extirpate
(v)
Definition
to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
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inopportune
(adj)
Definition
coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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ironic
(adj)
Definition
suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
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musty
(adj)
Definition
stale, moldy; out of date
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officious (adj)
Definition
meddling; excessively foreward in offering services of assuming authority
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ominous
(adj)
Definition
unfavorable, threatening, of ban omen
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pinnacle
(n)
Definition
a high peak or point
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premeditated
(adj) (participle)
Definition
considered beforehand, deliberately planned
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rampant
(adj)
Definition
growing without check, running wild
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solace
(v)(n)
Definition
(v) to comfort, console
(n) comfort, relief
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stately
(adj)
Definition
dignified, majestic
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supple
(adj)
Definition
bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
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suppress
(v)
Definition
to stop by force, put down
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venal
(adj)
Definition
open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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