7th Period.

Preslie Jackie

Unit 6

Words 1-20

Accede

• To yield to; to assume an office or dignity.

Brandish

• To wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion.

Comprise

• To include or contain; to be made up of. Synonym: compose

Deft

• Skillful; nimble.

Destitute

• Deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in. Synonym: wanting, impoverished.

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 excepted and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic.

• Synonyms: clever.

Musty

• Stale, moldy; out-of-date.

Officious

• Meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority.

Ominous

• Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen.

Pinnacle

• A high perk or point.

Premeditated

• Considered beforehand, deliberately planned.

Rampant

• Growing without check, running wild.

Solace

• Comfort, relief.

Stately

• Dignified, majestic• Synonym: formal

Supple

• Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile.

Suppress

• To stop by force, put down.• Synonym: crush

Crush form “Finding Nemo”

Venal

• Open to or marked by bribery or corruption.• Synonym: dishonest