English I H: Vocab Unit 6

Front 1

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

Back 1

accede

Front 2

to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion

Back 2

brandish

Front 3

to include or contain; to be made up of

Back 3

comprise

Front 4

skillful, nimble

Back 4

deft

Front 5

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Back 5

destitute

Front 6

definite, clearly stated

Back 6

explicit

Front 7

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Back 7

extirpate

Front 8

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

Back 8

inopportune

Front 9

suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

Back 9

ironic

Front 10

stale, moldy; out-of-date

Back 10

musty

Front 11

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

Back 11

officious

Front 12

a high peak or point

Back 12

pinnacle

Front 13

considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Back 13

premeditated

Front 14

growing without check, running wild

Back 14

rampant

Front 15

(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console

Back 15

solace

Front 16

unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Back 16

ominous

Front 17

dignified, majestic

Back 17

stately

Front 18

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Back 18

supple

Front 19

to stop by force, put down

Back 19

suppress

Front 20

open to or marked by bribery or corruption

Back 20

venal