Vocabulary 6

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accede

to yeild to; to assume and office or dignity

brandish

to wave or flourish in menacing or vigorous fashoin

comrise

to include or contain; to be made up of

deft

skillful, nimble

destitute

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

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 expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarastic

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stale, moldy, out of date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 peak or point

premeditated

considered beforehand deliberately planned

rampant

growing without check, running wild

solace

comfort, relief to comfort or console

stately

dignifed, majestic

suppess

to stop by force, put down

venal

open to or marked by bribery or corruption

supple

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile