Set: Vocab Workshop level E unit 6

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 stale, moldy; out-of-date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

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definitions from the Vocabulary workshop book . level e

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  1. inopportune → (adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate - 8 misses
  2. accede → (v.) to yield to ; to assume an office or dignity - 3 misses
  3. venal → (adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption - 3 misses
  4. ominous → (adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen - 3 misses
  5. extirpate → (v.) to tear up by the roots, to destroy totally - 2 misses
  6. comprise → (V.) to include or contain; to be made up of - 2 misses
  7. rampant → (adj.) growing without check, running wild - 2 misses