Vocabulary Unit 5

accede

• to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

• to include or contain; to be made up of

• to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

• to stop by force; to put down

brandish

• to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

• to wave or flourish in a menacing way or vigorous fashion

• relief or comfort; to comfort or console

• to stop by force, put down

comprise

• to include or contain; to be made up of

• a peak or high point; apex

• to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

• to stop by force; to put down

deft

• definite; clearly stated

• unfavorable; threatening

• coming at a bad time; not appropriate

• skillful; nimble

destitute

• deprived of the necessities of life

• definite; clearly stated

• growing without check; running wild

• meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming

  authority

explicit

• meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming

  authority

• suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected

  and what actually happens

• definite; clearly stated

• stale; moldy; out of date

extirpate

• coming at a bad time; not appropriate

• to wave or flourish in a menacing way or vigorous fashion

• to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

• stale; moldy; out of date

inopportune

• considered beforehand; deliberately planned

• coming at a bad time; not appropriate

• open to or marked by corruption or bribery

• deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

ironic

• stale; moldy; out of date

• growing without check; running wild

• dignified; majestic

• suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected

  and what actually happens

musty

• meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming

  authority

• growing without check; running wild

• deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

• stale; moldy; out of date