Unit 6 Vocab

My boss requested that I _______________ my new position as committee chair to Martha who has never been able to become committee chair in all her years with the company.

• suppress

• accede

• brandish

She _________________ her hands maniacally to get Josh's attention across the room.

• brandished

• extirpated

• comprised

Mount Carmel is _______________ of intelligent, young women who are driven, compassionate, and unique.

• comprised

• extirpated

• deft

The lace patterns on the material was so intricate that it was hard to believe that human hands could be so ___________!

• officious

• pinnacle

• deft

In many countries, there are thousands of people who are truly _________________ and lack the resources that we have in the United States.

• stately

• destitute

• rampant

On our exam, my teacher wrote our directions so _______________ that there would be no way that anyone could misunderstand her.

• explicitly

• stately

• ironically

We must do everything we can to _________________ racism from American society.

• brandish

• suppress

• extirpate

Ugh! This test could not come at a more __________________ time! I have four other major tests and projects due in the same week!

• inopportune

• venal

• ironic

It would be very __________________ if a fire station burned down.

• ironic

• inopportune

• officious

Houses that have been closed up for a very long time often have an unpleasantly _______________ smell about them.

• venal

• officious

• musty