Vocabulary Words [unit 6] A

Brandish

• (v)- to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

  [syn]- swing, shake

• (adj)- skillful, nimble

  [syn]- dexterous, adroit, proficient, clever, masterful

• (adj)- stale, moldy; out-of-date

  [syn]- hackneyed, antiquated

• (v)- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

  [syn]- uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Accede

• (v)- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

  [syn]- uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise

• (adj)- suggesting an incongruity between what might be

  expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

  [syn]- incongruous, satiric, sardonic, wry

• (v)- to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

  [syn]- consent, concur, comply, assent

• (adj)- definite, clearly stated

  [syn]- distinct, forthright, unambiguous, clear

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Inopportune

• (adj)- coming at a bad time; not appropriate

  [syn]- ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate, unsuitable

• (v)- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

  [syn]- uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise

• (adj)- skillful, nimble

  [syn]- dexterous, adroit, proficient, clever, masterful

• (adj)- stale, moldy; out-of-date

  [syn]- hackneyed, antiquated

Destitute

• (v)- to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

  [syn]- swing, shake

• (v)- to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

  [syn]- consent, concur, comply, assent

• (adj)- suggesting an incongruity between what might be

  expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

  [syn]- incongruous, satiric, sardonic, wry

• (adj)- deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

  [syn]- wanting, devoid, impoverished, penniless

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Comprise

• (v) to include or contain; to be made up of

  [syn]- compose, constitute, encompass

• (adj)- definite, clearly stated

  [syn]- distinct, forthright, unambiguous, clear

• (v)- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

  [syn]- uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise

• (adj)- skillful, nimble

  [syn]- dexterous, adroit, proficient, clever, masterful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Musty

• (adj)- coming at a bad time; not appropriate

  [syn]- ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate, unsuitable

• (v)- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

  [syn]- uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise

• (adj)- stale, moldy; out-of-date

  [syn]- hackneyed, antiquated

• (adj)- deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

  [syn]- wanting, devoid, impoverished, penniless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Deft

• (v)- to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

  [syn]- consent, concur, comply, assent

• (adj)- skillful, nimble

  [syn]- dexterous, adroit, proficient, clever, masterful

• (v)- to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

  [syn]- consent, concur, comply, assent

• (adj)- suggesting an incongruity between what might be

  expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

  [syn]- incongruous, satiric, sardonic, wry

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Explicit

• (adj)- definite, clearly stated

  [syn]- distinct, forthright, unambiguous, clear

• (v)- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

  [syn]- uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise

• (adj)- coming at a bad time; not appropriate

  [syn]- ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate, unsuitable

• (adj)- suggesting an incongruity between what might be

  expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

  [syn]- incongruous, satiric, sardonic, wry

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Ironic

• (v)- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

  [syn]- uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise

• (adj)- deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

  [syn]- wanting, devoid, impoverished, penniless

• (v)- to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

  [syn]- swing, shake

• (adj)- suggesting an incongruity between what might be

  expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

  [syn]- incongruous, satiric, sardonic, wry

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Extirpate

• (v)- to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

  [syn]- uproot, eradicate, wipe out, excise

• (v) to include or contain; to be made up of

  [syn]- compose, constitute, encompass

• (adj)- deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

  [syn]- wanting, devoid, impoverished, penniless

• (v)- to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

  [syn]- consent, concur, comply, assent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A