Unit #6 Vocabulary

Definition:

bending easily, adaptable

• stately

• supple

• solace

• officious

Definition:

meddling; interfering in something

• comprise

• musty

• supple

• officious

Definition:

to yield to or to assume an office

• accede

• extirpate

• brandish

• rampant

Definition:

to wave or flourish in a menacing way

• destitute

• extirpate

• supple

• brandish

Which of the following would you be most likely to brandish?

• a pencil when you're writing an essay

• an umbrella if you are being attacked by a mugger

• a piece of paper when you put it in the copy machine

• a pickle when you're snacking and watching your favorite TV show

Which of the following settings is most likely to be described as musty?

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Which of the following illustrates a pinnacle?

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Definition:

growing without check; running wild

• rampant

• destitute

• ironic

• ominous

Definition:

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

• brandish

• premeditate

• extirpate

• suppress

Which of the following would you most likely suppress?

• cheering at a football game

• excitement at a birthday party

• coughing in the comfort of your own home

• laughter during a moment of silence