Unit 6 Vocab review

Accede means

• to swing or shake

• to yield to

• to succeed

• to benefit others

Brandish means

• to wave in a menacing fashion

• to make larger or increase

• to set right or remedy

• to calm or soothe

Comprise means

• to assume an office or dignity

• out of date

• to be made up of

• to cancel

Destitute means

• bountiful

• straightforward

• lacking

• definite

Deft means

• skillful

• clumsy

• ill-timed

• destroyed

Explicit means

• full of energy

• clearly stated

• not appropriate

• unclear

Extirpate means

• to tear up

• to consent

• unequal

• skillful

Inopportune means

• excessively forward in assuming authority

• to destroy totally

• coming at a bad time

• convenient

Ironic means

• unfavorable

• clever

• sarcastic

• meddlesome

Musty means

• clumsy

• moldy

• clever

• careful