U6 Vocabulary - Set A

Match the following words and their synonyms:

• relief

• deft

• assume an office

• solace

• shake

• brandish

• definite

• accede

• nimble

• explicit

(v.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

• Accede
• Supple
• Stately
• Inopportune

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

• Comprise
• Accede
• Stately
• Pinnacle

(adj.) skillful, nimble

• Deft
• Pinnacle
• Supple
• Solace

(adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

• Officious
• Comprise
• Inopportune
• Solace

(adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date

• Musty
• Deft
• Supple
• Accede

(n.) a high peak or point

• Pinnacle
• Supple
• Solace
• Comprise

(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console

• Solace
• Pinnacle
• Supple
• Deft

(adj.) dignified, majestic

• Stately
• Deft
• Comprise
• Supple

After the death of the king, the crown prince had no choice but to _____ to the throne.

• Accede
• Deft
• Pinnacle
• Comprise