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Vocab Unit 6
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10th Grade
11/23/2008
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accede
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to yield to
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brandish
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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion; usually with weaponry
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comprise
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to include or contain; to be made up of
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deft
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skillful, adroit
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destitute
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deprived of the neccesities
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explicit
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clearly stated
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extirpate
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to destroy totally
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inopportune
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coming at a bad time
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ironic
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suggesting incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens, sarcastic
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musty
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stale, moldy
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officious
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meddling, excessively forward in offering services

ie annoying salesperson
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ominous
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unfavorable, threatening
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pinacle
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a high point or peak
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premeditated
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considered beforehand
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rampant
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running wild
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solace
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comfort relief
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stately
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dignified, majestic
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supple
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bending easily; bending with agility; readily acceptable
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suppress
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stop by force, put down
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venal
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open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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