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Vocabulary 6
Unit 6
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Spelling
7th Grade
01/29/2011

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accede
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v. to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
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brandish
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v. to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion
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comprise
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v. to include or contain; to be made up of
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deft
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adj. skillful, nimble
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destitute
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adj. deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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explicit
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adj. definite, clearly stated
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extirpate
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v. to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
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inopportune
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adj. coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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ironic
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adj. suggesting an incongruity between might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
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musty
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adj. stale, moldy, out-of-date
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officious
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adj. meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
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ominous
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adj. unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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pinnacle
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n. a high peak or point
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premeditated
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adj. considered before hand, deliberately planned
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rampant
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adj. growing without check; running wild
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solace
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n. comfort, relief
v. to comfort, console
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stately
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adj. dignified, majestic
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supple
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adj. bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
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suppress
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v. to stop by force, put down
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venal
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adj. open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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