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vocab stuff
can someone put up all the vocab words we need to know and their meanings and synonyms and stuff? i forgot my book.
vocab unit 6
1) accede (v) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
2) brandish (v) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
3) comprise (v) to include or contain; to be made up of
4) deft (adj) skillful, nimble
5) destitute (adj) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
6) explicit (adj) definite, clearly stated
7) extirpate (v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
inopportune (adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate
9) ironic (adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
10) musty (adj) stale, moldy; out-of-date
11) officious (adj) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
12) ominous (adj) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
13) pinnacle (n) a high peak or point
14) premeditated (adj , part) considered beforehand, deliberately planned
15) rampant (adj) growing without check, running wild
16) solace (n) comfort, relief; (v) to comfort, console
17) stately (adj) dignified, majestic
18) supple (adj) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
19) suppress (v) to stop by force, put down
20) venal (adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption
2) brandish (v) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
3) comprise (v) to include or contain; to be made up of
4) deft (adj) skillful, nimble
5) destitute (adj) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
6) explicit (adj) definite, clearly stated
7) extirpate (v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
inopportune (adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate
9) ironic (adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
10) musty (adj) stale, moldy; out-of-date
11) officious (adj) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
12) ominous (adj) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
13) pinnacle (n) a high peak or point
14) premeditated (adj , part) considered beforehand, deliberately planned
15) rampant (adj) growing without check, running wild
16) solace (n) comfort, relief; (v) to comfort, console
17) stately (adj) dignified, majestic
18) supple (adj) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
19) suppress (v) to stop by force, put down
20) venal (adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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vocab
hope you didnt want synonyms or antonyms because im not gonna put those on
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vocab unit 7
1) abhor (v) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
2) amend (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
3) buffet (v) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n) a slap, blow
4) chaos (n) great confusion, disorder
5) commodious (adj) roomy, spacious
6) corrosive (adj) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
7) discern (v) to see clearly, recognize
extant (adj) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
9) implicate (v) to inolve in; to connect with or be related to
10) inter (v) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
11) martinet (n) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
12) obviate (v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
13) renegade (n) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
14) reprehensible (adj) deserving blame or punishment
15) somber (adj) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
16) squalid (adj) filthy, wretched, debased
17) turbulent (adj) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
18) vociferous (adj) loud and noisy; compelling attention
19) voluminous (adj) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
20) waive (v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
2) amend (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
3) buffet (v) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n) a slap, blow
4) chaos (n) great confusion, disorder
5) commodious (adj) roomy, spacious
6) corrosive (adj) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
7) discern (v) to see clearly, recognize
extant (adj) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
9) implicate (v) to inolve in; to connect with or be related to
10) inter (v) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
11) martinet (n) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
12) obviate (v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
13) renegade (n) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
14) reprehensible (adj) deserving blame or punishment
15) somber (adj) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
16) squalid (adj) filthy, wretched, debased
17) turbulent (adj) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
18) vociferous (adj) loud and noisy; compelling attention
19) voluminous (adj) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
20) waive (v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
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