Monday, September 23, 2013

Vocabulary List #6

Accede: give consent or approval
Brandish: to shake or wave, as a weapon
Comprise: to include or contain
Deft: skillful
Destitute: without meaning or subsistence
Explicit: fully expressed or demonstrated
Extirpate: to remove or destroy totally
Inopportune: inappropriate or inconvenient
Ironic: using words to convey a meaning that is opposite of the meaning
Musty: lacking originality or vitality
Officious: overwhelmingly helpful/ helpful to annoyance
Ominous: portending evil or harm
Pinnacle: a lofty peak
Premeditated: planned in advance, done deliberately
Rampant: violent in action or spirit
Solace: comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble
Stately: majestic
Supple: bending readily without breaking
Suppress: put an end to activities of
Venal: willing to sell someones influence
Adroit: expert or nble in use of hands or body
Amicable: charaterized by goodwill.
Averse: strong feeling of opposition.
Belligerent: warlike.
Benevolent: kindly feelings
Cursory: rapidly over something
Duplicity: deceitfulness in speech or conduct
Extol: to praise highly
Feasible: capable of being done
Grimace: facial expressions
Holocaust: complete devistation or destruction
Impervious: not permitting penetration
Impetus: a moving force
Jeopardy: hazard or risk to exposure to loss
Meticulous: showing extreme care about minute details
Nostalgia: wistfull desire to return in thought
Quintessence: pure concentrated essence
Retrogress: go backward to earlier/worse conditions
Scrutinize: examine in detail
Tepid: moderately warm

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