Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level E - Unit 6

premeditated

(adjective participle) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

supple

(adjective) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

inopportune

(adjective) coming at a bad time; not appropriate

explicit

(adjective) definite, clearly stated

destitute

(adjective) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

stately

(adjective) dignified, majestic

rampant

(adjective) growing without check, running wild

officious

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

venal

(adjective) open to or marked by bribery or corruption

deft

(adjective) skillful, nimble

musty

(adjective) stale, moldy; out-of-date

ironic

(adjective) suggsting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

ominous

(adjective) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

pinnacle

(noun) a high peak or point

solace

(noun) comfort, relief (verb) to comfort, console

comprise

(verb) to include or contain; to be made up of

suppress

(verb) to stop by force, put down

extirpate

(verb) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

brandish

(verb) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

accede

(verb) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity