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Sadlier-Oxford Unit 6 Vocab
This is Unit 6 vocab in map ELA for 9th graders
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9th Grade
02/22/2023

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accede
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to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
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brandish
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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
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comprise
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to include or contain; to be made of
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deft
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skillful; nimble
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destitute
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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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explicit
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definite, clearly stated
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extirpate
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to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
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inopportune
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coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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Ironic
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suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
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Musty
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stale, moldy; out-of-date
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Officious
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meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
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Ominous
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Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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Pinnacle
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a high peak or point
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Premeditated
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considered beforehand, deliberately planned
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Rampant
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growing without check, running wild
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Solace
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comfort, relief; to comfort, console
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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 adaptable; servile
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Suppress
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to 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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