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9th Grade
12/02/2014

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acccede
Definition
to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
syn:consent, concur, comply
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brandish
Definition
to wave or flourish in a menancing or vigorous fashion
syn: swing, shake
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compromise
Definition
to include or contain; to made up of
syn: compose,constitute,encompass
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5. deft
Definition
skillful,nimble
syn:dexterous,adroit,proficient
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explicit
Definition
definite, clearly stated
syn: distinct,forthright,unambigous
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extirpate
Definition
to tear up by the root; to destory totally
syn: uproot,eradicate,wipe out, excise
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inopportune
Definition
coming at a bad time; not appropriate
syn: ill-timed, inconvient,felicitous
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acccede
Definition
to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
syn:consent, concur, comply
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ironic
Definition
suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
syn: incognoruous,satiric, sardonic
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musty
Definition
stale,moldy,out-of-date
syn: hackeyed,antiquated
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officious
Definition
meddling, excessively foward in offering services or assuming authority
syn: meddlesome, prying, impertinent
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ominious
Definition
unfavorable,threatening, of bad omen
syn: unpropitious,inauspicious, portentous
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pinnacle
Definition
a high peek or point
syn: apex,acme,summit,apogee
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premeditated
Definition
considered beforehand,deliberately planned
syn: preplanned,rehearsed, calculated
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rampant
Definition
growing wuthout check, running wild
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solace
Definition
comfort,relief; console
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stately
Definition
dignified, majestic
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supple
Definition
bedning easily
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suppress
Definition
to stop by force
syn: subdue, crush
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venal
Definition
open to or marked by riberly or corruption
syn: dishonest, bribable, mercenary
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