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Monday, September 9, 2013

Vocabulary #4

Accede-Agree to demand, request or treaty
(To satisfy John's wife, he accedes to wear a tuxedo to dinner tonight)
Brandish- Menacing wave of something
(My accomplice ran and brandished his tech nine in the air)
Compromise-2 sides come together to one conclusion
(The legislative branch has to compromise with it's own powers when disagreed upon the people)
Deft-Skillful or quick
(my co-worker is deft to her knowledge with this company I believe she should become manager)
Destitute- Not having basic necessities in life
(When she was left destitute by death of her husband, she decided to get up and travel the world)
Explicit-Clearly expressed
(Jane gave an explicit description of her personal life)
Extirpate-Completely remove, destroy or pull out
(White Bengal tiger's are on the verge of being extirpated)
Inopportune-Situation occurring at an inconvenient time
(Samantha and I are talking and enjoying our conversation until Joe shows up at an inopportune time)
Ironic-opposite of what is meant or expected to happen
(It's ironic to thing dogs can talk)
Musty-Moldy, stale smell
(Under the house, holds a musty odor)
Officious- offering unwanted advice
(Shane gives an officious manner towards his mother)
Ominous- Menacing, threatening
(The possible war with Syria will be ominous to society)
Pinnacle- Highest point (Architecture)
(Mount Everest may have a pinnacle as high as the dark skies wonder for infinity)
Premeditated- Preplanned
( Attack on the president is premeditated between I and my accomplice)
Rampant- Occurring without restraint
(My neighbor has rampant growth of weeds in his yard)
Solace- Comfort in sorrow
Aunt Sherrill gave solace to Denise in the time of her mother's death)
Stately- Impressive, dignified in size
(Number 32 on the soccer team  is not stately in movement)
Supple- Something/someone that bends or moves
(The movement of the balls will keep the glove supple)
Suppress- To keep something from happening
(All opposition was ruthlessly suppressed by political police)
Venal-Corrupt or willing to take tribes
(Ana's venal experiment annihilated to dust)

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