1. Group: 6 A
Accede: (v) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity Ex: accede to their reasonable request. Brandish: (v) to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion Ex: brandish his cane threateningly Comprise: (v) to include or contain; to be made up of Ex: a book comprised entirely of essays Deft: (adj) skillful, nimble Ex: sew with deft fingers

2. Destitute: (adj) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in Ex: aid to destitute families Explicit: (adj) definite, clearly stated Ex: greatly in nee of explicit directions Extirpate: (v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally Ex: extirpate all forms of racism Inopportune: (adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate Ex: arrive at an inopportune time for me

3. Ironic: (adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic Ex: an ironic twist of fate Musty: (adj) stale, moldy; out-of-date Ex: a musty smell in the closet

4. Accede Brandish Comprise Deft Destitute
Dexterous, adroit, proficient
To swing, shake, flourish
To consent, concur, comply, assent
Wanting, devoid, impoverished
To compose, constitute, encompass
Define: Explicit, Extirpate, Inopportune, Ironic Musty

5. Explicit Extirpate Inopportune Ironic Musty
distinct, forthright, unambiguous
Ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate
Stale, hackneyed, antiquated
4. To uproot, eradicate, wipe out
5. incongruous; poignant; satiric, sardonic, wry, tongue-in-cheek
Define: Officious, Ominous, Pinnacle, Premeditated, Rampant

6. Officious Ominous Pinnacle Premeditated Rampant
preplanned, rehearsed, calculated
Widespread, unrestrained, extravagant
Meddlesome, prying, impertinent
unpropitious, inauspicious, portentous
An apex, acme, summit, apogee
Define: Solace, Stately, Supple, Suppress, Venal

7. Solace Stately Supple Suppress Venal
To soothe, reassure, console, comfort
Flexible, limber, pliable
bribable, corruptible; mercenary
To subdue, crush, stifle, squelch, squash
grand, magnificent, imposing

8. Synonyms: 6A distinct, forthright, unambiguous
Dexterous, adroit, proficient
Ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate
Stale, hackneyed, antiquated
To swing, shake, flourish
6. To uproot, eradicate, wipe out
7. incongruous; poignant; satiric, sardonic, wry, tongue-in-cheek
8. To consent, concur, comply, assent
9. wanting, devoid, impoverished
10. To compose, constitute, encompass

9. Explicit
Deft
Inopportune
Musty
Brandish
Extirpate
Ironic
Accede
Destitute
Comprise

10. Group 6B
Officious: (adj) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority Ex: annoyed by the officious usher Ominous: (adj) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen Ex: an ominous report from the doctor Pinnacle: (n) a high peak or point Ex: reach the pinnacle of success Premeditated: (part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned Ex: guilty of a premeditated act of violence

11. Rampant: (adj) growing without check, running wild Ex: rampant rumors Solace: (n) comfort, relief (v) to comfort, console Ex: find solace in music Stately: (adj) dignified, majestic Ex: impressed by the stately procession Supple: (adj) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile Ex: the sapling’s supple branches

12. Suppress: (v) to stop by force, put down Ex: use force to suppress a rebellion Venal: (adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption Ex: a venal official

13. Synonyms: All distinct, forthright, unambiguous
Preplanned, rehearsed, calculated
Widespread, unrestrained, extravagant
Meddlesome, prying, impertinent
Dexterous, adroit, proficient
Ill-timed, inconvenient, inappropriate
To soothe, reassure, console, comfort
Stale, hackneyed, antiquated
To swing, shake, flourish
Flexible, limber, pliable

14. Explicit
Premeditated
Rampant
Officious
Deft
Inopportune
Solace
Musty
Brandish
supple

15. 11. unpropitious, inauspicious, portentous 12
11. unpropitious, inauspicious, portentous 12. bribable, corruptible; mercenary 13. An apex, acme, summit, apogee 14. To uproot, eradicate, wipe out 15. incongruous; poignant; satiric, sardonic, wry, tongue-in-cheek 16. To subdue, crush, stifle, squelch, quash 17. To consent, concur, comply, assent 18. grand, magnificent, imposing 19. wanting, devoid, impoverished 20. To compose, constitute, encompass

16. 11. Ominous 12. Venal 13. Pinnacle 14. Extirpate 15. Ironic 16
11. Ominous 12. Venal 13. Pinnacle 14. Extirpate 15. Ironic 16. Suppress 17. Accede 18. Stately 19. Destitute 20. comprise