| A | B |
|---|
| Accede | (v) to yeild to: to asume an office or dignity |
| Brandish | (v) to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion |
| Comprise | (v) to include or contain; to be made up of |
| Deft | (adj) skillful, nimble |
| Destitute | (adj) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in |
| Explicit | (adj) definite, clearly stated |
| Extirpate | (v) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally |
| Inopportune | (adj) coming at a bad time, not appropriate |
| Ironic | (adj) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic |
| Musty | (adj) stale, moldy; out-of-date |
| Officious | (adj) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
| Pinnacle | (n) a high point or peak |
| Premeditated | (adj., part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned |
| Rampant | (adj) growing without check, running wild |
| Ominous | (adj) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
| Solace | (n) comfort;relief (v)to comfort, console |
| Stately | (adj) dignified, majestic |
| Supple | (adj) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
| Supress | (v) to stop by force, put down |
| Venal | (adj) open to or marked by bribary or corruption |
