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- Definitions - Set B

Unit 6

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Definitions - Set B
 
brandish (v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

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

ironic (adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what
actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic

ominous (adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

premeditated (adj., part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

rampant (adj.) growing without check, running wild

suppress (v.) to stop by force, put down

venal (adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption

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