Unit 6: Vocab

to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

to include or contain; to be made up of

skillful, nimble

deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

definite; clearly stated

to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

coming at a bad time; not appropriate

suggesting a difference between what might be expected and what actually happens

stale, moldy; out-of-date

meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

unfavorable, threatening, of bad one

a high peak or point

considered beforehand; deliberately planned

growing without check, running wild

comfort, relief

dignified, majestic

bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

to stop by force, put down

open to or marked by bribery or corruption