Unit 6/7

• Inopportune: (adj) coming at a bad time; not appropriate
• Pinnacle: (n.) a high peak or point
• Officious : (adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
• Solace: (n.) comfort, relief (v.) to comfort, console
• Stately: (adj.) dignified, majestic
• Supple: (adj.) bending easily; bending wth agility; readily adaptable; servile
• 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
• Premeditated: (adj., part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned
• Rampant: (adj.) growing without check, running wild
• Suppress: (v.) to stop by force, put down
• Amend: (v.) to change in a formal way, to change for the better
• Buffet: (v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow
• Commodious: (adj.) roomy, spacious
• Martinet: (n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
• Reprehensible: (adj.) deserving blame or punishment
• Squalid: (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
• Turbulent: (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
• Abhor: (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
• Discern: (v.) to see clearly; recognize
• Renegade: (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter; outlaw (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
• Somber: (adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
• Vociferous: (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention
• Voluminous: (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length