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SAT Words
Unit 1
Term | Definition |
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Admonish | to caution or advise against something; to scold mildy; to remind of a duty |
Breach | an opening, gap; a violation or infraction, to create opening, break through |
Brigand | a bandit |
Circumspect | careful, cautious |
Deadlock | a complete standstill; hard to handle; slow-moving |
commandeer | to seize for military or official use |
Debris | scattered fragments, wreckage |
Diffuse | to spread or scatter freely or widely |
Dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
Efface | to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
Muddle | to do without enthusiasm; mess |
Opinionated | stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas, having a closed mind. |
perennial | lasting for a long time; a plant that lives for many years |
predispose | to incline to beforehand |
relinquish | to let go, give up |
salvage | to save from fire or shipwreck |
spasmodic | sudden and violent but brief, fitful, intermittent |
spurious | not genuine, not true; not valid |
unbridled | uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |