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Stack #48774
| Word | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admonish | to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty | warn, call on the carpet | praise, pat on the back |
| Breach | n. an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction | (blank) | (blank) |
| Breach | v. to create an opening, break through | (blank) | close, seal |
| Brigand | n. a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman | (blank) | (blank) |
| Circumspect | adj. careful, cautious | wary, prudent, guarded | incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
| Commandeer | v. to seize for military of official use | take over, requisition, expropriate | (blank) |
| Cumbersome | adj. clumsy, hard to handle, slow-moving | unweidly, ponderous | manageable, easy to handle |
| Deadlock | n. a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions | standoff, stalemate, impasse | agreement, accord, breakthrough |
| Deadlock | v. to bring to such a standstill | (blank) | (blank) |
| Debris | n. scattered fragments, wreckage | (blank) | (blank) |
| Diffuse | v. to spread or scatter freely or widely | disperse | concentrate |
| Diffuse | adj. wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread | rambling, verbose, prolix | brief, concise, succini |
| Dilemm | n. a difficult or perplexing situation or problem | predicament, quandary, pickle, bind | cinch |
| Efface | v. to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed | blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge | (blank) |
| Muddle | v.t o make a mess of; muddle through: to get by | jumble, mess up | (blank) |
| Muddle | n. a hopeless mess | confusion, disorder | (blank) |
| Opinionated | adj. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind | obstinte, pigheaded, inflexible | open-minded, reasonable |
| Perennial | adj. lasting for a long time, persisten | enduring, recurring | brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral |
| Predispose | v. to incline before hand | make susceptible to | immunize against, shield from |
| Relinquish | v. to let go, give up | surrender, abandon | hold on to, keep, retain, cling to |
| Salvage | v. to save from fire or shipwreck | rescue, recover, retrieve, recaim | abandon scrap junk |
| salvage | n. property thus saved | (blank) | (blank) |
| Spasmodic | adj. sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent | irregular, occasionl | steady, continuous, chronic |
| Spurious | adj. not genuine, not true, not valid | false, counterfeit, faudulent, bogus | genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid |
| Unbridled | adj. uncontrolled, lacking in restraint | unrestrained, unchecked | restrained, held in check, muted |
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