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Admonish v. to caution or advise against something; to sclold mildly; to remind of a duty
Breach n. an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
breach v. to create an opening, break through
brigand n. a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
circumspect adj. careful, cautious
commandeer v. to seize for military or official use
cumbersome adj. clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
deadlock n. a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
deadlock v. to bring to such a standstill
debris n. scattered fragments, wreckage
diffuse v. to spread or scatter freely or widely
diffuse adj. wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
dilemma n. a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
efface v. to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
muddle v. to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by
muddle n. a hopeless mess
opinionated adj. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
perennial adj. lasting for a long tme, persistent
perennial n. a plant that lives for many years
predispose v. to incline to beforehand
relinquish v. to let go, give up
salvage v. to save from fire or shipwreck
salvage n. property thus saved
spasmodic adj. sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
spurious adj. not genuine, not true, not valid
unbridled adj. uncontrolled, lacking in restrains
adjourn v. to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
alien n. a citizen of another country
alien adj. foreign, strange
comely adj. having a pleasing apperance
compensate v. to make up for; to repay for services
dissolute adj. loose in one's morals or behavior
erratic adj. not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
expulsion n. the process of driving or forcing out
feint n. a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
feint v. to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
fodder n. food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
fortify v.to strengthen, build up
illegible adj. difficult or impossible to read
jeer v. to make fun of rudely or unkindly
jeer n. a ruderemark of derision
lucrative adj. bringing in money; profitable
mediocre adj. average, ordinary, undistinguished
proliferate v. to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
subjugate v. to conquer by force, bring under complete control
sully v. to soil, tarnish, defile, besmirch
tantalize v. to tease, torment by teasing
terse adj. brief and to the point
unflinching adj. firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
abrdige v. to make shorter
adherent n. a follower, supporter
adherent adj. attached, sticking to
altercation n. an angry argument
cherubic adj. resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
condone v. to pardon or to overlook
dissent v. to disagree
dissent n. a disagreement
eminent adj. famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
exorcise v. to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppresive
irate adj. angry
marauder n. a raider, plunderer
obesity n. excessive fatness
pauper n. an extremely poor person
pilfer v. to steal in small quantities
rift n. a split, break, breach
semblance n. a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
surmount v. to overcome, rise above
terminate v. to bring to an end
trite adj. commonplace; overused, stale
usurp v. to seize and hold a position by force without right
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