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Lesson 1 Vocab-1

English I Honors- Vocab List 1 Lesson 1-2013

TermDefinition
admonish to warn or reprimand firmly; to give friendly earnest advice to
breach (n)breaking of a law, promise, etc; a gap in a wall, barrier, or defense; (v)to break
brigand a bandit of an outlaw band in the forest or mountain regions who robs or ambushes others
circumspect cautious; discreet; wary
commandeer to seize for military or governmental purposes; to forcibly take or take control of
cumbersome burdensome; difficult to carry, handle, or use because of size or bulk
deadlock a state of no activity or progress, usually because of equal opposite forces; stalemate
debris remains of something broken down or destroyed; something discarded
diffuse (v.)to spread, scatter; (adj)not concentrated; widely spread out
dilemma a situation in which a difficult decision must be made between two (or more) alternatives
efface to rub away, mark out, or erase; to make indistinct as if by wearing away the surface
muddle to confuse or befuddle; to mix or jumble up; to bring into a disorganized mess
opinionated conceitedly dogmatic; holding stubbornly to one's own opinions
perennial lasting for a long time; existing at all seasons; enduring
predispose to make (someone) inclined to something
relinquish to let go of; to voluntarily abandon or give up; to retire from
salvage rescue of a ship, its cargo, or its crew from shipwreck; the saving of something from destruction
spasmodic occurring in brief, irregular outbursts; relating to or characterized by spasms
spurious false; fake; sham; not real; not genuine
unbridled unconstrained; uncontrolled
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