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Vocabulary
English I Vocabulary Units 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| admonish | verb, to scold |
| breach | noun, opening/gap/rupture |
| circumspect | adj, careful/cautious |
| commandeer | verb, to seize for military or official use |
| cumbersome | adj, hard to handle |
| deadlock | noun, a standstill resulting from to opposition of two equal forces - verb, to bring to a standstill |
| diffuse | verb, to spread or scatter freely - adj, wordy/unfocused |
| efface | verb, to wipe out |
| predispose | verb, to incline beforehand |
| relinquish | verb, to give up/let go |
| spurious | adj, not true/genuine |
| unbridled | adj, lacking in restraint |
| adjourn | verb, to stop temporarily |
| compensate | verb, to make up for |
| dissolute | adj, loose in one's morals or behavior |
| proliferate | verb, to reproduce |
| subjugate | verb, to conquer by force |
| sully | verb, to stain |
| terse | adj, brief and to the point |
| unflinching | adj, firm/showing no signs of fear |
| abridge | verb, to make shorter |
| dissent | verb, to disagree - noun, a disagreement |
| semblance | noun, a likeness/outward appearance |