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Eng 1 2008 / Unit 1

English I 2008 / Vocab Unit #1

TermDefinition
admonish to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
breach an opening, gap; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through
brigand a bandit
circumspect careful, cautious
commandeer to seize for military or official use
cumbersome clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
deadlock a complete standstill; to bring to a standstill
debris scattered fragments, wreckage
diffuse to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
dilemma a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
efface to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
muddle to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by; a hopeless mess
opinionated stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas; having a closed mind
perennial lasting for a long time, persistent; 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; property thus saved
spasmodic sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent
spurious not genuine, not true; not valid
unbridled uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Created by: nwalker
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