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Vocab 1-3 Level D
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| admonish | to scold mildly |
| breach | an opening or gap; a violation |
| brigand | a bandit |
| circumspect | careful |
| commandeer | seize for official use |
| cumbersome | clumsy, slow-moving |
| deadlock | a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces |
| debris | scattered fragments, wreckage |
| diffuse | to spread or scatter; wordy |
| dilemma | a difficult situation |
| efface | to wipe out |
| muddle | to make a mess of |
| opinionated | stubborn and holding to one's own ideas |
| perennial | lasting for a long time |
| predispose | to incline to beforehand |
| relinquish | to let go, give up |
| salvage | to save from fire or shipwreck |
| spasmodic | sudden and violent but brief, fitful |
| spurious | not valid, fake |
| unbridled | lacking in restraint |
| adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily |
| alien | foreign, strange |
| comely | having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate | to make up for, to repay for services |
| dissolute | loose in one's morals or behaviors |
| erractic | not regular or consistent |
| expulsion | the process of driving out |
| feint | a deliberately deceptive movement |
| fodder | food for horses or cattle, raw material for a purpose |
| fortify | to strengthen |
| illegible | difficult or impossible to read |
| jeer | to make fun of rudely |
| lucrative | bringing in money, profitable |
| mediocre | average, ordinary |
| proliferate | to reproduce, increase, spread rapidly |
| subjugate | to conquer by force |
| sully | to soil,stain, tarnish |
| tantalize | to tease, torment by teasing |
| terse | brief and to the point |
| unflinching | firm, showing no signs of fear |
| abridge | to make shorter |
| adherent | a follower; attached |
| altercation | an angry argument |
| cherubic | resembling an angel portrayed as a little child |
| condone | to pardon or overlook |
| dissent | to disagree |
| eminent | famous, outstanding, distinguished |
| exorcise | to drive out by magic |
| fabricate | to make or manufacture; to make up |
| gluttony | engaging in extreme eating or drinking |
| irate | angry |
| marauder | a raider, plunderer |
| pauper | an extremely poor person |
| pilfer | to steal in small quantities |
| rift | a split, break |
| semblance | a likeness, an outward appearance |
| surmount | to overcome, rise above |
| terminate | to bring to an end |
| trite | commonplace, overused |
| usurp | to seize and hold position by force or without right |
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