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Vocabulary (E1)

Unit 1

QuestionAnswer
admonish to caution or adviseSYN: warn ANT: praise
breach an opening/gap; violationSYN: rupture ANT: close
brigand a bandit; highwaymanSYN: robber ANT: policeman
circumspect careful, cautiousSYN: wary ANT: reckless, incautious
cumbersome clumsy; hard to handle; slow-movingSYN: unwieldy ANT: manageable, easy to handle
deadlock a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factionsSYN: standoff ANT: agreement
debris scattered fragments, wreckageSYN: rubble ANT: cleanliness
diffuse to spread/scatter; unfocusedSYN: disperse; rambling ANT: concentrate; brief
dilemma a difficult or perplexing situationSYN: pickle ANT: cinch
efface to wipe outSYN: erase ANT: bring back
muddle to make a mess of; MUDDLE THROUGH: get bySYN: mess up; disorder ANT: neatness
opinionated stubborn; close mindedSYN: pigheaded ANT: open-minded
perennial lasting for a long timeSYN: enduring ANT: brief
predispose to incline to beforehandSYN: make susceptible to ANT: shield from
relinquish to let go; give upSYN: surrender, abandon ANT: hold on to
salvage to save from...SYN: rescue ANT: abandon
spasmodic sudden and violent but brief; fitfulSYN: irregular ANT: steady, continious
spurious not trueSYN: false ANT: genuine, valid
unbridled uncontrolledSYN: unrestrained ANT: restrained, muted
commandeer ito seize for military or official useSYN: take over ANT: relinquish
Created by: Smudgy14
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