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Unit 1
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| admonish | (v). to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
| breach | (n). an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v). to create an opening, break through |
| brigand | (n). a bandit, robbery outlaw, highwayman |
| circumspect | (adj). careful, cautious |
| commandeer | (v). to seize for military or official use |
| cumbersome | (adj). clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving |
| deadlock | (n). a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces of factions; (v). to bring to such a standstill |
| debris | (n). scattered fragments, wreckage |
| diffuse | (v). to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj). wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
| dilemma | (n). a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| efface | (v). to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
| muddle | (v). to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n). a hopeless mess |
| opinionated | (adj). stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, have a closed mind |
| perennial | (adj). lasting for a long time, persistent; (n). a plant that lives for many years |
| predispose | (v). to incline to beforehand |
| relinquish | (v). to let go, give up |
| salvage | (v). to save from fire or shipwreck; (n). property thus saved |
| spasmodic | (adj). sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent |
| spurious | (adj). not genuine, not true, not valid |
| unbridled | (adj). lacking in restraint |
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