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Unit 1 Vocabulary
English 3/4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| admonish | to scold or reprimand |
| breach | create an opening, break through |
| brigand | a bandit, robber, outlaw |
| circumspect | careful and cautious |
| commandeer | to seize for military use |
| cumbersome | clumsy, slow-moving |
| deadlock | a standstill resulting in no progression on both sides |
| debris | wreckage |
| diffuse | scattered freely or widely spread out |
| dilemma | a difficult situation |
| efface | to wipe out |
| muddle | a mess |
| opinionated | stubborn; often unreasonable, having a closed mind |
| perennial | to last for long time, plant |
| predispose | to incline to beforehand, be expose to |
| relinquish | to let go, give up |
| salvage | to save |
| spasmodic | sudden and violent but brief |
| spurious | not valid, not true |
| unbridled | lack in restraint, uncontrollable |