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SAT Words
Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Admonish | to caution or advise against something; to scold mildy; to remind of a duty |
| Breach | an opening, gap; a violation or infraction, to create opening, break through |
| Brigand | a bandit |
| Circumspect | careful, cautious |
| Deadlock | a complete standstill; hard to handle; slow-moving |
| commandeer | to seize for military or official use |
| Debris | scattered fragments, wreckage |
| Diffuse | to spread or scatter freely or widely |
| Dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| Efface | to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
| Muddle | to do without enthusiasm; mess |
| Opinionated | stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas, having a closed mind. |
| perennial | lasting for a long time; 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 |
| spasmodic | sudden and violent but brief, fitful, intermittent |
| spurious | not genuine, not true; not valid |
| unbridled | uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |