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Jantz PHS Eng 1-1
Eng I first vocab list
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| admonish | warn, scold |
| breach | to break or make a hole in something |
| circumspect | careful, thinking before you think or do |
| commandeer | to take something for military or government use |
| brigand | bandit, a person who does respect the law and robs people |
| cumbersome | difficult to carry, a burden |
| diffuse | spread through something |
| debris | pieces of things that are broken or ruined |
| dilemma | a problem with no good solutions |
| deadlock | two or more groups are stopped; unable to agree on how to move forward |
| efface | erase, withdraw, wipe away |
| muddled | confused, not able to do something well |
| opinionated | having a strong opinion and refusing to change it |
| perennial | continues for many years |
| predisposed | be likely to do something or be a certain way |
| relinquish | release, let go |
| salvage | what you can save from a bad situation |
| spasmodic | happening suddenly, repeatedly, and involuntarily |
| spurious | has no basis in facts, not true, not proven |
| unbridled | not controlled; with full force |