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Jantz PHS Eng 1-1
Eng I first vocab list
Term | Definition |
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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 |