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vocab workshop d
unit 1 synonyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| admonish | warn, call on the carpet |
| circumspect | wary, prudent, guarded |
| commandeer | take over, requisition, exropriate |
| cumbersome | unwieldy, ponderous |
| deadlock | (n.) standoff, stalemate, impasse |
| debris | rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam |
| diffuse | (v.) diperse; (adj.) rambling, verbose, prolix |
| dilemma | predicament, quandary, pickle, bind |
| efface | blt out, erase, obliterate, expunge |
| muddle | (v.) jumble, mess up; (n.) confusion, disorder |
| opinionated | obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible |
| perennial | (adj.) enduring, recurring |
| predispose | make susceptible to |
| relinquish | surrender, abandon |
| salvage | v.) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim |
| spasmodic | irregular, occasional |
| purious | false counterfeit, fraudulent, bogu |
| unbridled | unrestrained, unchecked |