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voc. test 1
Term | Definition |
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admonish | verb-warn or reprimand someone firmly |
breach | noun-act of breaking or falling to observe the law verb-make a gap in and break through |
brigand | noun-remember of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and montains |
circumspect | adjective-wary or unmilling to take risks |
commander | noun-a person in authority;millitary |
cumbersome | adjective-large or heavy difficult to carry |
deadlock | noun-situation typically involving opposing parties in no progrss is made |
debris | noun-scattered pieces of waste or remains |
diffuse | verb-spread or cause to spread over large amonts of people adjective-spread out over a large area; not consentrated |
dilemma | noun-a situation which is difficult choice has to be made between two alternatives |
efface | verb-erase(a mark) from a surface |
muddle | verb-like to mess up |
opinionated | adjective-conceitedly assertive and dogmatic in one's opinion |
perennial | adjective-lasting or existing for a long or apperantly infinite time |
predispose | verb-make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition |
relinquish | verb-voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up |
salvage | verb-rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea |
spasmodic | adjective-occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts |
spurious | adjective-not being what it purports to be; false or fake. |
unbridled | adjectiveuncontrolled; unconstrained |