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voc. test 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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