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Vocab Level D 1-3
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level D Units 1-3 Review
Term | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
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breach (n) | an opening, gap, rupture, rift | xxxxxx | xxxxxx |
breach (v) | to create an opening, break through | xxxxxx | close, seal |
brigand | a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman | thief | xxxxxx |
circumspect | careful, obvious | wary, prudent, guarded | incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
commandeer | to seize for military or official use | take over, requisition, expropriate | xxxxxx |
cumbersome | clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving | ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable | manageable, easy to handle |
deadlock (n) | a standstill resulting from the opposition of 2 equal forces or factions | standoff, impasse, stalemate | agreement, accord, breakthrough |
deadlock (v) | to bring to a standstill | xxxxxx | xxxxxx |
debris | scattered fragments, wreckage | remains, detritus, rubble, flotsam, jetsam | xxxxxx |
diffuse (v) | to spread or scatter freely or widely | disperse | concentrate |
diffuse (adj) | wordy, long-winded, or unfocused | rambling, verbose, prolix | brief, concise, succinct |
dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem | predicament, quandary, pickle, bind | cinch |
efface | to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed | blot out, erase, expunge, wear away | xxxxxx |
muddle (v) | to make a mess of; to get by | jumble, mess up | xxxxxx |
muddle (n) | a hopeless mess | confusion, disorder | tidiness |
perennial (adj) | lasting for a long time; persistent | enduring, recurring | brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral |
predispose | to incline to beforehand | tending to, liable to, susceptible to | xxxxxx |
relinquish | to let go, give up | surrender | retain, immunize against, shield from |
salvage (v) | to save from fire or shipwreck | recover, retrieve, reclaim, rescue | jettison, abandon, salvage, junk |
salvage (n) | property saved | xxxxxx | xxxxxx |
spasmodic | suddent and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent | irregular, occasional | steady, continuous, chronic |
spurious | not genuine, not true, not valid | false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus | genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid |
unbridled | lacking in restraint | unrestrained, unchecked, uncontrolled | restrained, muted |
opinionated | stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind | obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible | open-minded, reasonable |
adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place | postpone, discontinue, suspend | open, call to order |
alien (n) | a citizen of another country | xxxxxx | xxxxxx |
alien (adj) | foreign, strange | exotic, unfamiliar | native, endemic |
comely | having a pleasing appearance | good-looking, attractive, bonny | plain, homely, ugly, repulsive |
dissolute | loose in one's morals or behavior | dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt | chaste, moral, seemly, proper, virtuous |
compensate | to make up for, to repay for services | pay back, recompense, reimburse | fail to reward, stiff |
admonish | to caution or advise against something | warn | xxxxxx |
admonish | to scold mildly; to remind of a duty | reprimand, call on the carpet | praise, pat on the back, commend |