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Vocabulary Unit 1
E1 Vocabulary words for unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Admonish | (v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
| Breach | (n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through |
| Brigand | (n) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
| Circumspect | (adj) careful, cautious |
| Commandeer | (v) to seize for military or official use |
| Cumbersome | (adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving |
| Deadlock | (n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v) to bring to such a standstill |
| Debris | (n) scattered fragments, wreckage |
| Diffuse | (v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
| Dilemma | (n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| Efface | (v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
| Muddle | (v) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by; (n) a hopeless mess |
| Opinionated | (adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind |
| Perennial | (adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years |
| Predispose | (v) to incline to beforehand |
| Relinquish | (v) to let go, give up |
| Salvage | (v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved |
| Spasmodic | (adj) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent |
| Spurious | (adj) not genuine, not true, not valid |
| Unbridled | (adj) lacking in restraint |