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English Vocab
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| 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 |
| breach (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 |
| deadlock (v.) | to bring to a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions |
| debris (n.) | scattered fragments, wreckage |
| diffuse (v.) | to spread or scatter freely or widely |
| diffuse (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 |
| muddle (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 |
| perennial (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 |
| salvage (n.) | property saved from fire or shipwreck |
| spasmodic (adj.) | sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent |
| spurious (adj.) | not genuine, not true, not valid |
| unbridled (adj.) | lacking in restraint |