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ENG 9 Vocab #1 - Def
Sadlier, Level D, Unit 1 - DEF
| Definition | Word |
|---|---|
| (v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty | ADMONISH |
| (adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind | OPINIONATED |
| (adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years | PERENNIAL |
| (v) to incline to beforehand | PREDISPOSE |
| (v) to let go, give up | RELINQUISH |
| (v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved | SALVAGE |
| (adj) suddent and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent | SPASMODIC |
| (adj) not genuine, not true, not valid | SPURIOUS |
| (adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint | UNBRIDLED |
| (n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through | BREACH |
| (n) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman | BRIGAND |
| (adj) careful, cautious | CIRCUMSPECT |
| (v) to seize for military or official use | COMMANDEER |
| (n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces; (v) to bring to such a standstill | DEADLOCK |
| (n) scattered fragments, wreckage | DEBRIS |
| (v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread | DIFFUSE |
| (n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem | DILEMMA |
| (v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed | EFFACE |
| (v) to make a mess of, to get by; (n) a hopeless mess | MUDDLE |
| (adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving | CUMBERSOME |