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English Vocab Unit 1

TermDefinition
Admonish To firmly yet gently warn, scold, or advise someone about their behavior Synonyms: Scold, Warn, recprimand
Commandeer To forcibly take control of private property Synonyms: hijack, confiscate
Efface to make something disappear Synonyms: delete, erase
Relinquish To give up control or possession often while feeling forced Synonyms: surrender, abandon
Breach To break through something Synonyms:violation, infraction
Cumbersome Difficult to handle or use Synonyms: awkward, weird, unwieldy
Muddle To mix things up in a confused way Synonyms: confuse, befuddle, mix up
Salvage To rescue or retrieve something valuable Synonyms: save, recover, rescue
Brigand An armed thief who usually belongs to a gang or hides synonyms: bandit, outlaw
Deadlock a standstill situation where two or more competing actions or processes wait for each other to finish or release a resource, causing all of them to freeze permanently synonyms:stalemate, impose, standstill
Opinionated someone who holds very strong beliefs and expresses them often, usually refusing to change their mind or listen to others synonyms: stubborn, dogmate
Spasmodic happening suddenly in brief, irregular bursts rather than in a steady or continuous way
Circumspect careful to consider all possible risks and consequences before acting, speaking, or making a decision
Debris the scattered, broken pieces left behind after something is destroyed, broken down, or discarded
Perennial lasting for a very long time, recurring regularly, or continuing without interruption
Spurious false, fake, or not being what it appears to be
Diffuse to spread or scatter widely over a large area, or to describe something that is not concentrated or focused
Dilemma a tough situation that forces a person to make a hard choice between two or more options, when all choices seem equally bad or unappealing
Predispose to make someone or something more likely to behave in a certain way, think a specific thought, or catch a particular disease before it happens
Unbridled not controlled, restrained, or limited
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