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English 9 Vocab U 1

English 9 Vocab Unit 1

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admonish (v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty SYNONYMS: warn; call on the carpet
breach (n) an opening gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction (v) to create an opening or breakthrough
brigand (n) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
circumspect (adj) careful, cautious SYNONYMS: wary, prudent, gaurded
commandeer (v) to seize for military or official use SYNONYMS: take over, requisition, expropriate
cumbersome (adj) clumsy, hard to handle, slow-moving SYNONYMS: unwieldy, ponderous
deadlock (n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions (v) to bring to such a standstill SYNONYMS: (n) standoff, stalemate, impasse
debris (n) scattered fragments, wreckage SYNONYMS: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam
diffuse (v) to spread or scatter freely or widely (adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread SYNONYMS: (v) disperse; (adj) rambling, verbose, prolix
dilemma (n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem SYNONYMS: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind
efface (v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed SYNONYMS: blot out, erase, obliterate
muddle (v) to make a mess of; to muddle through: to get by (n) a hopeless mess SYNONYMS: (v) jumble, mess up; (n) confusion, disorder
opinionated (adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind SYNONYMS: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible
perennial (adj) lasting for a long time, persistent (n) a plant that lives for many years SYNONYMS: (adj) enduring, recurring
predispose (v) to incline to beforehand SYNONYMS: make susceptible to
relinquish (v) to let go, give up SYNONYMS: surrender, abandon
salvage (v) to save from fire or shipwreck (n) property thus saved SYNONYMS: (v) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim
spasmodic (adj) sudden and violent, but brief; fitful; intermittent SYNONYMS: irregular, occasional
spurious (adj) not genuine, not true, not valid SYNONYMS: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
unbridled (adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint SYNONYMS: unrestrained, unchecked
Created by: hannabella16
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