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Sadlier Oxford D
WCHS Unit 1-D
| word | Description |
|---|---|
| admonish | to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly |
| breach | (n) an opening, gap, rupture, (v) to create an opening, break through |
| brigand | a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
| circumspect | careful, cautious |
| commandeer | to seize for military or official use |
| cumbersome | clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving |
| deadlock | a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions |
| debris | Scattered fragments, wreckage |
| diffuse | (v) to spread or scatter widely (adj) wordy, long-winded or unfocused |
| dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| efface | to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
| muddle | (v) to make a mess of (n) a hopeless mess |
| opinionated | stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind |
| perennial | (adj) lasting for a long time (n) a plant that lives for many years |
| predispose | to incline to beforehand |
| relinquish | to let go, give up |
| salvage | (v) to save from fire or shipwreck (n) property that has been saved |
| spasmodic | sudden and violent but brief, fitful |
| spurious | not genuine, not true, not valid |
| unbridled | uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |