| dilemma | Definition: (n). a difficult or perplexing situation or problem | 1 | 0 | false |
| efface | Definition: (v). to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed | 2 | 0 | false |
| commandeer | Definition: (v). to seize for military or official use | 3 | 0 | false |
| deadlock | Definition: (n). a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces of factions; (v). to bring to such a standstill | 4 | 0 | false |
| incline | (v). to _____ to beforehand | 5 | 1 | true |
| muddle | Definition: (v). to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n). a hopeless mess | 6 | 0 | false |
| circumspect | Definition: (adj). careful, cautious | 7 | 0 | false |
| unbridled | Definition: (adj). lacking in restraint | 8 | 0 | false |
| salvage | Definition: (v). to save from fire or shipwreck; (n). property thus saved | 9 | 0 | false |
| fitful | (adj). sudden and violent but brief; _____; intermittent | 10 | 1 | true |
| perennial | Definition: (adj). lasting for a long time, persistent; (n). a plant that lives for many years | 11 | 0 | false |
| admonish | Definition: (v). to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty | 12 | 0 | false |
| diffuse | Definition: (v). to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj). wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread | 13 | 0 | false |
| closed | (adj). stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, have a _____ mind | 14 | 1 | true |
| brigand | Definition: (n). a bandit, robbery outlaw, highwayman | 15 | 0 | false |
| cumbersome | Definition: (adj). clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving | 16 | 0 | false |
| breach | Definition: (n). an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v). to create an opening, break through | 17 | 0 | false |
| relinquish | Definition: (v). to let go, give up | 18 | 0 | false |
| spurious | Definition: (adj). not genuine, not true, not valid | 19 | 0 | false |
| debris | Definition: (n). scattered fragments, wreckage | 20 | 0 | false |
