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Vocab 1-3 Level D

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Definition
admonish   to scold mildly  
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breach   an opening or gap; a violation  
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brigand   a bandit  
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circumspect   careful  
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commandeer   seize for official use  
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cumbersome   clumsy, slow-moving  
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deadlock   a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces  
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debris   scattered fragments, wreckage  
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diffuse   to spread or scatter; wordy  
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dilemma   a difficult situation  
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efface   to wipe out  
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muddle   to make a mess of  
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opinionated   stubborn and holding to one's own ideas  
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perennial   lasting for a long time  
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predispose   to incline to beforehand  
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relinquish   to let go, give up  
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salvage   to save from fire or shipwreck  
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spasmodic   sudden and violent but brief, fitful  
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spurious   not valid, fake  
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unbridled   lacking in restraint  
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adjourn   to stop proceedings temporarily  
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alien   foreign, strange  
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comely   having a pleasing appearance  
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compensate   to make up for, to repay for services  
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dissolute   loose in one's morals or behaviors  
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erractic   not regular or consistent  
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expulsion   the process of driving out  
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feint   a deliberately deceptive movement  
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fodder   food for horses or cattle, raw material for a purpose  
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fortify   to strengthen  
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illegible   difficult or impossible to read  
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jeer   to make fun of rudely  
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lucrative   bringing in money, profitable  
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mediocre   average, ordinary  
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proliferate   to reproduce, increase, spread rapidly  
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subjugate   to conquer by force  
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sully   to soil,stain, tarnish  
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tantalize   to tease, torment by teasing  
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terse   brief and to the point  
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unflinching   firm, showing no signs of fear  
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abridge   to make shorter  
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adherent   a follower; attached  
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altercation   an angry argument  
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cherubic   resembling an angel portrayed as a little child  
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condone   to pardon or overlook  
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dissent   to disagree  
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eminent   famous, outstanding, distinguished  
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exorcise   to drive out by magic  
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fabricate   to make or manufacture; to make up  
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gluttony   engaging in extreme eating or drinking  
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irate   angry  
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marauder   a raider, plunderer  
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pauper   an extremely poor person  
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pilfer   to steal in small quantities  
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rift   a split, break  
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semblance   a likeness, an outward appearance  
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surmount   to overcome, rise above  
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terminate   to bring to an end  
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trite   commonplace, overused  
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usurp   to seize and hold position by force or without right  
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