Unit 1 Level D Vocab
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| admonish (v.) | to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
synonyms: reprimand, call on the carpet
antonyms: praise pat on the back
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| breach (n.) (v.) | (n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
(v.) to create an opening, break through
antonyms: (v.) close, seal
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| brigand (n.) | a bandit, robber, outlaw, highway man
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| circumspect (adj.) | careful, cautious
synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded
antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless. headless
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| commandeer (v.) | to seize for military or official use
synonyms: take over, requisition, expropriate
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| cumbersome (adj.) | clumsy, hard to handle; slow- moving
synonyms: ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable
antonyms: manageable, easy to handle
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| deadlock (n.) (v.) | (n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
(v.) to bring to such a standstill
synonyms: (n.) standoff, impasse
antonyms: (n.) agreement, accord, breakthrough
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| debris (n.) | scattered fragments, wreckage
synonyms: remains, detritus, flotsam and jetsam
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| diffuse (v.) (adj.) | (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely
(adj.) wordy, long- winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
synonyms: (v.) disperse; (adj.) verbose, prolix
antonyms: (v.) concentrate; (adj.) brief, concise, succint
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| dilemma (n.) | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
synonyms: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind
antonym: cinch
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| efface (v.) | to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
synonyms: blot out, erase, expurge
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| muddle (v.) (n.) | (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through, get by
(n.) a hopeless mess
synonyms: (v.) jumble, mess up; (n.) confusion, disorder
antonyms: (n.) orderliness, neatness
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| opinionated (adj.) | stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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| perennial (adj.) (n.) | (adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent
(n.) a plant that lives for many years
synonyms: (adj.) enduring, recurring
antonyms: (adj.) brief, short- lived, fleeting, ephemeral
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| predispose (v.) | to incline to before hand
synonym: make susceptible to
antonyms: immunize against
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| relinquish (v.) | to let go, give up
synonyms: surrender, abandon
antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to
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| spasmodic (adj.) | sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent
synonyms: irregular, occasional
antonyms: steady, continuous, chronic
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| salvage (v.) (n.) | (v.) to save from fire or shipwreck
(n.) property thus saved
synonyms: (v.) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim
antonyms: (v.) abandon, scrap, junk
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| spurious (adj.) | not genuine, not true, not valid
synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
antonyms: genuine, authentic, bonafide, valid
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| unbridled (adj.) | uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
synonyms: unrestrained, held in check, muted
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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