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Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level D Units 1-3 Review

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Definition
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breach (n)   an opening, gap, rupture, rift   xxxxxx   xxxxxx  
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breach (v)   to create an opening, break through   xxxxxx   close, seal  
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brigand   a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman   thief   xxxxxx  
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circumspect   careful, obvious   wary, prudent, guarded   incautious, rash, reckless, heedless  
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commandeer   to seize for military or official use   take over, requisition, expropriate   xxxxxx  
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cumbersome   clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving   ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable   manageable, easy to handle  
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deadlock (n)   a standstill resulting from the opposition of 2 equal forces or factions   standoff, impasse, stalemate   agreement, accord, breakthrough  
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deadlock (v)   to bring to a standstill   xxxxxx   xxxxxx  
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debris   scattered fragments, wreckage   remains, detritus, rubble, flotsam, jetsam   xxxxxx  
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diffuse (v)   to spread or scatter freely or widely   disperse   concentrate  
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diffuse (adj)   wordy, long-winded, or unfocused   rambling, verbose, prolix   brief, concise, succinct  
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dilemma   a difficult or perplexing situation or problem   predicament, quandary, pickle, bind   cinch  
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efface   to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed   blot out, erase, expunge, wear away   xxxxxx  
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muddle (v)   to make a mess of; to get by   jumble, mess up   xxxxxx  
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muddle (n)   a hopeless mess   confusion, disorder   tidiness  
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perennial (adj)   lasting for a long time; persistent   enduring, recurring   brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral  
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predispose   to incline to beforehand   tending to, liable to, susceptible to   xxxxxx  
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relinquish   to let go, give up   surrender   retain, immunize against, shield from  
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salvage (v)   to save from fire or shipwreck   recover, retrieve, reclaim, rescue   jettison, abandon, salvage, junk  
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salvage (n)   property saved   xxxxxx   xxxxxx  
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spasmodic   suddent and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent   irregular, occasional   steady, continuous, chronic  
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spurious   not genuine, not true, not valid   false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus   genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid  
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unbridled   lacking in restraint   unrestrained, unchecked, uncontrolled   restrained, muted  
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opinionated   stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind   obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible   open-minded, reasonable  
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adjourn   to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place   postpone, discontinue, suspend   open, call to order  
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alien (n)   a citizen of another country   xxxxxx   xxxxxx  
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alien (adj)   foreign, strange   exotic, unfamiliar   native, endemic  
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comely   having a pleasing appearance   good-looking, attractive, bonny   plain, homely, ugly, repulsive  
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dissolute   loose in one's morals or behavior   dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt   chaste, moral, seemly, proper, virtuous  
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compensate   to make up for, to repay for services   pay back, recompense, reimburse   fail to reward, stiff  
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admonish   to caution or advise against something   warn   xxxxxx  
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admonish   to scold mildly; to remind of a duty   reprimand, call on the carpet   praise, pat on the back, commend  
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