9 Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

to warn or reprimand firmly

A

admonish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

the act of breaking an agreement or the law; a violation

A

breach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

a bandit, robber, or outlaw

A

brigand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

wary, prudent, guarded; unwilling to take risks

A

circumspect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

to officially take possession or control

A

commandeer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

large or heavy and difficult to carry or handle

A

cumbersome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

a standstill resulting from two equal, opposing forces

A

deadlock

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

scattered fragments, wreckage

A

debris

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

to spread or scatter freely and widely

A

diffuse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

A

dilemma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

to erase a mark from a surface; to make yourself unnoticeable

A

efface

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

to make a mess of

A

muddle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

clinging to one’s own ideas in a stubborn way; inflexible

A

opinionated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

lasting a long time; persistent

A

perennial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

inclined to a specific attitude, action, or condition

A

predispose

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

to let go or give up

A

relinquish

17
Q

to rescue or save from a disastrous situation, especially a shipwreck

A

salvage

18
Q

sudden and violent, brief, fitful, intermittent

A

spasmodic

19
Q

false or fake, not genuine

A

spurious

20
Q

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

A

unbridled