Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

perennial (adjective)

Answer 1

lasting for a long time, persistent

Question 2

admonish

Answer 2

to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

Question 3

debris

Answer 3

scattered fragments; wreckage

Question 4

opinionated

Answer 4

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

Question 5

diffuse (verb)

Answer 5

to spread or scatter freely or widely

Question 6

perennial (noun)

Answer 6

a plant that lives for many years

Question 7

unbridled

Answer 7

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

Question 8

muddle (verb)

Answer 8

to make a mess of; to get by

Question 9

salvage (verb)

Answer 9

to save from fire or shipwreck

Question 10

dilemma

Answer 10

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Question 11

deadlock (noun)

Answer 11

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions

Question 12

brigand

Answer 12

a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Question 13

cumbersome

Answer 13

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Question 14

spurious

Answer 14

not genuin, not true, not valid

Question 15

spasmodic

Answer 15

sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

Question 16

commandeer

Answer 16

to seize for military or official use

Question 17

circumspect

Answer 17

careful, cautious

Question 18

breach (noun)

Answer 18

an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction

Question 19

salvage (noun)

Answer 19

property saved from a fire or shipwreck

Question 20

relinquish

Answer 20

to let go, give up

Question 21

diffuse (adjective)

Answer 21

wordy, long-winded or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

Question 22

efface

Answer 22

to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

Question 23

muddle (noun)

Answer 23

a hopeless mess

Question 24

breach (verb)

Answer 24

to create an opening, break through

Question 25

deadlock (verb)

Answer 25

to bring to a standstill

Question 26

to caution or advise against something; to scole mildly; to remind of a duty

Answer 26

admonish

Question 27

scattered fragments, wreckage

Answer 27

salvage

Question 28

lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years

Answer 28

perennial

Question 29

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring to a standstill

Answer 29

deadlock

Question 30

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind

Answer 30

opinionated

Question 31

to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess

Answer 31

muddle

Question 32

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Answer 32

cumbersome

Question 33

an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infration; to create an opening, break through

Answer 33

breach

Question 34

careful; cautious

Answer 34

circumspect

Question 35

to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely scattered

Answer 35

diffuse

Question 36

to wipe out; to keep onself from being noticed

Answer 36

efface

Question 37

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Answer 37

dilemma

Question 38

a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Answer 38

brigand

Question 39

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

Answer 39

unbridled

Question 40

to incline to beforehand

Answer 40

predispose

Question 41

to let go, give up

Answer 41

relinquish

Question 42

to save from fire or shipwreck; property saved from fire or shipwreck

Answer 42

salvage

Question 43

sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

Answer 43

spasmodic

Question 44

not genuine, not true; not valid

Answer 44

spurious