Sadlier unit 1 vocab

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Opinionated

Question 2

to make a mess of; muddle through; to go by

Answer 2

muddle

Question 3

to seize for military or official use

Answer 3

commandeer

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Admonish

Question 5

to create an opening, break through

Answer 5

breach

Question 6

to let go, give up

Answer 6

relinquish

Question 7

a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Answer 7

brigand

Question 8

not genuine, not true, not valid

Answer 8

spurious

Question 9

lacking restraint

Answer 9

unbridled

Question 10

property saved

Answer 10

salvage

Question 11

lasting for a long time, persistent

Answer 11

perennial

Question 12

careful, cautious

Answer 12

circumspect

Question 13

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Answer 13

cumbersome

Question 14

scattered fragments, wreckage

Answer 14

debris

Question 15

to spread or scatter freely or widely

Answer 15

diffuse

Question 16

sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

Answer 16

spasmodic

Question 17

to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

Answer 17

efface

Question 18

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two sides

Answer 18

deadlock

Question 19

to incline to beforehand

Answer 19

predispose

Question 20

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Answer 20

dilemma