Unit 1 Flashcards
Admonish
To caution or advise against; to scold mildly
Breach
An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation. To break through
Brigand
A bandit, robber
Circumspect
Careful, cautious
Commandeer
To seize for military use
Cumbersome
Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
Deadlock
A standstill
Debris
Scattered fragments, wreckage
Diffuse
To spread or gather freely or wildly. Wordy, long winded, or unfocused
Dilemma
A difficult problem
Efface
To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Muddle
To make a mess of; middle through. A hopeless mess.
Opinionated
Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding one’s ideas
Perennial
Lasting a long time, persistent. A plant that lives for many years.
Predispose
To incline beforehand
Relinquish
To let go, give up
Salvage
To save from shipwreck
Spasmodic
Sudden and violent, but brief
Spurious
Not genuine, true, valid
Unbridled
Lacking in restraint
