Unit 1 Flashcards
Breach
An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, breakthrough
Brigand
A bandit, Robber, Outlaw, highway man
Circumspect
Careful, cautious
Commandeer
To seize for military or official use
Cumbersome
Clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving
Deadlock
A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring to such a standstill
Debris
Scattered fragments, wreckage
Diffuse
To spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
Dilemma
A difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Efface
To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Muddle
To make a message; muddle through: to get by; A hopeless mess
Opinionated
Stubborn and often unreasonable and holding to one’s own ideas, having a close mind
Perennial
Lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years
Predispose
To incline to beforehand
Relinquish
To let go, give up
Salvage
To save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved
Spasmodic
Sudden violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
Spurious
Not genuine, not true, not valid
Unbridled
Lacking in restraint
Admonish
To caution Irvis to get something; to scold mildly; to your mind of a duty