Unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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Admonish

A

Advise against something

She admonished me from jumping off a cliff.

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2
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Breach

A

Opening

There was a huge breach inthe wall because Kim Jon Un bombed it

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Brigand

A

Outlaw

Robin Hood is a brigand

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4
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Circumspect

A

Cautious

I am circumspect around heights.

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Commandeer

A

Seize for use

He was commandeered for the army

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Cumbersome

A

Clumsy

I am very cumbersome

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Deadlock

A

Standstill

The vote between Trump and Hillary reached a deadlock: no one voted for either because no one likes them.

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8
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Debris

A

Wreckage

The debris from Kim Jon Un’s bomb was alot

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9
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Diffuse

A

Wind down

I diffused the colors from the m and m in water

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10
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Dilemma

A

Difficult problem

I have a dilemma: Trump or Hillary

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11
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Efface

A

Wipe out

He effaced the villiage

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12
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Muddle

A

Mess up

My room is muddled

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13
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Opinionated

A

Stubborn

She was very opinionated that her singing voice was good

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14
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Perrennial

A

Lasting

Books are normally perrenial

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15
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Predispose

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Liable to

If you jump off a cliff you are predisposed to death

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16
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Relinquish

A

Give up

Kim jon un has not relinquished on bombs

17
Q

Salvage

A

Save

They salvaged the origional bible

18
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Spasmodic

A

Like a seizure

You are having a spasmodic seizure

19
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Spurious

A

Counterfeit

He bought gold with spurious money and then sold that gold

20
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Unbridled

A

Unrestrained

He had some unbridled anger