Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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Admonish

A

Advise against

The teacher admonished the students twice begore sending them to the principals office.

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2
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Breach

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Breack into

The protestors breched the line of police defending the city hall.

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3
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Brigand

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A bandit

The bandits held the civilians to gunpoint and took their money

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4
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Commandeer

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To sieze for gov.

The police commandeered the evidance from the suspects and foung important info.

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5
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Circumspect

A
Careful
When ditching class you must be circomspect with where you go.
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Cumbersome

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Clumsy

The cumbersome student slouched into hus chair after splilling his food for a third time.

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7
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Deadlock

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A standstill

After the persistant court case, the jury reached a standstill on who to convict.

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8
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Debris

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Scattered fragments

The hurricane left debris on each street.

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9
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Diffuse

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To scatter widely

The serial killer diffused the body parts of several of his victims to the four corners of America.

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10
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Dilemma

A

A difficult situation

I had a dilema whether to postpone the meeting or not.

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11
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Efface

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Wipe out

He evil villain effaced the young boy from the fave of the planet.

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12
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Muddle

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To make a mess of something

He tried to muddle the facts and make it seem like he rob ed the bank.

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13
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Opinionated

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Stubbon and unwilling to change sides

He is so opinionated he wont even take advice from the Ruv.

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14
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Perenianls

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Lasting for a long time, flowers

The dead cat is a perrenial scent in the allyway.

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15
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Predispose

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To incline beforehand

The judje always seems to predispose himself to one side.

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16
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Relinquish

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To let go

Her new brain defect forced me to relinquish my tole in her life.

17
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Salvage

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To save

He salvaged all of the last remaining bones from your dead relatives.

18
Q

Spasmodic

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Sudden and violent

Mayer recieved spasmodic surges of ADHD in all of his classes, he needs a personal aid to protect anyone ftom harm.

19
Q

Spurious

A

Not true

Mayer maked spurious watches and sells them at the blck market.

20
Q

Unbridled

A

Lacking in restraint

He consistantly shows unbridled wants for sugar.