Unit 1 (Definitions)

Question 0

(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty.

Answer 0

admonish

Question 1

admonish

Answer 1

(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty.

Question 2

breach

Answer 2

(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, to break through.

Question 3

(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, to break through.

Answer 3

breach

Question 4

brigand

Answer 4

(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman.

Question 5

(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman.

Answer 5

brigand

Question 6

circumspect

Answer 6

(adj.) careful, cautious.

Question 7

(adj.) careful, cautious.

Answer 7

circumspect

Question 8

commandeer

Answer 8

(v.) to seize for military or official use.

Question 9

(v.) to seize for military or official use.

Answer 9

commandeer

Question 10

cumbersome

Answer 10

(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving. (*Remember, this really describes an object or situation, not a person.)

Question 11

(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving.

Answer 11

cumbersome

Question 12

deadlock

Answer 12

(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill.

Question 13

(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill.

Answer 13

deadlock

Question 14

debris

Answer 14

(n.) scattered fragments; wreckage.

Question 15

(n.) scattered fragments; wreckage.

Answer 15

debris

Question 16

diffuse

Answer 16

(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread.

Question 17

(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread.

Answer 17

diffuse

Question 18

dilemma

Answer 18

(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem.

Question 19

(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem.

Answer 19

dilemma

Question 20

efface

Answer 20

(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed.

Question 21

(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed.

Answer 21

efface

Question 22

muddle

Answer 22

(v.) to make a mess of; to muddle through; to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess.

Question 23

(v.) to make a mess of; to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess.

Answer 23

muddle

Question 24

opinionated

Answer 24

(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind.

Question 25

(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind.

Answer 25

opinionated

Question 26

perennial

Answer 26

(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years.

Question 27

(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years.

Answer 27

perennial

Question 28

predispose

Answer 28

(v.) to incline beforehand.

Question 29

(v.) to incline beforehand.

Answer 29

predispose

Question 30

relinquish

Answer 30

(v.) to let go, give up.

Question 31

(v.) to let go, give up.

Answer 31

relinquish

Question 32

salvage

Answer 32

(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved.

Question 33

(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved.

Answer 33

salvage

Question 34

spasmodic

Answer 34

(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent.

Question 35

(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent.

Answer 35

spasmodic

Question 36

spurious

Answer 36

(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid.

Question 37

(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid.

Answer 37

spurious

Question 38

unbridled

Answer 38

(adj.) lacking in restraint.

Question 39

(adj.) lacking in restraint.

Answer 39

unbridled