Unit 1 (Definitions) Flashcards

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

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admonish

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admonish

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

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breach

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

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

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breach

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brigand

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

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

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brigand

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circumspect

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(adj.) careful, cautious.

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(adj.) careful, cautious.

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circumspect

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commandeer

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

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

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commandeer

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cumbersome

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

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

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cumbersome

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deadlock

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

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

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deadlock

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debris

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(n.) scattered fragments; wreckage.

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(n.) scattered fragments; wreckage.

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debris

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diffuse

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

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

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dilemma

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

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

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efface

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

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

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muddle

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

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

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opinionated
(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind.
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(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind.
opinionated
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perennial
(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years.
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(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years.
perennial
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predispose
(v.) to incline beforehand.
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(v.) to incline beforehand.
predispose
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relinquish
(v.) to let go, give up.
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(v.) to let go, give up.
relinquish
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salvage
(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved.
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(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved.
salvage
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spasmodic
(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent.
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(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent.
spasmodic
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spurious
(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid.
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(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid.
spurious
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unbridled
(adj.) lacking in restraint.
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(adj.) lacking in restraint.
unbridled