Unit 1 Definitions Flashcards
Admonish
(V) to caution or advice against something; to scold mildly; to remind of duty
Breach
(N) an opening, gap, rupture, rift, a violation or infraction;
(V) to create an opening, break through
Brigand
(N) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
Circumspect
(Adj) careful, cautious
Commandeer
(V) to seize for military or official use
Cumbersome
(Adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
Deadlock
(N) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
(V) to bring to such a standstill
Debris
(N) Scattered fragments, wreckage
Diffuse
(V) to spread or scatter freely or widely
(Adj) wordy, long, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
Dilemma
(N) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Efface
(V) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Muddle
(V) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by
(N) a hopeless mess
Opinionated
(Adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind
Perennial
(Adj) lasting for a long time, persistent
(N) a plant that lives for many years
Predispose
(V) to incline to beforehand
Relinquish
(V) to let go, give up
Salvage
(V) to save from fire or shipwreck
(N) property thus saved
Spurious
(Adj) not genuine, not true, not valid
Unbridled
(Adj) lacking in restraint
Spasmodic
(Adj) sudden and violent but brief; fitfull; intermittent
