Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

Admonish

Answer 1

Verb

To cautious or advise against something, to scold mildly, to remind of a duty

Question 2

Breach

Answer 2

Noun, Verb

An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction;
to create an opening, break through

Question 3

Brigand

Answer 3

Noun

A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Question 4

Circumspect

Answer 4

Adjective

Careful, cautious

Question 5

Comandeer

Answer 5

Verb

To seize for military use

Question 6

Cumbersome

Answer 6

Adjective

Clumsy, hard to handle, slow moving

Question 7

Deadlock

Answer 7

Noun, Verb

A standstill resulting from two opposing forces; to bring a standstill

Question 8

Debris

Answer 8

Noun

Scattered fragments; wreckage

Question 9

Diffuse

Answer 9

Verb, Adjective

To spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, unfocused, scattered widely

Question 10

Dilemma

Answer 10

Noun

A difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Question 11

Efface

Answer 11

Verb

To wipe out completely; to keep oneself from being noticed

Question 12

Muddle

Answer 12

Verb, Adjective

To make a mess of, to muddle through, to get by; a hopeless mess

Question 13

Opinionated

Answer 13

Adjective

Stubborn, only likes their ideas, close minded

Question 14

Perennial

Answer 14

Adjective, Noun

Long lasting, persistent; a plant that lives for many years

Question 15

Predispose

Answer 15

Verb

To incline to beforehand

Question 16

Salvage

Answer 16

Verb, Noun

To save, something saved

Question 17

Spasmodic

Answer 17

Adjective

Sudden and violent but brief; intermittent, fitful

Question 18

Spurious

Answer 18

Adjective

Not genuine, not true, not valid

Question 19

Unbridled

Answer 19

Adjective

Lacking in restraint

Question 20

Relinquish

Answer 20

Verb

To let go, to give up