Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

Admonish

Answer 1

To scold mildly

Question 2

Breach

Answer 2

An opening or to create an opening or to break through

Question 3

Brigand

Answer 3

A robber or criminal

Question 4

Circumspect

Answer 4

Careful and cautious

Question 5

Commandeer

Answer 5

To seize for military or official use

Question 6

Cumbersome

Answer 6

Clumsy or hard to handle

Question 7

Deadlock

Answer 7

A standstill from the opposition of two equal forces

Question 8

Debris

Answer 8

Scattered fragments or wreckage

Question 9

Diffuse (verb)

Answer 9

To spread or scatter freely or widely

Question 10

Diffuse (adjective)

Answer 10

Wordy, long winded, or unfocused

Question 11

Dilemma

Answer 11

A difficult situation

Question 12

Efface

Answer 12

To wipe out or keep oneself from being noticed

Question 13

Muddle (verb)

Answer 13

To make a mess of

Question 14

Middle (noun)

Answer 14

A hopeless mess

Question 15

Opinionated

Answer 15

Having a closed mind or being unreasonable in holding to ones ideas

Question 16

Perennial (adjective)

Answer 16

Lasting for a long time

Question 17

Perennial (noun)

Answer 17

A plant that comes back to life depending on the season

Question 18

Predispose

Answer 18

To incline to beforehand

Question 19

Relinquish

Answer 19

To let go or give up

Question 20

Salvage

Answer 20

To save from fire or shipwreck

Question 21

Spasmodic

Answer 21

Sudden and violent but brief

Question 22

Spurious

Answer 22

Not true or valid

Question 23

Unbridled

Answer 23

Lacking in restraint