Vocab #1 Flashcards

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to caution or advise against something. to scold mildly. to remind of a duty

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admonish

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a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

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brigand

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3
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to seize for military or official use

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commandeer

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clumsy. hard to handle. slow moving

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cumbersome

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5
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to spread or scatter freely or wildly

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diffuse

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a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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dilemma

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7
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a hopeless mess

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muddle

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8
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to incline to beforehand

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predispose

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9
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not genuine. not true. not valid

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spurious

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10
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lacking in restraint

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unbridled

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an opening, gap, rupture, rift. a violation or infraction

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breach

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12
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careful, cautious

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circumspect

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13
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scattered fragments, wreckage

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debris

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14
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stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas. having a closed mind

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opinionated

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lasting for a long time. persistent

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perennial

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