vocab english unit 1 Flashcards
To caution or advise against, something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
admonish
an opening, gap; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through.
breach
a bandit
brigand
careful, cautious
circumspect
to seize for military or official use
commandeer
a complete standstill; (v.) to bring to a standstill
deadlock
to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread.
diffuse
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
dilemma
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
efface
to make a mess of to get by; a hopeless mess
muddle
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closing mind
opinionated
lasting for a long time, persistent
perennial
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
cumbersome
scattered fragments, wreckage
debris
to incline beforehand
predispose
to let go, give up
relinquish
to save from fire or shipwreck
salvage
sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent
spasmodic
not genuine, not true, not valid
spurious
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
unbridled
SYNONYMS: take over, requisition, expropriate, seize
commandeer
SYNONYMS: rambling, verbose, prolix; to disperse
diffuse
SYNONYMS: cauctious, wary, prudent, careful, guarded
circumspect
SYNONYMS: to incline, make susceptible to
predispose
