Vocab. List #1

Question 1

Admonish

Answer 1

Warn or to reprimand firmly; rebuke, scold
Advise or urge (someone) earnestly; advise, caution

Question 2

Breach


Answer 2

A gap or rupture
A violation of a law or promise

Question 3

Brigand

Answer 3

A bandit or thief

Question 4

Circumspect

Answer 4

Cautious, discreet

Question 5

Commander

Answer 5

Someone in charge; a leader or chief

Question 6

Cumbersome

Answer 6

Difficult to handle due to weight; heavy, troublesome

Question 7

Deadlock


Answer 7

A state where progress is impossible; standstill, stalemate

Question 8

Debris

Answer 8

The remains of what is broken; ruins, rubble

Question 9

Diffuse


Answer 9

To pour or spread out

Question 10

Dilemma 


Answer 10

A difficult or perplexing situation

Question 11

Efface


Answer 11

To wipe out or erase; obliterate

Question 12

Muddle

Answer 12

A confused or messed up condition; messy

Question 13

Opinionated


Answer 13

Extremely firm in one’s opinions; assertive, arrogant

Question 14

Adjourn

Answer 14

Postpone or suspend to a later time

Question 15

Predispose 


Answer 15

Having someone inclined to do something or agree to a decision

Question 16

Relinquish 


Answer 16

To surrender or give up something

Question 17

Salvage

Answer 17

The act of saving something from destruction

Question 18

Spasmodic

Answer 18

Sudden but brief

Question 19

Spurious

Answer 19

Not genuine or true; false, deceitful

Question 20

Unbridled 


Answer 20

Not controlled or restrained