Vocab-Unit 1 Flashcards
Breach
An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through
Admonish
To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
Brigand
A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
Circumspect
Careful, cautious
Commandeer
To seize for military or official use
Cumbersome
Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
Deadlock
A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill
Debris
Scattered fragments, wreckage
Diffuse
To spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
Dilemma
A difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Efface
To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Muddle
To make a mess of; muddle through: to get by (n.) a hopeless mess
Opinionated
Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’ sown ideas, having a closed mind
Perennial
Lasting for a long time, persistent (n.) a plant that lives for many years
Presdispose
To incline to beforehand