vocab unit 1 Flashcards
breach
opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
admonish
caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
brigand
band it, robber, outlaw, highway man
circumspect
careful, cautious
commandeer
to seize for military or official use
cumbersome
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
deadlock
standstill resulting from the opposition for two equal forces or factions
debris
scattered fragments wreckage
diffuse
spread or scatter freely or wildly
dilemma
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
efface
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed.
middle
to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess
opinionated
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas, having closed mind
perennial
lasting go for a long time persistent; a plant that lives for many years
predispose
to incline to beforehand