Vocabulary Workshop: Unit 1

Question 1

Admonish

Answer 1

v: to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

Question 2

Breach

Answer 2

n: an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
verb: to create an opening; break through

Question 3

Brigand

Answer 3

n: a bandit, robber, outlaw, highway man

Question 4

Circumspect

Answer 4

adj: careful, cautious

Question 5

Commandeer

Answer 5

v: to seize for military or official use

Question 6

Cumbersome

Answer 6

adj: clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Question 7

Deadlock

Answer 7

n: a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
v: to bring to such a standstill

Question 8

Debris

Answer 8

n: scattered fragments, wreckage

Question 9

Diffuse

Answer 9

v: to spread or scatter freely or widely
adj: wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread