sadlier-oxford level d unit 1

Terms	Definitions
admonish	To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
breach	an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation of infraction; to create an opening
brigand	a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
circumspect	careful, cautious
commandeer	to seize for military or official use
cumbersome	Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
dead lock	(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or fractions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill. (s) standoff, stalemate, impasse. (a) agreement, accord, breakthrough.
debris	scattered fragments, wreckage
diffuse	to spread or scatter freely or widely
dilemma	a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
efface	to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
muddle	to make a mess of
opinionated	stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
perennial	lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years
predispose	to incline to beforehand
relinquish	to let go, give up
salvage	to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved
spasmodic	sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
spurious	not genuine, not true, not valid
unbridled	uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

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