Vocab Quiz 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 deadlock | a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring such a stand still |
| commandeer | to seize for military or official use |
| 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 |
| cumbersome | clumsy, hard to handle, slow-moving |
| debris | scattered fragments, wreckage |
| diffuse | to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused |
| dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| efface | to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed |
| muddle | to make a mess of; a hopeless mess |
| 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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