| Term | Definition |
| Admonish | The principal had to admonish the kids for cutting class. |
| Breach | A breach in our defenses allowed the enemy to attack. |
| Brigand | A brigand like Robin Hood steals from the rich and gives to the poor |
| Circumspect | Using much circumspect, the general won without any casualties. |
| Commandeer | The military commandeered our house to make way for an oil well. |
| Cumbersome | A tortoise is rather cumbersome. |
| Deadlock | My boyfriend and I were at a deadlock when I told him he needed to meet my father. |
| Debris | I dug through the debris in my room and found one of my little brother's friends. |
| Diffuse | The sent diffused through the room. |
| Dilemma | When my algebra homework didn't make sense I had a dilemma. |