1.
admonish: (v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty.
2.
admonish: SYNONYMS: warn, call on the carpet
ANTONYMS: praise, pat on the back
3.
breach: ANTONYMS: close, seal
4.
breach: (n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction.
(v.) to create an opening, break through.
5.
brigand: (n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman.
6.
circumspect: (adj.) careful, cautious.
7.
circumspect: SYNONYMS: wary, prudent, guarded
ANTONYMS: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless
8.
commandeer: SYNONYMS: take over, requisition, expropriate
9.
commandeer: (v.) to seize for military or official use.
10.
cumbersome: SYNONYMS: unwieldy, ponderous
ANTONYMS: manageable, easy to handle
11.
cumbersome: (adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving.
12.
deadlock: (n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions.
(v.) to bring to such a standstill.
13.
deadlock: SYNONYMS: standoff, stalemate, impasse
ANTONYMS: agreement, accord, breakthrough
14.
debris: SYNONYMS: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam
15.
debris: (n.) scattered fragments, wreckage.
16.
diffuse: SYNONYMS: (v.) disperse; (adj.) rambling, verbose, prolix
ANTONYMS: (v). concentrate; (adj.) brief, concise, succinct
17.
diffuse: (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely.
(adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread.
18.
dilemma: (n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem.
19.
dilemma: SYNONYMS: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind
ANTONYMS: cinch
20.
efface: SYNONYMS: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge
21.
efface: (v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed.
22.
muddle: (v.) to make a mess of.
(n.) a hopeless mess.
23.
muddle: SYNONYMS: (v.) jumble, mess up; (n.) confusion, disorder
ANTONYMS: (n.) orderliness, tidiness, neatness
24.
opinionated: SYNONYMS: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible
ANTONYMS: open-minded, reasonable
25.
opinionated: (adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind.
26.
perennial: SYNONYMS: (adj.) enduring, recurring
ANTONYMS: (adj.) brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral
27.
perennial: (adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent.
(n.) a plant that lives for many years.
28.
predispose: (v.) to incline to beforehand.
29.
predispose: SYNONYMS: make susceptible to
ANTONYMS: immunize against, shield from
30.
relinquish: SYNONYMS: surrender, abandon
ANTONYMS: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to
31.
relinquish: (v.) to let go, give up.
32.
salvage: SYNONYMS: (v.) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim
ANTONYMS: (v.) abandon, scrap, junk
33.
salvage: (v.) to save from fire or shipwreck.
(n.) property thus saved.
34.
spasmodic: SYNONYMS: irregular, occasional
ANTONYMS: steady, continuous, chronic
35.
spasmodic: (adj.) sudden and violent, but brief; fitful; intermittent.
36.
spurious: SYNONYMS: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
ANTONYMS: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid
37.
spurious: (adj.) not genuine, true, or valid.
38.
unbridled: SYNONYMS: unrestrained, unchecked
ANTONYMS: restrained, held in check, muted
39.
unbridled: (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint.