English 9 Vocab words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 admonish | To caution or advise against something, scold mildy to remind of duty |
| breach | an opening, gap, rupture, rift |
| brigand | a bandit robber |
| circumspect | careful, cautious, careful, cautious |
| deadlock | (n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill |
| debris | scattered fragments, wreckage |
| diffuse | to spread or scatter freely or wildly |
| dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| efface | to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
| muddle | mix up or confuse |
| opinionated | stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind |
| perennial | lasting for a long time |
| predispose | to incline to beforehand |
| relinquish | release, as from one's grip (let go, give up) |
| salvage | (v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved |
| spasmodic | sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent |
| spurious | not genuine, not true not valid |
| unbridled | not restrained or controlled |
| adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place |
| alien | a person who comes from a foreign country |
| comely | having a pleasing appearance |
| compensate | to make up for |
| dissolute | loose in one's morals or behavior |
| Erratic | Not regular or consistent |
| Expulsion | The process of driving out a force |
| Feint | A deliberately deceptive move |
| Fodder | Food for horses or cattle, raw material for a purpose |
| Fortify | to strengthen |
| Illegible | Difficult or impossible to read |
| Jeer | To make fun of rudely or unkindly |
| Lucrative | Bringing in money, profitable |
| Mediocre | average, ordinary |
| Proliferate | To reproduce |
| Subjugate | To conquer by force, bring under complete control |
| Sully | To soil, to stain, to tarnish |
| Tantalize | to tease, torment by teasing |
| Terse | brief and to the point |
| Unflinching | Firm, showing no signs of fear |
| Abrigge | To make shorter |
| Adherent | a follower/supporter |
| Altercation | An angry argument |
| Cherubic | angelic like appearance, portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round or chubby face |
| Condone | To pardon/overloook |
| Dissent | to disagree |
| eminent | famous, outstanding |
| Exorcise | to drive out by magic, to dispose of something troublesome |
| Fabricate | to make, manufacture |
| Irate | angry |
| Marauder | A raider, plunderer |
| Obesity | excessive fatness |
| pauper | extremely poor person |
| pilfer | to steal in small quantities |
| Rift | a split, break, breach |
| Semblance | a likeness, an outward appearance |
| Terminate | to bring an end to |
| Surmount | to overcome, rise above |
| Trite | commonplace |
| usurp | to seize and hold a position by force |
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