Level D Unit 1 defin
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
admonish | (v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty |
breach | (n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through |
brigand | (n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
circumspect | (adj.) careful, cautious |
commandeer | (v.) to seize for military or official use |
cumbersome | (adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving |
deadlock | (n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill |
debris | (n.) scattered fragments, wreckage |
diffuse | (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread |
dilemma | (n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
efface | (v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
muddle | (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess |
opinionated | (adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind. |
perennial | (adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years |
predispose | (v.) to incline to beforehand |
relinquish | (v.) to let go, give up |
salvage | (v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved |
spasmodic | (adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent |
spurious | (adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid |
unbridled | (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
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