9 Vocabulary 1

Question 1

to warn or reprimand firmly

Answer 1

admonish

Question 2

the act of breaking an agreement or the law; a violation

Answer 2

breach

Question 3

a bandit, robber, or outlaw

Answer 3

brigand

Question 4

wary, prudent, guarded; unwilling to take risks

Answer 4

circumspect

Question 5

to officially take possession or control

Answer 5

commandeer

Question 6

large or heavy and difficult to carry or handle

Answer 6

cumbersome

Question 7

a standstill resulting from two equal, opposing forces

Answer 7

deadlock

Question 8

scattered fragments, wreckage

Answer 8

debris

Question 9

to spread or scatter freely and widely

Answer 9

diffuse

Question 10

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Answer 10

dilemma

Question 11

to erase a mark from a surface; to make yourself unnoticeable

Answer 11

efface

Question 12

to make a mess of

Answer 12

muddle

Question 13

clinging to one’s own ideas in a stubborn way; inflexible

Answer 13

opinionated

Question 14

lasting a long time; persistent

Answer 14

perennial

Question 15

inclined to a specific attitude, action, or condition

Answer 15

predispose

Question 16

to let go or give up

Answer 16

relinquish

Question 17

to rescue or save from a disastrous situation, especially a shipwreck

Answer 17

salvage

Question 18

sudden and violent, brief, fitful, intermittent

Answer 18

spasmodic

Question 19

false or fake, not genuine

Answer 19

spurious

Question 20

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

Answer 20

unbridled