Definitions unit 1

Question 1

Breach

Answer 1

An opening gap or rupture

Antonym: close

Question 2

Brigand

Answer 2

A bandit or robber

Question 3

Circumspect

Answer 3

Careful cautious

Synonym: wary
Antonym: reckless

Question 4

Commandeer

Answer 4

To seize or forcefully take away for military use

Synonym: take over

Question 5

Cumbersome

Answer 5

Clumsy and hard to handle

Synonym: difficult and uncomfortable
Antonym: manageable

Question 6

Deadlock

Answer 6

A standstill

Synonym:standoff
Antonym: agreement

Question 7

Admonish

Answer 7

To caution or advise against something

Synonym: reprimand
Antonyms: pat on the back

Question 8

Debris

Answer 8

Scattered fragments, wreckage

Synonym remains

Question 9

Diffuse

Answer 9

To spread or scatter freely

Synonym disperse
Antonym concentrate

Question 10

Dilemma

Answer 10

A difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Synonym predicament
Antonym cinch

Question 11

Efface

Answer 11

To wipe out

Synonym erase

Question 12

Muddle

Answer 12

To make a mess of

Synonym jumble mess up
Antonym neatness

Question 13

Opinionated

Answer 13

Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas

Synonym pigheaded
Antonym open minded

Question 14

Perennial

Answer 14

Lasting for a long time

Synonym recurring
Antonym short lived

Question 15

Predispose

Answer 15

To incline to beforehand

Synonym liable to
Antonym shield from

Question 16

Relinquish

Answer 16

To let go

Synonym surrender
Antonym hold on to

Question 17

Salvage

Answer 17

To save from fire or shipwreck

Synonym recover
Antonym abandon

Question 18

Spasmodic

Answer 18

Sudden and violent but brief

Synonym irregular
Antonym steady and continuos

Question 19

Spurious

Answer 19

Not true or genuine

Synonym false
Antonym true

Question 20

Unbridled

Answer 20

Lacking in restraint

Synonym unchecked
Antonym restrained and held in check