9 Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
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to warn or reprimand firmly
admonish
the act of breaking an agreement or the law; a violation
breach
a bandit, robber, or outlaw
brigand
wary, prudent, guarded; unwilling to take risks
circumspect
to officially take possession or control
commandeer
large or heavy and difficult to carry or handle
cumbersome
a standstill resulting from two equal, opposing forces
deadlock
scattered fragments, wreckage
debris
to spread or scatter freely and widely
diffuse
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
dilemma
to erase a mark from a surface; to make yourself unnoticeable
efface
to make a mess of
muddle
clinging to one’s own ideas in a stubborn way; inflexible
opinionated
lasting a long time; persistent
perennial
inclined to a specific attitude, action, or condition
predispose
to let go or give up
relinquish
to rescue or save from a disastrous situation, especially a shipwreck
salvage
sudden and violent, brief, fitful, intermittent
spasmodic
false or fake, not genuine
spurious
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
unbridled