Sadlier Flashcards
(40 cards)
v: To caution or advise against something. To scold mildly. To remind of duty
admonish
n: an opening; gap; rupture; a violation or infraction. V: to create an opening; break through
breach
n: outlaw; thief
brigand
careful; cautious
circumspect
to seize for military or official use
commandeer
clumsy; hard to handle; difficult; uncomfortable
cumbersome
a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal sides
deadlock
scattered fragments; wreckage
debris
v: to spread or to scatter. adj: unfocused, scattered; wildly spread
diffuse
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
dilemma
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
efface
to make a mess of; muddle through; disorder; jumble
muddle
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding one’s own opinion; having a closed mind
opinionated
lasting for a long time; a plant that last a long time
perennial
to incline before hand; liable to
predisposed
to let go; to give up
relinquish
to save from a shipwreck
salvage
sudden and violent but brief; irregular; occasional
spasmodic
not genuine; not true; not valid; bogus
spurious
unrestrained
unbridled
postpone
adjourn
foreign; strange
alien
having a pleasant appearance
comely
to make up for
compensate