Sadlier Flashcards

(40 cards)

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v: To caution or advise against something. To scold mildly. To remind of duty

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admonish

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n: an opening; gap; rupture; a violation or infraction. V: to create an opening; break through

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breach

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3
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n: outlaw; thief

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brigand

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4
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careful; cautious

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circumspect

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5
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to seize for military or official use

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commandeer

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clumsy; hard to handle; difficult; uncomfortable

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cumbersome

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7
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a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal sides

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deadlock

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8
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scattered fragments; wreckage

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debris

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9
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v: to spread or to scatter. adj: unfocused, scattered; wildly spread

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diffuse

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10
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a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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dilemma

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11
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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

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efface

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to make a mess of; muddle through; disorder; jumble

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muddle

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stubborn and often unreasonable in holding one’s own opinion; having a closed mind

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opinionated

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14
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lasting for a long time; a plant that last a long time

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perennial

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15
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to incline before hand; liable to

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predisposed

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16
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to let go; to give up

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relinquish

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17
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to save from a shipwreck

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sudden and violent but brief; irregular; occasional

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not genuine; not true; not valid; bogus

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unrestrained

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postpone

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foreign; strange

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having a pleasant appearance

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to make up for

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immoral
dissolute
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irregular; inconsistant
erratic
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forcing out
expulsion
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a deliberately deceptive movement
feint
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food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
fodder
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to strengthen; reinforce
fortify
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difficult or impossible to read
illegible
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to make fun of rudely or unkindly | rude remark
jeer
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bringing in money; profitable
lucrative
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average
mediocre
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to reproduce; increase; spread rapidly
proliferate
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to conquer by force, bring under complete control
subjugate
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to soil; stain; tarnish
sully
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to tease; torment by teasing; make one's mouth water
tantalize
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to the point
terse
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firm; showing to sign of fear; unwavering
unflinching