Unit 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Admonished (verb)
To advise agenst something (verb)
Sarah admonished Becca when she told her she wanted to eat candy for dinner.
Breach (noun)
An opening or gap
There was a brech in the wall, wich caused watter to flood in.
Bringand (noun)
A robber
The brigand ran down the street with the police trailing after him.
Circumspect (adjective)
Being carful
She was acted circumspect while the principal of the school looked at her.
Commandeer (verb)
To take over
The teacher comandeered the class.
Cumbersome (adjective)
Heavy, hard to hold
The cumbersome package was to hevey for me.
Deadlock (noun)
Stand still, not to talk to other people
Debris (noun)
Junck, wreckage
After the storm there was tree debris all over my yard.
Diffuse (verb)
Scatter
The gang defused as the police man walked over.
Delemma (noun)
Problem
I was faced with a huge dilemma, wether to wear a red dress or a pink dress to the party.
Efface (verb)
To wipe out
His happieness effaced when his teacher told him about the test.
Muddel (verb)
Make a mess
I muddeled up all the card because I was so mad I lost
Opinionated (adjective)
Stubborn, wanting only what you think is good
She was way to opinionated to be in the group
Perennial (adj.)
Lasting a long time
The prennials in our garden have been there since my mom was a kid.
Predispose (verb)
Jumping to conclusions
She predisposed that the book was just like the movie and wrote her report on the movie.
Relinquish (verb)
Give up
She relinquished the candy from her hand after haring the footsteps of her mother coming down the stairs.
Salvage (verb)
Save from something
She salvaged the last reminins of the doll
Spasmodic (adj.)
Sudeen, violent
Spurios (adj)
Fake, not real
Unbridled (adj.)
Uncontrolled, unconstrained