Vicab Unit One

Question 1

Breach

Answer 1

(N.) an opening; a violation or infraction (v.) to create an opening, break through

Question 2

Brigand

Answer 2

(N.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Question 3

Circumspect

Answer 3

(Adj.) careful, cautious

Question 4

Commandeer

Answer 4

(V.) to seize for military or official use

Question 5

Cumbersome

Answer 5

(Adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Question 6

Deadlock

Answer 6

(N.) a standstill resulting from the opposition if two equal forces (v.) to bring to such a standstill

Question 7

Debris

Answer 7

(N.) scattered fragments, wreckage

Question 8

Diffuse

Answer 8

(V.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

Question 9

Dilemma

Answer 9

(N.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Question 10

Efface

Answer 10

V.) to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed

Question 11

Muddle

Answer 11

(V.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get b; (n.) a hopeless mess

Question 12

Opinionated

Answer 12

(Adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having. A close mind

Question 13

Perennial

Answer 13

(Adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years

Question 14

Predispose

Answer 14

(V.) to incline beforehand

Question 15

Relinquish

Answer 15

(V.) to let go, give up

Question 16

Salvage

Answer 16

(V.) to save from from fire or shipwreck; (n.) properly this saved

Question 17

Spasmodic

Answer 17

(Adj.) sudden and violent, but brief; fitful; intermittent

Question 18

Spurious

Answer 18

(Adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid

Question 19

Unbridled

Answer 19

(Adj.) lacking in restraint

Question 20

Mediocre

Answer 20

(Adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished

Question 21

Adjourn

Answer 21

(V.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

Question 22

Alien

Answer 22

N. A citizen of another country; adj. foreign, strange

Question 23

Comely

Answer 23

Adj. having a pleasing appearance

Question 24

Compensate

Answer 24

V. To make up for, to repay for services

Question 25

Dissolute

Answer 25

Adj. loose in one's morals or behaviors

Question 26

Erratic

Answer 26

Adj. not regular or consistent, different from what is ordinarily expected, undependable

Question 27

Expulsion

Answer 27

N. The process of driving or forcing out

Question 28

Feint

Answer 28

N. A deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense; v. To make a deceptive movement, to make a pretense of

Question 29

Fodder

Answer 29

N. A food for horses or cattle; raw material designated for a certain purpose

Question 30

Fortify

Answer 30

V. To strengthen, build up

Question 31

Illegible

Answer 31

Adj. difficult or impossible to read

Question 32

Jeer

Answer 32

V. To make fun of rudely or unkindly; n. A rude remark or derision

Question 33

Lucrative

Answer 33

Adj. bringing in money, profitable

Question 34

Proliferate

Answer 34

V. To reproduce, increase, or speed rapidly

Question 35

Subjugate

Answer 35

V. To conquer by force, bring under compete control

Question 36

Admonish

Answer 36

(V.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty