Flashcards in Vicab Unit One Deck (36):
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Breach
(N.) an opening; a violation or infraction (v.) to create an opening, break through
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Brigand
(N.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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Circumspect
(Adj.) careful, cautious
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Commandeer
(V.) to seize for military or official use
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Cumbersome
(Adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
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Deadlock
(N.) a standstill resulting from the opposition if two equal forces (v.) to bring to such a standstill
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Debris
(N.) scattered fragments, wreckage
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Diffuse
(V.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
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Dilemma
(N.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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Efface
V.) to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed
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Muddle
(V.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get b; (n.) a hopeless mess
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Opinionated
(Adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having. A close mind
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Perennial
(Adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years
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Predispose
(V.) to incline beforehand
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Relinquish
(V.) to let go, give up
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Salvage
(V.) to save from from fire or shipwreck; (n.) properly this saved
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Spasmodic
(Adj.) sudden and violent, but brief; fitful; intermittent
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Spurious
(Adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid
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Unbridled
(Adj.) lacking in restraint
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Mediocre
(Adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished
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Adjourn
(V.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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Alien
N. A citizen of another country; adj. foreign, strange
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Comely
Adj. having a pleasing appearance
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Compensate
V. To make up for, to repay for services
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Dissolute
Adj. loose in one's morals or behaviors
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Erratic
Adj. not regular or consistent, different from what is ordinarily expected, undependable
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Expulsion
N. The process of driving or forcing out
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Feint
N. A deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense; v. To make a deceptive movement, to make a pretense of
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Fodder
N. A food for horses or cattle; raw material designated for a certain purpose
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Fortify
V. To strengthen, build up
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Illegible
Adj. difficult or impossible to read
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Jeer
V. To make fun of rudely or unkindly; n. A rude remark or derision
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Lucrative
Adj. bringing in money, profitable
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Proliferate
V. To reproduce, increase, or speed rapidly
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Subjugate
V. To conquer by force, bring under compete control
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