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Vocab Unit 1D Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
Q

Admonish

A

To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty.

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2
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Brigand

A

A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

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3
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Breach

A

An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through.

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4
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Circumspect

A

Careful, cautious

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5
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Commandeer

A

To seize for military or official use

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6
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Cumbersome

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Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

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7
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Deadlock

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A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring to such a standstill

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8
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Debris

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Scattered fragments, wreckage`

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9
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Diffuse

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To spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread.

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10
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Dilemma

A

A difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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11
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Efface

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To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

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12
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Muddle

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To make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; a hopeless mess

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13
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Opinionated

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Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind.

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14
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Perennial

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Lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years

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15
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Predispose

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To incline to beforehand

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16
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Relinquish

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To let go, give up

17
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Salvage

A

To save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved

18
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Spasmodic

A

Sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

19
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Spurious

A

Not genuine, not true, not valid

20
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Unbridled

A

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint