Vocabulary 1

Question 0

Breach

Answer 0

An opening, gap, rupture, rift, a violation.

Antonyms-close, seal

Question 1

Admonish

Answer 1

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

Synonyms-reprimand
Antonyms-praise

Question 2

Brigand

Answer 2

A bandit, robber, outlaw, or highwayman

Question 3

Circumspect

Answer 3

Careful, cautious.

Synonyms-wary, prudent, guarded
Antonyms-in cautious, rash, reckless, heedles

Question 4

Commandeer

Answer 4

To seize for military or official use

Synonyms-take over, requisition, expropriate.

Question 5

Cumbersome

Answer 5

Clumsy, hard to handle, slow moving

Synonyms- ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable

Antonyms- manageable, easy to handle

Question 6

Deadlock

Answer 6

A standstill resulting for the opposition of two equal forces or factions.

Synonyms-standoff, impasse

Antonyms-agreement, accord, breakthrough.

Question 7

Debris

Answer 7

Scattered fragments, wreckage.

Synonyms-remains, detritus, flotsam and jetsam.

Question 8

Diffuse

Answer 8

To spread or scatter freely. Wordy, long winded, or unfocused.

Synonyms-disperse
Antonyms-concentrate, brief, concise

Question 9

Dilemma

Answer 9

A difficult or perplexing situation or problem.

Synonyms- predicament, pickle, bind

Antonyms- cinch

Question 10

Efface

Answer 10

To wipe out to keep oneself from being noticed.

Synonyms-blot out, erase, expunge

Question 11

Muddle

Answer 11

To make a mess of, to get by, a hopeless mess

Synonyms- jumble, mess up, confusion, disorder.
Antonyms-orderliness, neatness

Question 12

Opinionated

Answer 12

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

Synonyms-obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible.
Antonyms- open-minded, reasonable.

Question 13

Perennial

Answer 13

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

Synonyms- enduring, recurring

Antonyms-brief, short-lived, fleeting.

Question 14

Predispose

Answer 14

To incline to beforehand.

Synonyms- tending to, liable to

Antonyms-immunize against, shield from.

Question 15

Relinquish

Answer 15

To let go, give up.

Synonyms-surrender
Antonyms- hold on to, cling to

Question 16

Salvage

Answer 16

To save from fire or shipwreck, property thus saved

Synonyms- recover, retrieve, reclaim
Antonyms-abandon, scrap, junk

Question 17

Spasmodic

Answer 17

Sudden and violent but brief, fitful, intermittent.

Synonyms-irregular, occasional
Antonyms- steady, continuous, chronic

Question 18

Spurious

Answer 18

Not genuine, not true, not valid

Synonyms-false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
Antonyms-genuine, authentic, valid

Question 19

Unbridled

Answer 19

Lacking in restraint

Synonyms-unrestrained, unchecked
Antonyms- restrained, held in check, muted