vocabulary Quiz#1

Question 1

admonish

Answer 1

Verb=caution or advise against something;to scold mildly;to remind of a duty

Question 2

breach

Answer 2

Noun=an opening,gap,rupture,rift;a violation or infraction (Verb)=to create an opening; to break through

Question 3

brigand

Answer 3

(Noun)=a bandit,outlaw,highwayman,robber

Question 4

circumspect

Answer 4

(Adjective)=careful,cautious

Question 5

commandeer

Answer 5

(Verb)=to seize for military or official use

Question 6

cumbersome

Answer 6

(Adjective)=clumsy,hard to handle;slow moving

Question 7

deadlock

Answer 7

(Noun)=a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces of factions
(Verb)=to bring to a standstill

Question 8

debris

Answer 8

(Noun)=scattered fragments or wreckage

Question 9

diffuse

Answer 9

(Verb)=to spread or scatter freely or widely

Question 10

dilemma

Answer 10

(Noun)=a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Question 11

efface

Answer 11

(Verb)=to wipe out;to keep oneself from being noticed

Question 12

muddle

Answer 12

(Verb)=to make a mess of ;muddle through:muddle through:to get by
(Noun)=a hopeless mess

Question 13

opinionated

Answer 13

(Adjective)=stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas ;having a close minded

Question 14

perennial

Answer 14

(adjective)=lasting for a long time,persistent

(Noun)=a plant that lives for many years

Question 15

predispose

Answer 15

(Verb)=to incline before hand

Question 16

relinquish

Answer 16

(Verb)=to let go,to give up

Question 17

salvage

Answer 17

(Verb)=to save from fire and shipwreck

(Noun)=property saved form disaster

Question 18

spasmodic

Answer 18

(adjective)sudden and violent,but breif;fitful;intermittent

Question 19

spurious

Answer 19

(adjective)=not genuine,not true,not valid

Question 20

unbridled

Answer 20

(Adjective)=uncontrolled,lacking restraint