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Vocabulary Workshop

Vocabulary Workshop . Unit 1 Level D. Admonish. (v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty Synonym: warn, call on the carpet Antonym: praise, pat on the back. Cumbersome. ( adj ) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving Synonym: ponderous

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Vocabulary Workshop

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  1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1 Level D

  2. Admonish • (v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty • Synonym: warn, call on the carpet • Antonym: praise, pat on the back

  3. Cumbersome • (adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving • Synonym: ponderous • Antonym: manageable, easy to handle

  4. Deadlock • (n) n. a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v) to bring to such a standstill • Synonym: standoff, stalemate, impasse • Antonym: agreement, accord, breakthrough

  5. Debris • (n) scattered fragments, wreckage • Synonym: rubble, flotsam and jetsam

  6. Diffuse • (v)to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread • Synonym: (v) disperse; (adj) rambling, verbose • Antonym: (v) concentrate; (adj) brief, concise, succinct

  7. Dilemma • (n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem • Synonym: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind • Antonym: cinch

  8. Opinionated • (adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind • Synonym: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible • Antonym: open-minded, reasonable

  9. Perennial • (adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years • Synonym: (adj) enduring, recurring • Antonym: (adj) brief, short-lived, fleeting

  10. Relinquish • (v) to let go, give up • Synonym: surrender, abandon • Antonym: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to

  11. Salvage • (v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved • Synonym: (v) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim • Antonym: (v) abandon, scrap, junk

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