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Admonish. ( ad män’ ish ). (v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty. Synonym - warn Antonym - praise. Breach. ( brēch ). (n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through. Antonym - close.
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Admonish ( ad män’ ish ) (v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty Synonym - warn Antonym - praise
Breach ( brēch ) (n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through Antonym - close
Brigand ( brig’ ѳnd ) (n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
Circumspect ( sѳr’ kѳm spekt ) (adj.) careful, cautious Synonym - wary Antonym - incautious
Commandeer ( käm ѳn dēr’ ) (v.) to seize for military or official use Synonym – take over
Cumbersome ( kѳm’ bѳr sѳm ) (adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving Synonym - ponderous Antonym - manageable
Deadlock ( ded’ läk ) (n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions (v.) to bring to such a standstill Synonym - stalemate Antonym - agreement
Debris ( dѳ brē’ ) (n.) scattered fragments, wreckage Synonym - rubble
Diffuse ( dif yüz’ ) (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread Synonym – disperse Antonym - concentrate
Dilemma ( di lem’ ѳ) (n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem Synonym - predicament Antonym - cinch
Efface ( e fās’ ) (v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed Synonym – erase
Muddle ( mѳd’ ѳl ) (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess Synonym - jumble Antonym - orderliness
Opinionated ( ѳ pin’ yѳn āt id ) (adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind Synonym - obstinate Antonym - reasonable
Perennial ( pѳ ren’ ē ѳl ) (adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years Synonym - recurring Antonym – short-lived
Predispose ( prē dis pōz’ ) (v.) to incline to beforehand Synonym – make susceptible to Antonym – shield from
Relinquish ( rē liŋ’ kwish ) (v.) to let go, give up Synonym - surrender Antonym - retain
Salvage ( sal’ vij ) (v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved Synonym - rescue Antonym - abandon
Spasmodic ( spaz mäd’ ik ) (adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent Synonym – irregular Antonym - steady
Spurious ( spyü’ rē ѳs ) (adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid Synonym - false Antonym - genuine
Unbridled ( ѳn brīd’ ѳld ) (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint Synonym - unrestrained Antonym - restrained