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Vocab

Vocab. Unit 1. Admonish. To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty. Breach. An opening, gap; a violation or infraction; To create an opening, break through. Brigand. A bandit. Circumspect. Careful , cautious. Commandeer.

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Vocab

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  1. Vocab Unit 1

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

  3. Breach An opening, gap; a violation or infraction; To create an opening, break through

  4. Brigand A bandit

  5. Circumspect Careful, cautious

  6. Commandeer To seize for military or official use

  7. Cumbersome Clumsy, hard to handle

  8. Deadlock (n) A complete standstill (v) to bring to a standstill

  9. Debris Scattered fragments, wreckage

  10. Diffuse (v) To spread or scatter freely or widely (adj) Wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

  11. Dilemma A difficult or perplexing situation or problem

  12. Efface To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

  13. Muddle (n) A hopeless mess (v) to make a mess of

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

  15. Perennial (adj.) Lasting for a long time, persistent (n) A plant that lives for many years

  16. Predispose (v) To incline to beforehand

  17. Relinquish To incline beforehand

  18. Salvage To save from fire or shipwreck (v) Property thus saved (n)

  19. Spasmodic Sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent

  20. Spurious Not genuine, not true, not valid

  21. Unbridled Uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

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