vocab (synonyms) + part of speech for unit 9

admonish 

(v.) reprimand, call on the carpet 

circumspect

(adj.) wary, prudent, guarded

commandeer

(v.) take over, requisition, expropriate

cumbersome

(adj.) ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable

deadlock

(n.) standoff, impasse (v.)

debris

(n.) remains, detritus, flotsam, and jetsam

diffuse

(v.) disperse; (adj.) verbose, prolix

dilemma

(n.) predicament, quandary, pickle, bind

efface

(v.) blot out, erase, expunge

muddle

(v.) jumble, mess up; (n.) confusion, disorder

opinionated

(adj.) obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible

perennial

(adj.) enduring, recurring; (n.)

predispose

(v.) tending to, liable to

relinquish

(v.) surrender

salvage

(v.) recover, retrieve, reclaim (n.)

spasmodic

(adj.) irregular, occasional

spurious

(adj.) false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus

unbridled

(adj.) unrestrained, unchecked