english vocab final

dilemma

dilemma

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem, pickle, predicament

perennial

lasting for a long time; persistent

relinquish

to let go, give up; surrender

spurious

not genuine, not true, not valid; false, bogus, fraudulent

unbridled

lacking in restraint; unchecked or uncontrolled

circumspect

careful, cautious, wary, prudent

admonish

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

diffuse

to spread or scatter freely or widely

muddle

to make a mess of or mess up; to get by OR a hopeless mess; confusion

efface

to wipe out, to keep oneself form being noticed (erased)

compensate

to make up for; to repay for services

dissolute

loose in one's morals or behavior

erratic

unpredictable; not regular or consistent; different from what is expected

feint

a deliberately deceptive movement OR to deceive through movement; to dodge

foritfy

to make stronger; to build up

sully

to soil, stain, or tarnish

terse

brief and to the point

unflinching

firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

expulsion

the process of driving or forcing out

jeer

to make fun of rudely or unkindly OR a rude remark

abridge

to make shorter

altercation

an angry argument

condone

to overlook; to allow it; to approve of it

dissent

difference in opinion OR to express opposition

fabricate

to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

irate

great anger

rift

a split, gap, break or falling out, breach

surmount

to overcome, rise above

trite

done or expressed to often to be of any interest; lacking originality or freshness

adherent

a follower, supporter OR attached, sticking to