Unit 1 Vocab - Sadlier Oxford

admonish

(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty; Synonyms: reprimand or call on the carpet. Antonyms: praise, pat on the back.

breach

(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through. No Synonyms. Antonyms: (v) close, seal.

brigand

(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman. No synonyms or antonyms.

circumspect

(adj.) careful, cautious - SYNONYMS: wary, prudent, guarded - ANTONYMS: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless

commandeer

(v) To seize for military or official use. Synonyms: take over, requisition, expropriate. No antonyms

cumbersome

(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Synonyms: ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable.

Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle

deadlock

(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill. Synonyms: standoff, impasse. Antonyms: agreement; accord; breakthrough.

debris

(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage

Synonyms: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam. No antonyms.

diffuse

(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread. Synonyms: (v) disperse; (adj) verbose, prolix. Anytonyms: (v) concentrate; (adj) brief, concise, succinct.

dilemma

(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem. Synonyms: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind. Antonym: cinch.

efface

(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed. Synonyms: blot out, erase, expunge. No antonyms.

muddle

(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess. Synonym: (v) jumble; mess up (n)confusion; disorder. Antonyms: (n) orderliness, neatness.

opinionated

(adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind. Synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible. Antonyms: open-minded; reasonable.

Perennial

(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years. Synonyms: (adj) enduring; recurring. Antonyms: (adj) brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral.

predispose

(v) to incline to beforehand. Synonyms: tending to; liable to. Antonyms: immunize against; shield from.

relinquish

(v.) to let go, give up

Synonyms: surrender, abandon

Antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to

salvage

(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved. Synonyms: (v) recover, retrieve, reclaim. Antonyms: (v) abandon, scrap, junk.

spasmodic

(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent. Synonyms: irregular, occasional. Antonyms: steady, continuous, chronic.

spurious

(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid

Synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus

Antonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid

unbridled

(adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked

Antonyms: restrained, held in check, muted