Sadlier Connect Unit 1

admonish

to caution or advise against something

Admonish (synonyms)

reprimand

Admonish (antonyms)

praise

breach

violation or infraction

breach

to create on opening

brigand

bandit (criminal)

circumspect

careful, cautions

circumspect (synonyms)

wary, prudent, guarded

circumspect (antonyms)

reckless

commandeer

to seize for military

commandeer (synonyms)

take over

cumbersome

clumsy, hard to handle

cumbersome (synonyms)

ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable

cumbersome (antonyms)

manageable, easy to handle

deadlock

a standstill resulting from the oppposition of two equal forces

deadlock (synonyms)

standoff, impasse

deadlock (antonyms)

agreement

debris

scattered fragments, wreckage

debris (synonyms)

remains, detritus, flotsam & jetsam

diffuse (verb)

to spread or scatter

diffuse (synonym)

disperse

diffuse (antonym)

concentrate

diffuse (adj)

unfocused, wordy

diffuse (synonyms)

verbose, prolix

diffuse (antonyms)

brief, concise

dilemma

a diff or perplexing problem

dilemma (synonyms)

predicament, pickle, bind

dilemma (antonyms)

cinch

efface

to wipe; to keep oneself unnoticed

efface (synonyms)

blot out, erase, expunge

muddle (verb)

to make a mess of

muddle (synonyms)

jumble, mess up

muddle (synonyms)

confusion, disorder

muddle (antonyms)

neat

opinionated

stubborn and unreasonable

opinionated (synonyms)

obstinate, willful, inflexible

opinionated (antonym)

openminded, reasonable

perennial (adj)

lasting for a long time, persistent

perennial (synonyms)

enduring and recurring

perennial (antonym)

brief, short-lived, fleeting

perennial (noun)

a plant that lives for many years

predispose (verb)

to incline to beforehand

predispose (synonyms)

tend to , be liable to

predispose (antonyms)

immunize against, sheild from

relinquish (verb)

to let go

relinquish (synonyms)

surrender

relinquish (antonyms)

hold on to , cling to

salvage (verb)

to save from fire

salvage (synonyms)

recover, reclaim

salvage (antonyms)

abandon, scrap, junk

spasmodic (adj)

sudden and violet but breif

spasmodic (synonym)

irregular, occasional

spasmodic (antonym)

steady, continuos, chronic

spurious (adj)

not genuine

spurious (synonym)

false, counterfeit

spurious (antonym)

geniune, authentic

unbridled (adj)

lacking in restraint

unbridled (synonym)

unrestrained, unchecked

unbridled (antonym)

restrained, held in check

To make ends meet

To have just enough money to pay for what you need

As plain as the nose on your face

Something that is very obvious

Hit the hay

To go to bed

Drives a hard bargain

Someone who is tough in making deals; they demand a lot in negotiations

Skating on thin ice

Taking a big risk or being in a dangerous situation

Is all thumbs

Very clumsy, especially with using your hands

Got the hang of it

Learned how to do something after practicing

Down in the dumps

Feeling sad or depressed

Dawned on

Suddenly realized something

Eat like a bird

Eat very little