VOCAB QUIZ

Admonish

To caution or scold mildly.

Adroit

Skillful; expert in handling situations.

Amicable

Peaceable; friendly.

Averse

Opposed; unwilling.

Belligerent

Given to fighting; combative.

Breach

An opening, gap, or rupture.

Brigand

A bandit; robber; outlaw.

Benevolent

Kindly; charitable.

Circumspect

Careful; cautious.

Cursory

Hasty; not thorough.

Spurious

Not genuine; not true.

Duplicity

Treachery; deceitfulness.

Commandeer

To seize for military or official use.

Debris

Scattered fragments; wreckage.

Diffuse

To spread or scatter widely.

Dilemma

A difficult or perplexing situation.

Efface

To wipe out; keep oneself from being noticed.

Muddle

To make a mess of; a mess.

Opinionated

Stubborn and having a closed mind.

Perennial

Lasting for a long time; persistent.

Predispose

To incline to beforehand.

Relinquish

To let go or give up.

Salvage

To save from fire or shipwreck.

Spasmodic

Sudden and violent but brief.

Unbridled

Uncontrollable; lacking in restraint.

Jeopardy

Danger.

Cumbersome

Clumsy; hard to handle.

Deadlock

A standstill resulting from opposition of two equal forces.

Meticulous

Extremely careful.

Nostalgia

A longing for something past.

Quintessence

The most pure form or essence of something.

Retrogress

To move backward.

Scrutinize

To examine closely.

Tepid

Lukewarm; unenthusiastic.

Impervious

Not affected or hurt by.

Feasible

Possible; able to be done.

Impetus

A moving force; impulse.

Holocaust

Large-scale destruction.

Grimace

A wry face; to make a wry face.

Extol

To praise extravagantly.