Vocab list 1 & 2

vocab 1 and 2

Admonish

to warn or reprimand  firmly

breach

the act of breaking an agreement or the law; a violation

brigand

a bandit, robber, or  outlaw

circumspect

wary, prudent, guarded; unwilling to  take risks

commandeer

to officially take  possession or control

cumbersome

large or heavy and  difficult to carry or  handle

deadlock

A standstill resulting from two  equal, opposing  forces

debris

scattered fragments,  wreckage 

diffuse

to spread or scatter  freely or widely

dilemma

a difficult or perplexing situation  or problem

efface

to erase a mark from a  surface; to make yourself unnoticeable

muddle

to make a mess of

opinionated

clinging to one’s own  ideas in a stubborn  way; inflexible

perennial

lasting a long time;  persistent

predispose

inclined to a specific  attitude, action, or  condition

relinquished

to let go or give up

salvaged

to rescue or save from  a disastrous situation, especially  a shipwreck

spasmodic

sudden and violent,  brief, fitful,  intermittent

spurious

false or fake, not  genuine

unbridled

uncontrolled, lacking  in restraint

adjourned

to stop proceedings  temporarily; to move  to another place

alien

foreign or unfamiliar

comely

having a pleasing  appearance

compensated

to make up for; to  repay for services

dissolute

loose in one’s morals  or behavior

erratic

not regular or consistent; different  from what is ordinary

expulsion

the process of  driving or forcing  out

feint

a deliberately deceptive movement; a  pretense

fodder

food for horse or  cattle; raw material  for a designated  purpose

fortify

to strengthen or  build up

illegible

difficult or impossible to read

jeering

to make fun of in a  rude way

lucrative

profitable, bringing  in money

mediocre

average, ordinary,  undistinguished

proliferate

to reproduce, increase, or spread  rapidly

subjugate

to conquer by force;  to put under complete  control

sullied

to soil, stain,  tarnish, or besmirch

tantalize

to tease; to torment  by teasing

terse

brief and to the  point

unflinching

firm, showing no  signs of fear, not  drawing back