vocab 1-3 Mr Lee

admonish

scold or reprimand; take to task

breach

an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification

brigand

an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

circumspect

careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk

commandeer

take arbitrarily or by force

cumbersome

difficult to handle or use because of size or weight

deadlock

a situation in which no progress can be made

debris

the remains of something that has been destroyed

diffuse

spread out; not concentrated in one place

dilemma

state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options

efface

remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

muddle

make clouded as with sediment

opinionated

obstinate in your opinions

perennial

lasting an indefinitely long time

predispose

make susceptible

salvage

rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire

spasmodic

occurring in spells and often abruptly

spurious

plausible but false

unbridled

not restrained or controlled

relinquish

turn away from; give up

adjourn

close at the end of a session

alien

from another place or part of the world

comely

according with custom or propriety

compensate

make amends for

dissolute

unrestrained by convention or morality

erratic

liable to sudden unpredictable change

expulsion

the act of forcing out someone or something

feint

any distracting or deceptive maneuver

fodder

coarse food composed of plants or leaves and stalks

fortify

make strong or stronger

illegible

unable to be read

jeer

laugh at with contempt and derision

lucrative

producing a sizeable profit

mediocre

moderate to inferior in quality

proliferate

grow rapidly

subjugate

make subservient; force to submit or subdue

sully

make dirty or spotty

tantalize

harass with persistent teasing or baiting

terse

brief and to the point

flinch

draw back, as with fear or pain

abridge

lessen, diminish, or curtail

adherent

someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine

altercation

a noisy quarrel

cherubic

having a sweet nature befitting an angel

condone

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for

dissent

a difference of opinion

eminent

standing above others in quality or position

exorcise

expel through adjuration or prayers

fabricate

put together out of artificial or natural components

gluttony

habitual eating to excess

irate

feeling or showing extreme anger

marauder

someone who attacks in search of booty

pauper

a person who is very poor

pilfer

make off with belongings of others

rift

a narrow fissure in rock

semblance

an outward appearance that is deliberately misleading

surmount

get on top of; deal with successfully

terminate

bring to an end or halt

trite

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

usurp

seize and take control without authority