Sadlier, Unit 1 Vocab

admonish

(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

breach (n.)

an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infration to create an opening, break through / close, seal

breach (v.)

to create an opening, break through / close, seal

brigand

(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

circumspect

(adj.) careful, cautious

commandeer

(v.) to seize for military or official use

cumbersome

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

deadlock (n.)

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions

deadlock (v.)

to bring to such a standstill

debris

(n.) sacttered fragments, wreckage

diffuse (v.)

to spread or scatter freely or widely

diffuse (adj.)

wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

dilemma

(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

efface

(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

muddle (v.)

to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by

muddle (n.)

a hopeless mess

opinionated

(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind

perennial (adj.)

lasting for a long time, persistent

perennial (n.)

a plant that lives for many years

predispose

(v.) to incline to beforehand

relinquish

(v.) to let go, give up

salvage (v.)

to save from fire or shipwreck

salvage (n.)

property thus saved

spasmodic

(adj.) sudden and violent but brief, fitful, intermittent

spurious

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

unbridled

(adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint