SAT Vocab D-Set

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 infraction;

v. to create an opening, break through

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;

v. to bring to such a standstill

Debris

n. scattered fragments, wreckage

Diffuse

v. to spread or scatter freely or widely;

n. wordy, long-winded, 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;

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;

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;

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