Sadlier Vocab Unit 1

Commandeer

to seize for military or official use

perennial(adj.)

lasting for a long time, persistent

opinionated(adj.)

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

dilemma(n.)

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

brigand(n.)

a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

admonish(v.)

to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

muddle(n.)

a hopeless mess

predispose(v.)

to incline to beforehand

cumbersome(adj.)

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

perennial(n.)

a plant that lives for many years

spasmodic(adj.)

sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent

diffuse(adj.)

wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

deadlock(n.)

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

efface(v.)

to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

debris(n.)

scattered fragments, wreckage

deadlock(v.)

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

salvage(n.)

property saved from fire or shipwreck

circumspect(adj.)

careful, cautious

unbridled(adj.)

lacking in restraint

muddle(v.)

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

diffuse(v.)

to spread or scatter freely or widely

relinquish(v.)

to let go, give up

breach(n.)

a violation or infraction

salvage(v.)

to save from fire or shipwreck

spurious(adj.)

not genuine, not true, not valid

breach(v.)

to create an opening, break through