English I - First Semester Vocabulary Unit 1

Vocabulary flashcards based on Unit 1 of English I First Semester lecture notes.

Admonish

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

Breach

(n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break

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; (adj.) 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