ELA Sadlier Connect Mid-Term Definitions

Admonish

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

Breach

An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction.

Cumbersome

Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving.

Debris

Scattered fragments, wreckage.

Diffuse

To spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused.

Dilemma

A difficult or perplexing situation or problem.

Muddle

To make a mess of; to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess.

Predispose

To incline to beforehand.

Relinquish

To let go, give up.

Salvage

To save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved.

Compensate

To make up for; to repay for services.

Erratic

Not regular or consistent; undependable.

Expulsion

The process of driving or forcing out.

Feint

A deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense.

Fortify

To strengthen; build up.

Jeer

To make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision.

Lucrative

Bringing in money; profitable.

Proliferate

To reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly.

Sully

To soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch.

Terse

Brief and to the point.

Altercation

An angry argument.

Condone

To pardon or overlook.

Dissent

To disagree; disagreement.

Eminent

Famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting.

Fabricate

To make, manufacture.

Irate

Angry.

Pilfer

To steal in small quantities.

Rift

A split, break, breach.

Semblance

A likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition.

Trite

Commonplace; overused, stale.