Studied by 29 PeopleTags & Description
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
breach (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;
deadlock (v)
to bring to such a standstill
debris
scattered fragments, wreckage
diffuse (v)
to spread or scatter freely or widely;
diffuse (adj)
wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
dilemma
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
efface
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
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
to incline to beforehand
relinquish
to let go, give up
salvage (v)
to save from fire or shipwreck;
salvage (n)
property thus saved
spasmodic
sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
spurious
not genuine, not true, not valid
unbridled
lacking in restraint
adjourn
(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
alien (n)
a citizen of another country
alien (adj)
foreign, strange
comely
having a pleasing appearance
compensate
to make up for; to repay for services
dissolute
loose in one's morals or behavior
erratic
not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable
expulsion
the process of driving or forcing out
feint (n)
a deliberately deceptive movement
feint (v)
to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
fodder
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
fortify
to strengthen, build up
illegible
difficult or impossible to read
jeer (v)
to make fun of rudely or unkindly
jeer (n)
a rude remark of derision
lucrative
bringing in money; profitable
mediocre
average, ordinary, undistinguished
proliferate
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
subjugate
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
sully
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
tantalize
to tease, torment by teasing
terse
brief and to the point
unflinching
firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
abridge
to make shorter
adherent (n)
a follower, supporter
adherent (adj)
attached, sticking to
altercation
an angry argument
cherubic
resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent
condone
to pardon or overlook
dissent (v)
to disagree
dissent (n)
disagreement
eminent
famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting
exorcise
to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive
fabricate
to make, manufacture; to make up, invent
gluttony
engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgence
irate
angry
marauder
a raider, plunderer
pauper
an extremely poor person
pilfer
to steal in small quantities
rift
a split, break, breach
semblance
a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition
surmount
to overcome, rise above
terminate
to bring to an end
trite
commonplace; overused, stale
usurp
to seize and hold a position by force or without right
abscond
to run off and hide
access (n)
approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
access (v)
To get at, obtain
anarchy
a lack of government and law; confusion
arduous
hard to do, requiring much effort
auspicious
favorable; fortunate
daunt
to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
disentangle
to free from tangles or complications
fated
determined in advance by destiny or fortune
hoodwink
to mislead by a trick, swindle
inanimate
not having life; without energy or spirit
incinerate
to burn to ashes
intrepid
very brave, fearless, unshakable