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; (v.) to create an opening, break through

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; scattered or widely spread

Dilemma- a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Muddle- to make a mess of; (muddle through); to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess

Predispose- to incline to beforehand

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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; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

Expulsion- the process of driving or forcing out

Feint- a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of

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