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Vocab D Unit 1
Sandlier-Oxford Level D Unit 1 words and synonyms
Question | Answer |
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admonish | to scold mildly |
breach | (n)an opening, gap, rupture, rift (v)To create an opening |
brigand | (n)a bandit, robber, outlaw, thief |
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 between two sides; (v)to bring to a standstill |
debris | (n)scattered fragments, wreckage |
diffuse (fyooz) (v) | (v)to spread or scatter freely or widely |
diffuse (fyoos) (adj) | (adj)wordy, long-winded, unfocused, or scattered writing or speech |
dilemma | (n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
efface | (v)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 | (adj) 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 | (v)to incline to beforehand |
relinquish | (v)to let go, give up |
salvage (v) | to save from fire or shipwreck |
salvage (n) | property saved from loss |
spasmodic | (adj)sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent |
spurious | (adj)not genuine, not true, not valid |
unbridled | (adj)uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |