vocab words

Admonish verb

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

breach noun

an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction

breach verb

to create an opening, break through

brigand

(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

circumspect

careful, cautious

commandeer

to seize for military or official use

cumbersome

(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

deadlock noun

(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions

deadlock verb

(v.) to bring to such a standstill

debris

scattered fragments, wreckage

diffuse verb

(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely

diffuse adjective

(adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

Dilemma

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

efface

(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

muddle verb

to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by

muddle noun

a hopeless mess

opinionated

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind

perennial adj

(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent

perennial noun

(n.) a plant that lives for many years

predispose

to incline to beforehand

relinquish

to let go, give up

salvage verb

(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck

salvage noun

(n.) property thus saved

spasmodic

(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

spurious

not genuine, not true, not valid

unbridled

lacking in restraint