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