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; (v.) 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
(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill
Debris
scattered fragments, wreckage
diffuse
(v.) 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
efface
(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
muddle
(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (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; (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; (n.) property thus saved
spasmadic
(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
spurious
not genuine, not true, not valid
unbridled
lacking in restraint