admonish
to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
commandeer
to seize for military or official use
deadlock
a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions. (v) to bring to such a standstill
salvage
property thus saved, to save from fire or shipwreck
perennial
a plant that lives for many years. (adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent
muddle
to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by. (n) a hopeless mess
salvage
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relinquish
to let go, give up
circumspect
careful, cautious
cumbersome
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
diffuse
wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread. (v) to spread or scatter freely or widely
spasmodic
sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
dilemma
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
efface
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
breach
an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction. (v) to spread or scatter freely or widely
unbridled
lacking in restraint
spurious
not genuine, not true, not valid
debris
scattered fragments, wreckage
opinionated
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
brigand
a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
predispose
to incline to beforehand