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unit 1
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English
9th Grade
09/12/2006

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