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Unit 1
Sadlier-oxford vocab book
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English
9th Grade
10/02/2008

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

*to scold*
Term
Breach
Definition
(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
(v.) to create an opening, break through

*gap/hole*
Term
Brigand
Definition
(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

*robber/bandit*
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Circumspect
Definition
(adj.) Careful, cautious

*careful*
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Commandeer
Definition
(v.) to seize for military or official use

*seized for/by military/government*
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Cumbersome
Definition
(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

*hard to handle*
Term
Deadlock
Definition
(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
(v.) to bring to such a standstill

*standstill*
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Debris
Definition
(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage

*scattered fragments*
Term
Diffuse
Definition
(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely
(adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

*spread out*
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Dilemma
Definition
(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

*a problem*
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Efface
Definition
(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

*to wipe out*
Term
Muddle
Definition
(v.) to make a mess of; to get by
(n.) a hopeless mess

*to make a mess of*
Term
Opinionated
Definition
(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind

*closed minded*
Term
Perennial
Definition
(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent
(n.) a plant that lives for many years

*long lasting*
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Predispose
Definition
(v.) to incline before hand

*make susceptible to*
Term
Relinquish
Definition
(v.) to let go, give up

*to let go*
Term
Salvage
Definition
(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck
(n.) property thus saved

*to save*
Term
Spasmodic
Definition
(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

*spastic/sudden*
Term
Spurious
Definition
(adj.)not genuine, not true, not valid

*fake*
Term
Unbridled
Definition
(adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

*uncontrolled*
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