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Vocab 7
mrs.black vocab 7
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9th Grade
04/03/2017

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Term
Admonish
Definition

-verb-

warn or reprimand someone firmly

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Brigand
Definition

-noun-

a member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains, a bandit

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commandeer
Definition

-verb-

officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes

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Cumbersome
Definition

-adjective-

 large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.

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Diffuse
Definition

-verb-

spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.

 

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dilemma
Definition

-noun-

a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.

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muddle
Definition

-verb-

bring into a disordered or confusing state

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predispose
Definition

-verb-

make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition

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spurious
Definition

-adjective-

not being what it purports to be;false or fake

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Unbridled
Definition

-Adjective-

uncontrolled; unconstrained.

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Breach
Definition

-noun-

an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.

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Circumspect
Definition

-adjective-

wary and unwilling to take risks

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Deadlock
Definition

-noun-

a situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made

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Efface
Definition

-verb-

erase from a surface.

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Opinionated
Definition

-adjective-

conceitedly assertive and dogmatic in one's opinions

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Perennial
Definition

-adjective-

lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring

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Relinquish
Definition

-verb-

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

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