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Vocab Unit 1
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English
9th Grade
09/04/2013

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admonish
Definition
v. to caution or advise something; to scold mildly;to remind of a duty
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breach
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n. an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction;
v. to create an opening, break through
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brigand
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n. a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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circumspect
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adj. careful, cautious
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commandeer
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v. to seize for military or official use
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cumbersome
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adj. clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
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deadlock
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n. a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; v. to bring to such a standstill
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debris
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n. scattered fragments; wreckage
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diffuse
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v. to spread or scatter freely or widely; adj. wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
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dilemma
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n. a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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