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Vocabulary Level D Unit 1
Vocabulary Level D Unit 1
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English
9th Grade
08/28/2008

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Term
Admonish
Definition
Verb - To caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
Term
Breach
Definition
Noun - An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction
Verb - To create an opening, break through
Term
Brigand
Definition
Noun - A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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Circumspect
Definition
Adjective - Careful, cautious
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Commandeer
Definition
Verb - To seize for military or official use
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Cumbersome
Definition
Adjective - Clumsy, handle to handle; slow moving
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Deadlock
Definition
Noun - A standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
Verb - To bring to such a standstill
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Debris
Definition
Noun - Scattered fragments, wreckage
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Diffuse
Definition
Verb - To spread or scatter freely or widely
Adjective - Wordy, long, winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
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Dilemma
Definition
Noun - A difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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Efface
Definition
Verb - To wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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Muddle
Definition
Verb - To make a mess of; to get by
Noun - A hopeless mess
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Opinionated
Definition
Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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Perennial
Definition
Adjective - Lasting for a long time, persistent
Noun - A plant that lives for many years
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Predispose
Definition
Verb - To incline to beforehand
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Relinquish
Definition
Verb - To let go, give up
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Salvage
Definition
Verb - To save from fire or shipwreck
Noun - Properly thus saved
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Spasmodic
Definition
Adjective Sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
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Spurious
Definition
Adjective - Not genuine, not true, not valid
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Unbridled
Definition
Adjective - Uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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