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English Vocab 1
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9th Grade
08/16/2012

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admonish
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to caution or advise against, to scold midly or remind of duty synonyms:Warn, call on the carpet antonyms:praise, pat on the back
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breach
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(n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation of infraction; to create an opening, breakthrough antonyms: close, seal
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brigand
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a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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circumspect
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careful, cautious synonyms:wary, prudent, gaurded antonyms:incautious, rash, reckless, heedless
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commandeer
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to sieze for military or official use synonyms:take over, requisition, expropritate
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cumbersome
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clumsy, hard to handle,;slow-moving synonyms:unwieldly, ponderous antonyms:manageable, easy to handle
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deadlock
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standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring to such a standstill synonyms:standoff,stalemate,impass antonyms:agreement, accord, breakthrough
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debis
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scattered fragments, wreckage synonym:rubble, detritus,flotsam, jetsam
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diffuse
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to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely synonyms: disperse; rambling, verbose, prolix antonyms:concentrate; brief, concise, succint
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dilemma
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a difficult or perplexing situation or problem synonyms:predicament, quandary, pickle, bind antonyms:cinch
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efface
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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed synonmys: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge
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muddle
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to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; a hopeless mess synonyms: jumble, mess up; confusion, disorder antonyms: orderliness, tidiness, neatness
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opinionated
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stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible antonyms: open-minded, reasonable
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perennial
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lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives many years synonyms:enduring, recurring antonyms:brief, short-lived,fleeting, ephemeral
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predispose
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to incline beforehand synonyms:make susceptible to antonyms:immunize againt, shield from
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relinquish
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to let go, give up synonyms: surrender, abandon antonyms:hold on to, keep, retain, cling to
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salvage
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to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved synonyms:rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim antonyms:abandon, scrap, junk
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spasmodic
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sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittene synonyms: irregular, occasional antonyms: steady, continuous, chronic
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spurious
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not genuine, not true, not valid synonyms:false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus antonyms:genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid
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unbridled
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uncontrolled, lacking in restraint synonyms:unrestrained, unchecked antonyms:restrained, held in check, muted
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approach
Definition
to come close to;to begin to deal with;to make a request;the act of coming close to;a way to deal with something or someone;a way of reaching a place
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approve
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to have a high opinion of;to give permission
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glory
Definition
great honor or praise givin others;great beauty
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magnificent
Definition
very grand and fine;remarkibly beautiful or outstanding
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meek
Definition
not coarges or strong
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prompt
Definition
on time;done quickly and without delay;to move someone to action;to remind someone what to do or say
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revive
Definition
to bring or come back to life
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tradition
Definition
a custom,belef,or idea that has been passed down over time
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watchful
Definition
always noticing what is happening;aware
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wrecage
Definition
what is left of something that has been destroyed
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