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Vocab unit 1
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20
Education
9th Grade
12/30/2013

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admonish
Definition
verb-to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly;to remind of duty
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breach
Definition

noun- an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction

verb- to create an opening, break through

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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, hard 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 freelyor 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
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adjective- stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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perennial
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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
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verb- to save from fire or shipwreck

noun- property thus saved

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spasmodic
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adjective- sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
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spurious
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adjective- not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled
Definition
adjective- lacking in restraint
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