| A | B |
|---|
| admonish | to scold; to advise against something |
| breach | a gap; a violation; to create an opening |
| brigand | a bandit |
| circumspect | careful, cautious |
| commandeer | to take for military or official use |
| cumbersome | hard to handle or manage |
| deadlock | a complete standstill; to bring to a standstill |
| debris | wreckage; scattered fragments |
| diffuse | to scatter widely; wordy or unfocused;widely spread |
| dilemma | a difficult choice or problem |
| efface | to wipe away |
| muddle | to make mess of;to get by("muddle through");a hopeless mess |
| opinionated | stubborn, having a closed mind |
| perennial | lasting for a long time,persistent; a plant that lives for many years |
| predispose | to cause to likely happen |
| relinquish | to give up, let go |
| salvage | to save from disaster; property thus saved |
| spasmodic | fitful;sudden and intense but brief |
| spurious | not genuine, not true |
| unbridled | uncontrolled |
