| A | B |
|---|
| breach | an opening or gap; to break through |
| brigand | a bandit or a robber, a criminal |
| circumspect | careful, cautious, prudent |
| commandeer | to seize for military or official use |
| diffuse | to spread or scatter widely |
| efface | to erase, to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed |
| muddle | to make a mess of; a hopeless mess; to just get through the day |
| predispose | to dispose to beforehand; to make susceptible to |
| spurious | not genuine; not true, fake |
| unbridled | uncontrolled, lacking restraint; unchecked |
| admonish | to scold mildly, to caution |
| cumbersome | clumsy, hard to handle, slow moving |
| deadlock | a standstill; to bring to a standstill |
| debris | scattered fragments; wreckage |
| dilemma | a difficult situation; a problem |
| opinionated | stubborn and often unreasonable in holding one's opinions |
| perennial | lasting for a long time; a plant that lives for many years |
| relinquish | to let go, to give up |
| salvage | to save from fire, shipwreck or trash |
| spasmodic | sudden and violent, but brieft; fitful; intermittent |
