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English 9 Unit 1 Definitions

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admonishto caution or advise against something
admonishto scold mildly
admonishto remind of a duty
breachan opening, gap, rupture, rift
breachto create an opening; break through
brigandbandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
circumspectcareful, cautious
commandeerto seize for military or official use
cumbersomeclumsy, hard to handle, slow moving
deadlocka standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
deadlockto bring to a standstill
debrisscattered fragments; wreckage
diffuseto spread or scatter freely or widely
diffusewordy, long-winded or unfocused
dilemmaa difficult or perplexing situation or problem
effaceto wipe out
effaceto keep oneself from being noticed
muddleto make a mess of; to get by
muddlea hopeless mess
opinionatedstubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
perenniallasting for a long time
perenniala plant that lives for many years
predisposeto incline to beforehand
relinquishto let go; give up
salvageto save from fire or shipwreck
salvageproperty saved from fire or shipwreck
spasmodicsudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent
spuriousnot genuine; not true, not valid
unbridleduncontrolled, lacking in restraint

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