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English Vocabulary Unit 1

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admonish(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
breach(n.) an opening, gap; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through
brigand(n.) a bandit
circumspect(adj.) careful, cautious
commandeer(v.) to seize for military or official use
cumbersome(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle
deadlock(n.) a complete standstill; (v. to bring to a standstill)
debris(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage
diffuse(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely(adj.) wordy, long winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
dilemma(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
efface(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
muddle(n.) a hopeless mess: (v.) to make a mess
opinionated(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
perennial(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent: (n.) a plant that lives for many years
predisposed(v.) to incline to beforehand
relinquish(v.) to let go , give up
salvage(v.) to save from a fire or shipwreck: (n.) property thus saved
spasmodic(adj.) sudden and violent but brief: fitful, intermittent
spurious(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid
unbridled(adj.) uncontrolled lacking in restraint



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