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Vocab -Grade 9 English UNIT 1

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


Annie Raczko

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