| A | B |
|---|
| 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, slow moving |
| deadlock | (n) a complete standstill |
| debris | scattered fragments, wreckage |
| diffuse | (v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, long-winded |
| dilemma | (n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem |
| efface | (v) to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed |
| muddle | (v) to make a mess of, muddle through; to get by |
| 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 |
| predispose | (v) to incline to beforehand |
| relinquish | (v) to let go, give up |
| salvage | (v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) properly thus saved |
| spasmodic | (adj) sudden and violent but brief; fitful, intermittent |
| spurious | (adj) not genuine |
| unbridled | (adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
