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MIS Unit 1 Vocabulary
Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1 Vocabulary words
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English
Intermediate
09/08/2015

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Admonish
Definition
Caution or advise against something
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Breach
Definition
an opening, gap (noun)
to create an opening, break through (verb)
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brigand
Definition
bandit
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circumspect
Definition
careful, cautious
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commandeer
Definition
to seize for military or official use
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cumbersome
Definition
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
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deadlock
Definition
a complete standstill
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debris
Definition
scattered fragments
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diffuse
Definition
to spread or scatter freely or widely (verb)
wordy, long-winded, or u nfocused (adj)
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dilemma
Definition
difficult or perplexing situation (noun)
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efface
Definition
to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed
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muddle
Definition
to make a mess of (verb)
a hopeless mess (noun)
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opinionated
Definition
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind (adj)
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perennial
Definition
lasting for a long time, persistent (adj)
a plant that lives for many years (noun)
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Predispose
Definition
to incline to beforehand (verb)
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relinquish
Definition
to let go (verb)
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salvage
Definition
to save from fire or shipwreck (verb)
property thus saved (noun)
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spasmodic
Definition
sudden and violent but brief, fitful
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spurious
Definition
not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled
Definition
uncontrolled, lacking in retraint
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