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Unit 1 Vocab 2
Sadlier/Oxford- Level D
20
Language - English
9th Grade
10/15/2009

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Admonish

Definition

to caution oradvise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

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Breach
Definition
an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction;
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brigand
Definition
a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
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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 standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
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debris
Definition
scattered fragments, wreckage
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diffuse
Definition
to spread or scatter freely or widely
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dilemma 
Definition
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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efface
Definition
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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muddle
Definition
top make a mess of; muddle through: to get by
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opinionated
Definition
stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind
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perennial
Definition
lasting for a long time, persistant
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predispose
Definition
to incline beforehand
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relinquish
Definition
to let go, give up
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salvage
Definition
to save from fire or shipwreck
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spasmodic
Definition
sudden and violent but breif; fitful; intermittent
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spurios
Definition
not genuine, not true, not valid
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unbridled
Definition
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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