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Unit 1 Vocabulary:GOULD
Sadlier-Oxford Level D
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English
9th Grade
11/13/2006

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admonish
Definition
to scold mildy; to advise against

to warn
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breach
Definition
an opening or a gap

a violation
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brigand
Definition
a bandit or a robber
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circumspect
Definition
careful; cautious
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commandeer
Definition
to seize for official use
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cumbersome
Definition
clumsy; hard-to-handle
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deadlock
Definition
a standstill or a stalemate
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debris
Definition
scattered fragments of wreckage;

rubble
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diffuse
Definition
to spread or scatter throughout

disperse
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dilemma
Definition
a difficult problem

a predicament
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efface
Definition
to wipe out; to erase
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muddle
Definition
to make a mess of;

to get by;

a hopeless mess
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opinionated
Definition
stubborn; having a closed mind

obstinate; pigheaded
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perennial
Definition
persistent; coming back time and again
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predispose
Definition
inclined to

make susceptible
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relinquish
Definition
to let go; to give up

to surrender or abandon
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salvage
Definition
to save from fire or shipwreck;

to rescue or recover
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spasmodic
Definition
short and sudden; fitful;
intermittent

irregular
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spurious
Definition
not genuine; not true
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unbridled
Definition
uncontrolled; lacking in restraint
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