Term
Admonish Verb
three syllables
The librarian had to admonish the noisy
students
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Definition
to caution or advise against something;
to scold mildy; to remind of duty
Synonyms Antonyms
warn, call on the carpet Praise, pat on the back
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Term
Breach Verb and noun
1syllable
Because of a serious breach of the rules,
two playeres were ejected from the game
Our troups were unable to breach the
enemy's lines during the battle. |
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Definition
an opening, gap, rupture, rift;
a violation or infraction;
to create an opening, break through
Synonyms Antonyms
None close, seal |
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Term
Brigand Noun
2 syllables
Ancient caravans passing through
desolate areas were sometimes attacked
by brigand.
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Definition
a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
Synonyms Antonyms
None
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Term
Circumspect Adjective
three syllables
It is so important for a diplomat to
behave in a manner that both
discreet and circumspect.
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Definition
carefull, cautious
Synonyms Antonyms
wary, prudent, incautious, rash,
guarded, reckles
needless
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Term
Commandeer 3syllables
Verb
Under certin circumstances
the U.S. government has the right
to commandeer private property.
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Definition
to seize for military or official use
Synonyms Antonyms
take over, relinquish, None
expropriate
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Term
Cumbersome Adjective
Three syllables
The bus was filled to capacity
with holiday shoppers carrying large
and cumbersome packages.
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Definition
clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
Synonyms Antonyms
unwieldy, ponderous manegeable, easy to handle
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Term
Deadlock Noun, verb two syllables
After fifteen innings;
the score remained a frustrating 3-to-3 deadlock.
The refusal of labor and management
to modify their demands deadlock the contract negotiation.
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Definition
a standstill resulting fron the opposition
of two equal forces or factions;
to bring to such a standstill
Synonyms Antonyms
standoff, stalemate, agreement, accord,
impasses breakthrough
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Term
Debris Noun
two syllables
After the storm, the beach was littered
with driftwood and other debris.
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Definition
scattered fragments, wreckage
Synonyms Antonyms
rubble, detritus, None
flotsom and jetsam
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Term
Diffuse Verb,Adjective
two syllables for both
The scent of lilacs slowly diffused
through the open window.
The speech was so longand diffused that most members
of the audience were
thuroughly confused by it. |
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Definition
to spread or scatter freely or widely;
wordy, long-winded,
or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
Synonyms Antonyms
disperse, concentrate
rambling, verbose,
prolix brief, concise, succint
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Term
Dilemma Noun three syllables
During the crisis the president
found himself caught in a painful delima. |
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Definition
a difficult or perplexing
situation or problem
Synonyms Antonyms
predicament, quandary, cinch
pickle, bind
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Term
Efface Verb
two syllables
Time had effaced almost all signs
of the struggle that took place
on that famous battlefield. |
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Definition
to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
Synonyms Antonyms
blot out, erase, None
obliterate, expunge |
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Muddle Verb,noun
two syllables
Too much stress and too little sleep
will almost certinly muddle a person's
ability to concentrate.
The muddle was principally caused
by the failure to carry out the
general's orders properly. |
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Definition
to make a mess of; muddle
through; to get by; a hopless mess
Synonyms Antonyms
jumble, mess up; orderliness, tidiness,
confusion, disorder neatness |
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Term
Opinionated Adjective
five syllables
My boss is not too opinionated
to listen to a reasonable proposal. |
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Definition
stubborn and often unreasonable in
holding to one's own ideas,
having a closed mind
Synonyms Antonyms
obstinate, pighead, open-minded,
inflexable reasonable |
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Parennial Adjective,noun
four syllables
Pizza is a perennial favorite
of young and old alike
in the United States.
A garden of perennials
is relatively easy to maintain. |
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Definition
a lasting of time; persistent;
a plant that lives for many years
Synonyms Antonyms
enduring, recurring brief, short-lived,
fleeting, ephemeral |
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Term
Predispose Verb
three syllables
My genetic makeup seems
to predispose me to colds and sore throats. |
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Definition
to incline to beforehand
Synonyms Antonyms
make susceptible to immunize against,
sheild from |
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Term
relinquish Verb
three syllables
Severe illnesses forced me
to relinquish my role in the school play. |
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Definition
to let go, give up
Synonyms Antonyms
surrender, abandon hold on to, keep, retain,
cling to |
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Term
salvage Verb, Noun
two syllables
Fortunatly, we were able
to salvage a few things from the fire.
Salvages from the sunken ship
can be of great value to archaeologists
and historians. |
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Definition
to save from a fire or shipwreck;
property thus saved
Synonyms Antonyms
rescue, recover, retrive abandon, scrap,
reclaim junk |
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Term
spasmodic Adjective
three syllables
Spasmodic flashes of lightning
and booming thunderclaps
were accompanied by torrential rain. |
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Definition
sudden and violent but brief;
fitfull; intermittent
Synonyms Antonyms
irregular, occasional steady, continuous, chronic |
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Term
spurious Adjective
three syllables
Manufacturers who make spurious
claims for their products may face
lines or lawsuits. |
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Definition
not genuine, not true, not valid
Synonyms Antonyms
false, counterfiet, fraudulent, genuine, authentic,
bogus bona fide, valid |
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Term
unbridled Adjective
three syllables
Sometimes the unbridled
enthusiam of sports fans
can get a little out of hand. |
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Definition
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Synonyms Antonyms
unrestrained, unchecked restrained, held in check,
muted
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