admonish

(V)

to caution or advise against something; to scold; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

Syn. warn, call on the carpet

Ant. praise; pat on the back

Breach

(N)

an opening or gap

Syn. N/A

Ant. close, steal

Brigand

(N)

a bandit, robber

Syn. N/A

Ant. N/A

Circumspect

(Adj)

careful, cautious

Syn. Wary, Prudent

Ant. Incautious, rash

Commandeer

(V)

to seize for military or official use

Syn. take over

Ant. N/A

Deadlock

(N)

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions

Syn.  standoff

Ant. agreement

Debris

(N)

scattered fragments, wreckage

Syn. rubble

Diffuse

(V)

to spread or scatter freely or widely

Syn. disperse

Ant. concentrate

Dilemma

(N)

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Syn. predicament

Ant. cinch 

Efface

(V)

to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

Syn. blot out

Ant. N/A

Muddle

(V)

to make a mess of; to get by

Syn. jumble, mess up

Ant. orderliness

Opinionated

(Adj)

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind

Syn. obstinate

Ant. open-minded

Perennial

(Adj)

lasting for a long time

Syn. Enduring

Ant. Brief

Predispose

(V)

to incline to beforehand

Syn. make suspectible to

Ant. immunize against

Relinquish

(V)

to let go, give up

Syn. surrender, abandon

Ant. hold on to

Salvage

(V)

to save from a fire or shipwreck

Syn. rescue

Ant. abandon

Spasmodic

(Adj)

sudden and violent but brief

Syn. irregular

Ant. steady

Spurious

(Adj)

not genuine, not true, not valid

Syn. false

Ant. genuine

Unbridled

(Adj)

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

Syn. unrestrainted, unchecked

Ant. restrained, held in check

Cumbersome

(Adj)

clumsy, hard to handle

Syn.unwieldy

Ant. manageable