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Vocab unit 1
vocab quiz on some cool words
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English
9th Grade
09/16/2009
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Admonish
 Definition
to caution or advise against: to scold midly
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Breach
 Definition
an opening, gap, rift
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Brigand
 Definition
a bandit, robber, outlaw
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Circumspect
 Definition
careful, cautious
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Commandeer
 Definition
to seize for military or offical use
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Cumbersome
 Definition
clumsy, hard to handle
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Deadlock
 Definition
a standstil resulting from the opposition of two equal forces
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Dilemma
 Definition
a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
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efface
 Definition
to wipe out
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Muddle
 Definition
To make a mess of
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Opinionated
 Definition
Stubborn and often unreasonable i holding to one's own ideas
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Perennial
 Definition
lasting for a long time, persistent
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Predispose
 Definition
to incline to 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 brief, fitful
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Spurious
 Definition
Not genuine, not true, not valid
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Unbridled
 Definition
uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
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Diffuse
 Definition
to spread or scatter freely or widely
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Debris
 Definition
scattered or wreckage
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