VOCAB WEEK

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DIRECTIONS

In Section 4 of your notebook copy down the word, part of speech, and definition

For homework…

1. 2 synonyms

2. 2 antonyms

3. 2 sentences

1. ADMONISH• I hope my teacher does not

admonish me for being late.• Cops can admonish anyone who

goes over the speed limit.• Sally is going to admonish the

restaurant for poor customer service.

1. ADMONISH(v). to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty.

2. BREACH• There had been a serious breach

in their security.• Our troops were unable to breach

the enemy's lines during the battle.

• The water pouring through the breach in the dam threatened to flood the entire valley.

2. BREACH(n.) an opening, gap; a violation or infraction;

(v). to create an opening, break through.

3. BRIGAND• He was captured by brigands

and returned to slavery.• Many were attacked by brigands

of all sorts.• Someone was murdered by

brigands.

3. BRIGAND(n.) a bandit

4. CIRCUMSPECT• In this day and age, you need to be

circumspect about giving out too much personal information on the internet.

• Jack found himself circumspect of dating a woman he hardly knew.

• In the future, we must be circumspect of those who offer us riches for nothing in return.

4. CIRCUMSPECT(adj.) careful, cautious.

5. COMMANDEER• The major gave the order to

commandeer the vehicle.• A military man has the right to

commandeer any material he needs to further his aim during a conflict.

• The military also commandeered five acres of land.

5. COMMANDEER(v.) to seize for military or official use.

6. CUMBERSOME• The cumbersome girl fell at

least ten times today.• A little boy was having trouble

with the cumbersome books.• I hate when cumbersome

people walk in front of me in a crowded store.

6. CUMBERSOME(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle.

7. DEADLOCK• The traffic on the freeway has

become a complete deadlock.• It is time to stop negotiating

when you have reached deadlock.

• Our checkers game reached a deadlock.

7. DEADLOCK(n.) a complete standstill.

8. DEBRIS• There was also a vast amount of

floating debris.• The only damage sustained was

caused by flying debris.• In other places, landslide debris was

strewn across the road, blocking the way.

8. DEBRIS(n.) scattered fragments.

9. DIFFUSE• Our mom told us to diffuse the

situation.• The boss diffused fear in his

company when there was a rumor of layoffs.

• The fan diffused the smell of cookies in the house.

9. DIFFUSE(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely.

10. DILEMMA• This poses a dilemma for me. • Uniforms caused a major

dilemma throughout the school.

• The dilemma throughout the company needed to be diffused.

10. DILEMMA(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem.