Vocabulary Terms

Unit 1

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

ADMONISH

• TO CAUTION OR ADVISE AGAINST SOMETHING

• EX: THE LIBRARIAN HAD TO ADMONISH THE NOISY STUDENTS SEVERAL TIMES.

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

BREACH

• AN OPENING, GAP, RUPTURE, RIFT, A VIOLATION OR INFRACTION

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

BRIGAND

• A BANDIT, ROBBER, OUTLAW

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

CIRCUMSPECT

• CAREFUL, CAUTIOUS

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

COMMANDEER

• TO SEIZE FOR MILITARY OR OFFICIAL USE

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

CUMBERSOME

• CLUMSY, HARD TO HANDLE

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

DEADLOCK

• A STANDSTILL; TIE

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

DEBRIS

• SCATTERED FRAGMENTS, WRECKAGE

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

DIFFUSE

• TO SPREAD OR SCATTER FREELY OR WIDELY

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

DILEMMA

• A PROBLEM OR PERPLEXING SITUATION

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

EFFACE

• TO WIPE OUT

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

MUDDLE

• TO MAKE A MESS OF• A HOPELESS MESS

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

OPINIONATED

• STUBBORN AND OFTEN UNREASONABLE IN HOLDING TO ONE’S OWN IDEAS

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

PERENNIAL

• LASTING FOR A LONG TIME

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

PREDISPOSE

• TO INCLINE TO BEFOREHAND (MAKE SUSCEPTIBLE TO)

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

RELINQUISH

• TO LET GO; GIVE UP

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

SALVAGE

• TO SAVE FROM FIRE OR SHIPWRECK

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

SPASMODIC

• SUDDEN AND VIOLENT BUT BRIEF, FITFUL, INTERMITTENT

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

SPURIOUS

• NOT GENUINE, NOT TRUE, NOT VALID

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED

UNBRIDLED

• UNCONTROLLED, LACKING IN RESTRAINT

WORDS• ADMONISH• BREACH• BRIGAND• CIRCUMSPECT• COMMANDEER • CUMBERSOME• DEADLOCK• DEBRIS• DIFFUSE• DILEMMA• EFFACE• MUDDLE

• OPINIONATED• PERENNIAL• PREDISPOSE• RELINQUISH• SALVAGE• SPASMODIC• SPURIOUS• UNBRIDLED