unit 1 level d english 9a. admonish (v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to...
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Vocabulary WorkshopUnit 1 Level D
English 9A
Admonish(v) to caution or advise against something; to
scold mildly; to remind of a duty
Synonym: warn, call on the carpetAntonym: praise, pat on the back
Breach(n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation
or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through
Antonym: (v) close, seal
Brigand(n) bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
Cumbersome(adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving Synonym: ponderousAntonym: manageable, easy to handle
commandeer(v) to seize for military
or official use
Synonym: take over, requisition, expropriate
"Well, then, I confess. It is my intention to commandeer one of these ships, pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder, and otherwise pilfer my weaselly black guts out.“ Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Deadlock(n) n. a standstill resulting from the
opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v) to bring to such a standstill
Synonym: standoff, stalemate, impasseAntonym: agreement, accord, breakthrough
Debris(n) scattered
fragments, wreckage
Synonym: rubble, flotsam and jetsam
Diffuse(v)to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj)
wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread
Synonym: (v) disperse; (adj) rambling, verbose
Antonym: (v) concentrate; (adj) brief, concise, succinct
Dilemma(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or
problem
Synonym: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind
Antonym: cinch
Efface(v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being
notice
Synonym: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge
Muddle(v) to make a mess of,
muddle through, to get by; (n) a hopeless mess
Synonym: (v) jumble, mess up; (n) confusion, disorder
Antonym: (n) orderliness, tidness, neatness
Opinionated(adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in
holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind
Synonym: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexibleAntonym: open-minded, reasonable
Perennial(adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a
plant that lives for many years
Synonym: (adj) enduring, recurringAntonym: (adj) brief, short-lived, fleeting
Predisposed(v) to incline to beforehand
Synonym: make susceptible to
Antonyms: immunize against, shield from
Relinquish(v) to let go, give up
Synonym: surrender, abandon
Antonym: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to
Salvage(v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n)
property thus savedSynonym: (v) rescue, recover, retrieve,
reclaimAntonym: (v) abandon, scrap, junk
Spasmodic(adj) sudden and violent but brief, fitful;
intermittent
Synonym: irregular, occasionalAntonym: steady, continuous, chronic
Spurious(adj) not genuine, not true, not valid
Synonym: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
Antonym: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid
Unbridled(adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Synonym: unrestrained, uncheckedAntonym: restrained, held in check, muted
The Unbridled Spirit by Nancy Glazier