VocabularyVocabularyLevel DLevel DUnit 1/Week 2Unit 1/Week 2

admonishadmonish • (verb) to caution or advise against something; •

breachbreach• (noun) an opening gap, rupture or a violation

brigandbrigand• (noun) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

circumspectcircumspect• (adjective) careful, cautious

commandeercommandeer• (verb) to seize for military or official use

cumbersomecumbersome• (adjective) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

deadlockdeadlock• (noun) a standstill

debrisdebris• (noun) scattered fragments, wreckage

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diffusediffuse• (verb) to spread or scatter freely or widely

dilemmadilemma• (noun) a difficult situation or problem

effaceefface• (verb) to wipe out

muddlemuddle • (verb) to make a mess of to get by

opinionatedopinionated • (adjective) stubborn in holding to one’s own ideas; having a closed mind

perennialperennial • (adjective) • lasting for a long time

predisposepredispose• (verb) to incline to beforehand; to have atendency

relinquishrelinquish• (verb) to let go, give up

salvagesalvage• (verb) to

save from fire or

shipwreck

spasmodicspasmodic• (adjective) sudden or

violent but brief;

spuriousspurious• (adjective) fake, not true, not valid

unbridledunbridled• (adjective) uncontrolled •