English Vocab - Unit 1

Front 1

Admonish (V.)

Back 1

1) To caution or advice against something
2) To scold mildly
3) To remind of a duty

Front 2

Breach (N.)

Back 2

1) an opening, gap
2) a violation or infraction

Front 3

Breach (V.)

Back 3

1) To create an opening, break through

Front 4

Brigand (N.)

Back 4

1) A bandit

Front 5

Circumspect (adj.)

Back 5

1) careful, cautious

Front 6

Commandeer (v.)

Back 6

1) To seize for military or official use

Front 7

Cumbersome (adj.)

Back 7

1) clumsy, hard to handle
2) slow-moving

Front 8

Deadlock (n.)

Back 8

1) a complete standstill

Front 9

Deadlock (v.)

Back 9

1) To bring to a standstill

Front 10

Debris (n.)

Back 10

1) Scattered fragments, wreckage

Front 11

Diffuse (v.)

Back 11

1) to spread or scatter freely or widely

Front 12

Diffuse (adj.)

Back 12

1) Wordy, long-winded, or unfocused
2) Scattered or widely spread

Front 13

Dilemma (n.)

Back 13

1) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

Front 14

Efface (v.)

Back 14

1) To wipe out
2) To keep one's self from being noticed

Front 15

Muddle (v.)

Back 15

1) to make a mess of
2) muddle through
3) to get by

Front 16

Muddle (n.)

Back 16

1) a hopeless mess

Front 17

Opinionated (adj.)

Back 17

1) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind

Front 18

Perennial (adj.)

Back 18

1) Lasting for a long time, persistant

Front 19

Perennial (n.)

Back 19

1) a plant that lives for many years

Front 20

Predispose

Back 20

1) to incline to beforehand

Front 21

Relinquish (v.)

Back 21

1) to let go, give up

Front 22

Salvage (v.)

Back 22

1) To save from fire or shipwreck

Front 23

Salvage (n.)

Back 23

1) Property thus saved

Front 24

Spasmodic (adj.)

Back 24

1) sudden and violent, but brief
2) fitful, intermittent

Front 25

Spurious (adj.)

Back 25

1) not genuine, not true, not valid

Front 26

Unbridled (adj.)

Back 26

1) Uncontrolled, lacking in restraint