Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Level D 1-3

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admonish

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

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breach

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(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through

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brigand

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(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

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circumspect

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(adj.) careful, cautious

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commandeer

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(v.) to seize for military or official use

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cumbersome

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(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

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deadlock

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(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition if two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill

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debris

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(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage

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diffuse

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(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long winded, or unfocused

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dilemma

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(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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efface

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(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

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muddle

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(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess

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opionated

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

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perennial

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(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years

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predispose

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to incline beforehand

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relinquish

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(v.) to let go, give up

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salvage

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(v.) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved

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spasmodic

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(adj.) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

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spurious

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(adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid

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unbridled

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(adj.) lacking in restraint

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adjourn

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verb, to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

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alien

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noun, a citizen of another country; adj. foreign, strange

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comely

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adj. having a pleasing appearance

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compensate

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verb, to make up for; to repay for services

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dissolute

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adj. loose in one's morals or behavior

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erratic

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adj. not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable

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expulsion

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noun, the process of driving out or forcing out

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feint

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noun, a deliberately deceptive movement, a pretense; verb, to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of

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fodder

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noun, food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose

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fortify

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verb, to strengthen, build up

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illegible

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adj. difficult or impossible to read

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jeer

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verb, to make fun of rudely or unkindly; noun, a rude remark of derision

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lucrative

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adj. bringing in money; profitable

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mediocre

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adj. average, ordinary, undistinguished

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proliferate

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verb, to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

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subjugate

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verb, to conquer by force, bring under complete control

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sully

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verb, to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch

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tantalize

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verb, to tease, torment by teasing

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terse

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adj. brief and to the point

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unflinching

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adj. firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back

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abridge

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verb, to make shorter

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adherent

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noun, a follower, supporter; adj. attached, sticking to

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altercation

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noun, an angry argument

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cherubic

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adj. resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent

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condone

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verb, to pardon or overlook

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dissent

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verb, to disagree; noun, diagreement

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eminent

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adj. famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting

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exorcise

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verb, to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppresive

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fabricate

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verb, to make, manufacture; to make up, invent

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gluttony

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noun, engaging in extreme eating or drinking; greedy overindulgance

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irate

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adj. angry

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marauder

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noun, a raider, plunderer

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pauper

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noun, an extremely poor person

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pilfer

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verb, to steal in small quantities

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rift

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noun, a split, break, breach

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semblance

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noun, a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition

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surmount

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verb, to overcome, rise above

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terminate

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verb, to bring to an end

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trite

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adj. commonplace, overused, stale

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usurp

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verb, to seize and hold a position by force or without right