Vocab Units 1-3

Front 1

Admonish

Back 1

To caution or advise against

Front 2

Breach

Back 2

Gap, rupture, rift

Front 3

Brigand

Back 3

A bandit, robber, outlaw

Front 4

Circumspect

Back 4

Careful, cautious

Front 5

Commandeer

Back 5

To seize for military or official use

Front 6

Cumbersome

Back 6

Clumsy, hard to handle

Front 7

Deadlock

Back 7

A standstill between two forces

Front 8

Debris

Back 8

Wreckage

Front 9

Diffuse (v)

Back 9

To spread or scatter freely

Front 10

Diffuse (adj)

Back 10

Wordy or unfocused

Front 11

Dilemma

Back 11

A difficult or perplexing situation

Front 12

Efface

Back 12

To wipe out

Front 13

Muddle

Back 13

To make a mess of

Front 14

Opinionated

Back 14

Stubborn, close minded

Front 15

Perennial

Back 15

Lasting a long time

Front 16

Predispose

Back 16

To incline

Front 17

Relinquish

Back 17

To let go or give up

Front 18

Salvage

Back 18

To save from fire or shipwreck

Front 19

Spasmodic

Back 19

Sudden and violent but brief

Front 20

Spurious

Back 20

Not genuine, not true

Front 21

Unbridled

Back 21

Lacking in restraint

Front 22

Adjourn

Back 22

To stop proceedings temporarily

Front 23

Alien

Back 23

Foreign, strange

Front 24

Comely

Back 24

Having a pleasing appearance

Front 25

Compensate

Back 25

To make up for

Front 26

Dissolute

Back 26

To loose in one's morals

Front 27

Erratic

Back 27

Not regular or consistent

Front 28

Expulsion

Back 28

The process of forcing out

Front 29

Feint

Back 29

A deceptive move

Front 30

Fodder

Back 30

Food for a horse or cow

Front 31

Illegible

Back 31

Difficult or impossible to read

Front 32

Jeer

Back 32

To make fun of rudely

Front 33

Lucrative

Back 33

Profitable

Front 34

Mediocre

Back 34

Average

Front 35

Proliferate

Back 35

To increase rapidly

Front 36

Subjugate

Back 36

To conquer by force

Front 37

Sully

Back 37

To tarnish

Front 38

Tantalize

Back 38

To tease

Front 39

Terse

Back 39

Brief and to the point

Front 40

Unflinching

Back 40

Firm, no signs of fear

Front 41

Abridge

Back 41

To make shorter

Front 42

Adherent (n)

Back 42

A follower or supporter

Front 43

Adherent (adj)

Back 43

Sticking to

Front 44

Altercation

Back 44

Angry argument

Front 45

Cherubic

Back 45

Resembling an angel (child)

Front 46

Cindone

Back 46

To pardon or overlook

Front 47

Dissent

Back 47

Disagree

Front 48

Eminent

Back 48

Famous, outstanding

Front 49

Exorcise

Back 49

To drive out by magic, to dispose of something troublesome

Front 50

Fabricate

Back 50

To make, manufacture

Front 51

Gluttony

Back 51

Extreme over eating

Front 52

Irate

Back 52

Angry

Front 53

Marauder

Back 53

A raider, or plunderer

Front 54

Pauper

Back 54

Extremely poor person

Front 55

Pilfer

Back 55

To steal in small quantities

Front 56

Rift

Back 56

Break, breach

Front 57

Semblance

Back 57

A likeness, outward appearance

Front 58

Surmount

Back 58

To overcome

Front 59

Terminate

Back 59

To bring to an end

Front 60

Trite

Back 60

Overused statement

Front 61

Usurp

Back 61

To seize and hold position by force