9th vocab flashcard 1

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Meaning of 'deadlock'

Back

Standstill from opposing equal forces.

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Meaning of 'cumbersome'

Back

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

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Meaning of 'admonish'

Back

to caution or advise against something

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Meaning of 'dilemma'

Back

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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Meaning of 'commandeer'?

Back

to seize for military or official use

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Breach:

Back

an opening, gap, rupture, rift.

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Meaning of 'circumspect'

Back

careful, cautious

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Meaning of 'debris'

Back

scattered fragments, wreckage

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Meaning of 'diffuse'

Back

to spread or scatter freely or widely

Front

I needed to ______________ the situation before it got worse.

Back

diffuse