10th Hon Vocab List #1 admonish- unbridled

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admonish

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(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty. SYN: warn, call on the carpet. ANT: praise, pat on the back.

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breach

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(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction. ANT: (v.) close, seal.

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brigand

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(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman. SYN: Bandit, robber, outlaw.

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circumspect

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(adj.) careful, cautious. SYN: wary, prudent, guarded. ANT: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless.

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commandeer

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(v.) to seize for military or official use. SYN: take over, requisition, expropriate.

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cumbersome

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(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving. SYN: unwieldy, ponderous. ANT: manageable, easy to handle.

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deadlock

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(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions. SYN: (n.) standoff, stalemate, impasse. ANT: (n.) agreement, accord, breakthrough.

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debris

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(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage. SYN: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam.

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diffuse

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(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely. SYN: disperse. ANT: concentrate.

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dilemma

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(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem. SYN: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind. ANT: cinch.