Sadlier Level D Unit 1 Set A

admonish

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

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

• (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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

brigand

• (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely;(adj.) wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread SYN: (v.) disperse (adj.) rambling, verbose, prolix ANT: (v.) concentrate (adj.) brief, concise, succinct

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

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

commandeer

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

• (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely;(adj.) wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread SYN: (v.) disperse (adj.) rambling, verbose, prolix ANT: (v.) concentrate (adj.) brief, concise, succinct

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

cumbersome

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

• (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely;(adj.) wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread SYN: (v.) disperse (adj.) rambling, verbose, prolix ANT: (v.) concentrate (adj.) brief, concise, succinct

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

• (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by (n.) a hopeless mess SYN: (v.)jumble, mess up; (n.)confusion, disorder ANT: (n.) orderliness tidiness, neatness

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

diffuse

• (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by (n.) a hopeless mess SYN: (v.)jumble, mess up; (n.)confusion, disorder ANT: (n.) orderliness tidiness, neatness

• (v.) to incline to beforehand SYN: make susceptible to ANT: immunize against, shield from

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

• (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely;(adj.) wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread SYN: (v.) disperse (adj.) rambling, verbose, prolix ANT: (v.) concentrate (adj.) brief, concise, succinct

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

dilemma

• (v.) to incline to beforehand SYN: make susceptible to ANT: immunize against, shield from

• (adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid SYN: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus ANT: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid

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

• (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by (n.) a hopeless mess SYN: (v.)jumble, mess up; (n.)confusion, disorder ANT: (n.) orderliness tidiness, neatness

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

muddle

• (adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid SYN: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus ANT: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid

• (v.) to incline to beforehand SYN: make susceptible to ANT: immunize against, shield from

• (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through; to get by (n.) a hopeless mess SYN: (v.)jumble, mess up; (n.)confusion, disorder ANT: (n.) orderliness tidiness, neatness

• (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint SYN: unrestrained, unchecked ANT: restrained, held in check, muted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

predispose

• (v.) to incline to beforehand SYN: make susceptible to ANT: immunize against, shield from

• (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint SYN: unrestrained, unchecked ANT: restrained, held in check, muted

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

• (adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid SYN: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus ANT: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

spurious

• (adj.) not genuine, not true, not valid SYN: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus ANT: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid

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

• (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint SYN: unrestrained, unchecked ANT: restrained, held in check, muted

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

unbridled

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

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

• (adj.) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint SYN: unrestrained, unchecked ANT: restrained, held in check, muted

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C