Vocabulary 1 Unit D

to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

• admonish

• salvage

• debris

• efface

Because of a serious _________ of the rules, two players were ejected from the game.

• deadlock

• relinquish

• breach

• predispose

A bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

• commander

• brigand

• muddle

• salvage

The governor was usually __________ when dealing with the media.

• salvage

• spasmodic

• cumbersome

• circumspect

to seize for military or official use

• breach

• commandeer

• muddle

• opinionated

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

• cumbersome

• debris

• predispose

• spurious

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring to such a standstill

• efface

• admonish

• deadlock

• circumspect

After the earthquake, the city was littered with ______.

• debris

• breach

• perennial

• spasmodic

to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

• deadlock

• debris

• diffuse

• dilemma

During the crisis the President found himself caught in a painful ____________.

• dilemma

• breach

• relinquish

• predispose