9th Honors Vocab List #1

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

synonyms: reprimand, call on the carpet

antonyms: praise, pat on the back

• admonish

• brigand

• diffuse

• opinionated

to create an opening, break through.

antonyms: close, seal

• predispose

• admonish

• breach

• commandeer

a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman.

• brigand

• deadlock

• opinionated

• salvage

careful, cautious.

synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded

antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless

• circumspect

• spurious

• commandeer

• diffuse

to seize for military or official use.

synonyms: take over, requisition, expropriate

• efface

• salvage

• commandeer

• admonish

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving.

synonyms: ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable

antonyms: manageable, easy to handle

• cumbersome

• brigand

• diffuse

• opinionated

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions.

synonyms: standoff, impasse

antonyms: agreement, accord, breakthrough

• deadlock

• predispose

• admonish

• commandeer

scattered fragments, wreckage.

synonyms: remains, detritus, flotsam and jetsam

• deadlock

• opinionated

• debris

• salvage

to spread or scatter freely or widely.

synonym: disperse

antonym: concentrate

• diffuse

• spurious

• commandeer

• efface

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem.

synonyms: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind, pinch

• dilemma

• salvage

• admonish

• brigand