NHHS Vocabulary 15 ADVANCED Definitions

Choose the correct definition for admonish.

• clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

• a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces

• to caution or advise against something

Choose the correct definition for breach.

• an opening, gap, rupture, rift

• scattered fragments, wreckage

• to let go, give up

Choose the correct definition for brigand.

• an opening, gap, rupture, rift

• careful, cautious

• a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Choose the correct definition for circumspect.

• careful, cautious

• a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

• to caution or advise against something

Choose the correct definition for commandeer.

• an opening, gap, rupture, rift

• clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

• to seize for military or official use

Choose the correct definition for cumbersome.

• scattered fragments, wreckage

• clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

• lasting for a long time, persistent

Choose the correct definition for deadlock.

• a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces

• to seize for military or official use

• having a closed mind

Choose the correct definition for debris.

• a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

• having a closed mind

• scattered fragments, wreckage

Fill in the blank.

She was able to __________ through her senior year with all D's.

• deadlock

• opinionated

• muddle

Fill in the blank.

The essay was __________ and long that I couldn't understand it.

• dilemma

• commandeer

• diffused