Lit Skills Vocab

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

Sentence Example: His mother admonished him for shouting

• admonish

• Circumspect

• Opinionated

• Cumbersome

(adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind

Example Sentence: She thought that she had never met such opinionated people in her life

• Breach

• Opinionated

• Brigand

• Circumspect

(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening, break through

Sentence Example: Many people consider her decision to be a breach of trust

• Commandeer

• Cumbersome

• Breach

• Deadlock

(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Sentence Example: We were afraid you had been captured by brigands

• Brigand

• Deadlock

• Debris

• Diffuse

(adj.) careful, cautious

Example Sentence: She promises to be more circumspect in the future

• Debris

• Commandeer

• Circumspect

• Dilemma

(v.) to seize for military or official use

Example Sentence: Civilians were commandeered by the army and forced to fight

• Dilemma

• Efface

• Muddle

• Commandeer

(adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Example Sentence: The application process is cumbersome and time-consuming

• Deadlock

• Cumbersome

• Efface

• Diffuse

(n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill

Example Sentence: City councilors reached a deadlock over the law

• Dilemma

• Debris

• Diffuse

• Deadlock

(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage

Sentence Example: After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the debris in search of survivors

• Dilemma

• Debris

• Efface

• Muddle

(v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

Example Sentence: Speakers that diffuse music into each room are hidden in the ceiling

• Admonish

• Breach

• Diffuse

• Circumspect