Vocabulary Unit 1 Practice Test

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

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

Answer explanation

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

(adj.) careful, cautious

(v.) to seize for military or official use

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

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

(n.) scattered fragments, wreckage

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

(n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem