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

The doctor admonished the man for smoking.

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

Oh man, I have three breaches in my barrel!John and Kate have breached their marriage vows.

BrigandA bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

Im such a great brigand that Ill never get caught!CircumspectCareful, cautious

Syns: prudent, guardedAnts: rash, reckless

Would circumspect have a favorable or unfavorable connotation? Are you?

Commandeer

To seize for military or official use.Syn: take over, requisition, expropriate

Break this word apart. What will be your hint on the quiz? Can you use this in a sentence?

CumbersomeClumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

Syn: unwieldy, ponderousAnt: manageable, easy to handle

DeadlockA standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces. (v) to bring to such a standstill

Do you know what it iscalled when you tie in chess?

DebrisScattered fragments, wreckageSyns: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam

When you open your locker, is there debris all over?

DiffuseTo spread or scatter freely or widely.(adj.) wordy, longwinded, scattered or wildly spread.

Weeds often diffusein my garden.

DilemmaA difficult or perplexing situation or problem.Syn: predicament, quandary, pickleAnt: cinch

Dont you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?EffaceV- to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticedSyn: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge

Not studying for the final exam effaced myhopes of being on the honor roll.

MuddleV- to make a mess of; muddle through: get by.N- a hopeless mess

Syn: (v) jumble mess up. (n) confusion, disorderAnt (n) orderliness, tidiness, neatness

Its so much fun to muddle my way through dinner! OpinionatedAdj. Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to ones own ideas, having a closed mind.Syn- obstinate, pigheaded, inflexibleAnt- open-minded, reasonable

Is this what it means to be pigheaded?PerennialAdj.-Lasting for a long time, persistentn,.- a plant that lives for many years

Syn: enduring, recurringAnt.: brief, shirt-lived, fleeting, ephemeral

PredisposeV. To incline to beforehandSyn: make susceptible toAnt: immunize against

Break the word into parts. How does this help?Are you predisposed to getting sick easily?

RelinquishV. to let go, give upSyn: surrender, abandonAnt: hold on to, keep, restrain

A white flag symbolizes surrendering and relinquishing.

Lincoln-Way will never relinquish its reign as the greatest school in Illinois!

SalvageV. To save from fire or shipwreckN. property thus savedSYN: rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaimAnt: abandon, scrap, junkDoes this remind you of another word from this unit?

The salvage from the boat consisted ofancient jewels and coins

SpasmodicADJ. sudden and violent but briefSyn: irregular, occasionalAnt: steady, continuous, chronic

The spasmodic storm caused their basement to flood.

SpuriousAdj. Not genuine, not trueSyn.: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogusAnt.: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid

Does the word spurious have a favorable or unfavorable connotation?

Here is an example of a spurious $50.00UnbridledAdj.: uncontrolled, lacking in restraintSyn.: unrestrained, uncheckedAnt.: restrained, held in check, muted

What do you do when you feel unbridled anger?