English 9A Admonish v to caution or advise against something to scold mildly to remind of a duty Synonym warn call on the carpet Antonym praise pat on the back Breach n an opening gap rupture rift a violation or infraction v to create an opening break through ID: 690384
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Vocabulary Workshop
Unit 1 Level D
English 9ASlide2
Admonish
(v) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
Synonym: warn, call on the carpet
Antonym: praise, pat on the backSlide3
Breach
(n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through
Antonym: (v) close, sealSlide4
Brigand
(n) bandit, robber, outlaw, highwaymanSlide5
Cumbersome
(
adj
) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving Synonym: ponderousAntonym: manageable, easy to handleSlide6
commandeer
(v) to seize for military or official use
Synonym: take over, requisition, expropriate
"
Well, then, I confess. It is my intention to
commandeer
one of these ships, pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder, and otherwise pilfer my
weaselly
black guts out.
“ Captain Jack Sparrow,
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlSlide7
Deadlock
(n) n. a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v) to bring to such a standstill
Synonym: standoff, stalemate, impasse
Antonym: agreement, accord, breakthroughSlide8
Debris
(n) scattered fragments, wreckage
Synonym: rubble, flotsam and jetsamSlide9
Diffuse
(v)to spread or scatter freely or widely; (
adj
) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spreadSynonym: (v) disperse; (
adj
) rambling, verbose
Antonym: (v) concentrate; (
adj
) brief, concise, succinctSlide10
Dilemma
(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem
Synonym: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind
Antonym: cinchSlide11
Efface
(v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being notice
Synonym: blot out, erase, obliterate, expungeSlide12
Muddle
(v) to make a mess of,
muddle
through, to get by; (n) a hopeless mess
Synonym: (v) jumble, mess up; (n) confusion, disorder
Antonym: (n) orderliness,
tidness
, neatnessSlide13
Opinionated
(
adj
) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mindSynonym: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible
Antonym: open-minded, reasonableSlide14
Perennial
(
adj
) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many yearsSynonym: (adj
) enduring, recurring
Antonym: (
adj
) brief, short-lived, fleetingSlide15
Predisposed
(v) to incline to beforehand
Synonym: make susceptible to
Antonyms: immunize against, shield fromSlide16
Relinquish
(v) to let go, give up
Synonym: surrender, abandon
Antonym: hold on to, keep, retain, cling toSlide17
Salvage
(v) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved
Synonym: (v) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim
Antonym: (v) abandon, scrap, junkSlide18
Spasmodic
(
adj
) sudden and violent but brief, fitful; intermittent
Synonym: irregular, occasional
Antonym: steady, continuous, chronicSlide19
Spurious
(
adj
) not genuine, not true, not valid
Synonym: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
Antonym: genuine, authentic, bona fide, validSlide20
Unbridled
(
adj
) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Synonym: unrestrained, unchecked
Antonym: restrained, held in check,
muted
The Unbridled Spirit
by
Nancy Glazier