Lesson 7 Vocabulary 1. Admonish- - PowerPoint Presentation

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Lesson 7 VocabularySlide2

1.

Admonish-

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

The dean

admonished

the members of the team for neglecting their homework assignments.

2.

Breach

- an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through

Even her refusal to dance with him did not seem to make a

breach

in his gigantic conceit.Slide3

3.

Brigand

- a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

The robber barons were a group of nineteenth-century captains of industry who amassed wealth by means that a

brigand

might use.

4.

Circumspect

- careful, cautious

For the very reason that we are the most powerful nation in the world, we must be extremely

circumspect

in our foreign policy.Slide4

5

. Commandeer-

to seize for military or official use.

Instead of trying to

commandeer

the support of the student body, we must earn it by showing our sincerity and ability.

6.

Cumbersome

- clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

The organization of some government agencies is so

cumbersome

that it is all but impossible to know who is responsible for various activities.Slide5

7.

Deadlock

- a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; to bring to such a standstill.

My mother broke the

deadlock

in the quarrel between my brother and me by saying that neither of us could use the car.

8.

Debris

- scattered fragments, wreckage

After the storm, the beach was littered with driftwood and other

debris.Slide6

9

. Diffuse-

to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

Like the rings a pebble makes in a pool of water, the good feelings generated by the speech

diffused

through the crowd.

10.

Dilemma

- a difficult or perplexing situation or problem.

During the

crisis,

the

student

found himself caught in a painful

dilemma

.Slide7

11.

Efface

- to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

If only I could

efface

the memory of the look of shock and disappointment on my mother’s face!

12.

Muddle

-to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess

Our city government seems to have

muddled

into a first-rate financial crisis. Slide8

13.

Opinionated

- stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas;

having

a closed mind

Since she is so convinced that there is only one right way- her way- I find her too

opinionated

.

14.

Perennial-

lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years.

Developing nations in all parts of the world face the

perennial

problem of gaining a higher level of economic growth. Slide9

15.

Predispose

- to incline to beforehand

How can you expect to succeed at your new job when you are

predisposed

to believe that it is “not right” for you?

16.

Relinquish-

to let go, give up

The senator refused to

relinquish

the floor to any other speaker before he had finished his statement. Slide10

17.

Salvage-

to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved

Is it too much to expect that I will be able to

salvage

a few shreds of self-respect from my humiliating failure?

18.

Spasmodic-

sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

Spasmodic

flashes of lightning and booming thunderclaps were accompanied by torrential rain.Slide11

19.

Spurious

- not genuine, not true, not valid

The evidence intended to show that some races or nationalities are superior to others proved to be completely

spurious

.

20.

Unbridled

- uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

An economy in which the marketplace is considered “open” is one in which competition is more or less

unbridled.